The airline segment of Europe's aviation sector has gone through a sweeping process of liberalisation. Change has been slower in the airports business. Europe's airports are shielded from competition by a structure that ...
This paper reviews proposals contained in the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) Consultation Paper of 1995 and Draft Directive of 1997 on Airport Charges. Economic and practical problems associated with the CEC ...
This paper examines the current capacity of the EU's airport infrastructure and the main factors determining that capacity. The
nature and role of airport services are detailed. The determination of capacity is examined ...
This paper explores the economic implications of new policy initiatives that seek to introduce terminal competition at Dublin Airport, in the context of the recent regulatory history of the three busiest Irish airports. ...
This article looks at recent trends in Irish air transport and in particular the role and experiences of airports. It is argued that Irish airports other than Dublin operate in very competitive circumstances because of ...
This paper describes a procedure developed for the estimation of marginal damage costs for airfield pavements in order to establish off-peak airport charges at Irish airports. The Commission for Aviation
Regulation has ...
This Report estimates the cost of capital for the recently formed Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). To implement the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) approach to estimating DAA's cost of capital, it is necessary to ...
This paper describes a simple method for comparing airports based on their accessibility to regional, continental or global air transport networks, using a variety of different measures of traffic. The method is applied ...