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DIGEST FROM ISSUE NR. 1259, PUBLISHED ON 5 JANUARY 2025
Airport Development (DEV)
Europe
DENMARK
Billund Airport has approved the construction of a new cargo terminal as part of an investment programme to expand air freight capacity and improve handling efficiency. The project involves an investment of DKK 80 million (approximately USD 11.7 million) by Billund Airport in partnership with HT Transport, following a second consecutive year in which air cargo volumes remained close to 90,000 tonnes.
Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2026, with the new terminal located adjacent to the airport’s existing cargo facilities, where HT Transport will establish its future operating base.
The development will comprise a cross-docking terminal and long-goods warehouse on a 26,000 m² site, including 9,800 m² of secured logistics space and 800 m² of multi-storey administrative offices.
A total of 54 truck docks will be installed to support rapid transfer between road and air cargo operations.
Road access to the cargo area will also be upgraded, reducing heavy vehicle movements through the town of Billund and improving landside logistics flows.
The airport said the new facility is designed to shorten handling times, strengthen operational resilience and reinforce Billund’s role as one of Northern Europe’s key air cargo hubs.
ITALY
The proposed Agrigento Airport (Sicily) has reached a new administrative milestone after all required project documentation was formally transmitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for final evaluation. The complete dossier was prepared by the Libero Consorzio Comunale di Agrigento and submitted in late December 2025, allowing the ministry to issue its concluding technical and policy assessment on the long-planned airport project. The development was enabled by the inclusion of the scheme within the national regulatory framework through Article 8-bis of the “DL Sud”, providing the legal basis for ministerial review.
The planned airport would be located in the Belice plain and is intended to address long-standing accessibility constraints affecting the Agrigento area, which currently relies on distant airports for commercial air services. Supporters argue that a local airport would strengthen tourism, employment and wider economic development in a province characterised by limited transport infrastructure despite its cultural and archaeological significance.
The project now awaits the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport’s final determination, which will decide whether the proposal can advance to subsequent planning and implementation phases.
TURKEY (TÜRKİYE)
Turkish Airlines is planning a major cargo infrastructure expansion, with an investment of more than USD 2.3 billion to support a new cargo terminal and an additional in-flight catering facility. The airline has not confirmed the location, although iGA Istanbul Airport is widely viewed as a likely site, given its role as Europe’s largest cargo airport, where 1.98 million tonnes were handled in 2024, supported by 18 scheduled and 42 charter cargo airlines alongside extensive belly cargo operations.
The proposed terminal would support the growth of Turkish Cargo, which transported over 2.0 million tonnes of cargo and mail in 2024, and aligns with the airline’s 2033 Vision, targeting a fleet of 813 aircraft, including an expansion of dedicated freighters from 28 to 44 units.
POLAND
Polish Airports State Enterprise has launched a tender for the expansion of the terminal complex at Warsaw Chopin Airport to address short-term capacity constraints. The tender covers reconstruction and expansion of the terminal and southern pier, forecourt areas, and the internal road network, fully integrated with existing infrastructure, with bids due by 2 February 2026. Planned works include extending and widening the southern pier, enlarging the processor building, baggage sorting and arrivals halls, reconfiguring Schengen and non-Schengen gates, security and document control areas, commercial spaces and support facilities, constructing new internal roads with a service ramp to level −1, and demolishing and replacing affected car parks.
The project forms part of the wider Modernisation of Warsaw Chopin Airport programme led by Polskie Porty Lotnicze, which also includes apron reconfiguration, taxiway upgrades, new contact stands, demolition of obsolete buildings, relocation of VIP facilities, self bag drop installation and landside road and parking improvements. The overall expansion is expected to cost nearly PLN 1 billion (approximately EUR 230 million) and is intended to sustain an annual throughput of up to 30 million passengers by around 2030, compared with the current peak-period demand that already exceeds available slots.
Contract award is scheduled for April 2027, with construction expected to start no earlier than mid-2027 and run until June 2029, followed by operational commissioning in July 2029. Airport authorities argue that the investment is necessary to accommodate continued growth by LOT Polish Airlines and charter operators and to maintain national air connectivity ahead of the planned transfer of most commercial traffic to Poland’s future central airport, Port Polska, in the early 2030s, although the expanded infrastructure would be fully utilised for only a limited transition period.
Environmental approval remains a prerequisite, as higher traffic volumes could increase noise exposure around the airport, but the operator has stated that mitigation measures and post-completion monitoring should limit the need for changes to the existing noise restriction zone.
North America
UNITED STATES
San Francisco International Airport (California) will close Runway 1R for six months from 30 March 2026 to 2 October 2026 for resurfacing and taxiway upgrades. During the closure, all arrivals and departures will operate on Runways 28L and 28R, while Runway 1L will be used as a taxiway to reduce ground congestion. The airport expects fewer than 10% of flights to experience delays, generally under 30 minutes, with impacts concentrated during peak periods.
The USD 180 million project includes pavement rehabilitation, adjacent taxiway improvements, lighting upgrades and new markings, with USD 92.1 million funded by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Latin America & The Caribbean
TURKS AND CAICOS
The redevelopment of Providenciales International Airport has been cancelled following a government decision taken on 29 December 2025 and announced publicly on 1 January 2026. The project had experienced repeated delays since its announcement in 2022, with construction start dates in February 2023 and later revisions in 2024 and 2025 not met. No detailed reasons were provided for the cancellation, but the airport has faced increasing congestion as overnight visitor arrivals rose from 357,722 in 2015 to 734,308 in 2024, without a major terminal upgrade since work was completed in 2014.
The redevelopment had been planned as a public-private partnership, supported by technical and business case studies published in 2022 and May 2023. In 2024, five consortia were shortlisted to submit final bids for the design, construction and operation of the airport, with bids received in December 2024, but the procurement process has now been terminated.
Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority has stated that interim capacity improvements will proceed, including tendering for a new arrivals hall, while the government considers an alternative delivery approach for future airport redevelopment.
COLOMBIA
Colombia’s civil aviation authority has approved a new long-term development framework for Santiago Vila Airport (Flandes, Tolima), setting out a 30-year roadmap to expand its operational role and infrastructure. The updated master plan was formally adopted by Aeronáutica Civil de Colombia through Resolution No. 04381, replacing the previous 2018 plan and aligning future development with international planning standards.
Under the revised framework, the airport will be enabled to accommodate narrowbody aircraft, including the Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737, Embraer 175/195 and CRJ 900/1000, significantly expanding its potential commercial and regional aviation role.
The plan positions the airport as a future multimodal hub, integrating air and ground transport while reserving space for the development of an airport free trade zone intended to stimulate cargo activity and attract new commercial routes.
Aerocivil said implementation will depend on close coordination with regional and local authorities, particularly on land acquisition and urban planning measures required to support the airport’s long-term expansion.
The project is intended to strengthen Tolima’s role as a central Colombian logistics node, improving national connectivity and supporting regional economic development through aviation-led growth.
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Africa
KENYA
Kenya plans to begin construction of a new terminal at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport before the end of 2026, according to a government announcement. The project is intended to address capacity constraints at the existing airport, which handled about 8.6 million passengers in 2025, exceeding its design capacity of 7.5 million passengers, according to Kenya Airports Authority. The new development is expected to relieve congestion at the country’s main international gateway.
The announcement follows the cancellation in November 2024 of a proposed USD 1.85 billion expansion agreement with Adani Group, which had included construction of a second runway and passenger terminal upgrades under a 30-year lease. That project was terminated after legal challenges and public opposition.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is Kenya’s primary airport and a key hub for passenger and cargo traffic in East Africa, serving as the main gateway for Nairobi and the surrounding region.
NIGERIA
Nigeria is proceeding with the refurbishment of Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal 1 while continuing plans to concession the country’s main commercial airports. The Federal Government has begun upgrading Lagos Airport Terminal 1 at a cost of NGN 712 billion, equivalent to about USD 0.75 billion, despite ongoing discussions on concessioning the same facility under a public-private participation framework. The policy has raised concerns among industry unions and aviation professionals over timing, transparency and labour protections, as no definitive concession model has been published for individual airports.
The airports earmarked for concession are Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt. Data from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria shows these four airports generated NGN 382.1 billion, equivalent to about USD 402 million, or 96.4% of the authority’s total revenue in 2024, with Lagos alone accounting for NGN 256 billion, around USD 269 million.
Preferred bidders were announced for Lagos, Abuja and Kano airports in 2023, but none made the required financial commitments, and the process was later challenged in court by industry unions. Labour groups have called for full compliance with employment and pension laws before any concession proceeds, citing unresolved liabilities from past aviation restructurings.
Aviation professionals broadly agree that concessioning could address infrastructure deterioration and funding constraints, but have stressed the need for clear concession scopes, transparent valuation, strong regulation and defined labour protection clauses before implementation.
Middle east
SAUDI ARABIA
Riyadh’s King Salman International Airport has started construction of a third runway as part of its approved master plan to increase airfield capacity and support future traffic growth. The 4,200 m runway, being delivered by FCC Construction and Al Mabani Company, includes associated taxiways and is designed to align with prevailing wind conditions in the Riyadh area. Once operational improvements and the additional runway are in place, hourly aircraft movement capacity is expected to increase from 65 to 85 movements.
King Salman International Airport is being developed on the site of the existing King Khalid International Airport and will ultimately comprise six runways, existing and new passenger terminals, and logistics facilities, with a planned capacity of up to 100 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of cargo per year by 2030.
Asia Pacific
INDIA
Cochin International Airport Ltd has launched the process to prepare a 25-year master plan to guide long-term development at Cochin International Airport (Kerala state). The airport operator has invited tenders from experienced planning consultancies to prepare a comprehensive blueprint covering airside and landside expansion, including future requirements for runways, taxiways, aprons, passenger terminals, aircraft parking, air traffic capacity, cargo facilities and potential maintenance, repair and overhaul infrastructure. The plan will also integrate internal road networks, utilities, parking, multimodal surface connectivity and non-aeronautical land use such as commercial, hospitality and office developments within the airport campus, providing a roadmap for phased investment decisions over the next quarter century, including renewed assessment of a long-discussed second runway.
Cochin International Airport is India’s first public–private partnership airport and a major international gateway for southern India, serving Kerala’s capital-intensive tourism market and one of the country’s largest overseas Indian communities. The airport operates a single runway with two passenger terminals handling domestic and international traffic, a dedicated cargo terminal, and extensive solar-powered energy infrastructure, and handled around 10 million passengers in 2024, with international services accounting for a significant share of total volumes.
VIETNAM
Hung Yen province in northern Vietnam is studying the development of a new international airport in Dong Chau commune after 2030 under a draft revision of its provincial master plan. The proposed airport is listed as a priority investment for the 2026–2030 period with a long-term horizon to 2050 and is intended to align with Vietnam’s national airport development master plan. Dong Chau, located about 60 km southeast of Hanoi, became part of Hung Yen province following the administrative merger with Thai Binh in July.
Provincial authorities have stated that the airport proposal forms part of a wider infrastructure strategy following the merger, aimed at improving regional connectivity and supporting long-term economic development.
THAILAND
Planning work for Phatthalung Airport has moved forward after Thailand’s Department of Airports secured funding to advance design and environmental studies for the proposed regional airport. The Department of Airports has allocated THB 42.69 million (USD 1.23 million) for the 2026–2027 fiscal year to prepare detailed designs for the runway, taxiways, apron and supporting infrastructure, alongside additional Environmental Impact Assessment work, building on a feasibility study completed in 2021 and submitted to the Ministry of Transport in 2022.
That study projected an initial capacity of more than 214,000 passengers and around 1,400 flights per year, with positive economic indicators, while current preparatory work includes identifying an alternative site after the original location overlapped with a national rice research facility, as coordination continues with provincial and local authorities to support long-term air connectivity in southern Thailand.
JAPAN
Narita International Airport (Chiba Prefecture) has launched a proposal-based selection process to prepare a master plan for a new cargo area under its long-term airport redevelopment programme. The process was initiated on 19 December 2025 by Narita International Airport Corporation as part of the New Narita Airport Project. The master plan will define the basic layout and configuration of facilities for the new cargo area and will provide a framework for further development of the airport’s cargo strategy and subsequent design commissioning.
The airport operator stated that the master planning work will incorporate stakeholder engagement and will be used to advance the next stage of the New Narita Airport Development Plan. Proposals submitted through the public call will be reviewed, with selection of an intended contractor expected by the end of March 2026. Further details are available here.
Consultant & Contractors (CON)
Elektrotim S.A., a Polish engineering company, has been appointed by Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the entity developing Warsaw’s new greenfield hub airport, to prepare design documentation for a photovoltaic farm and energy storage facility. The scope of work covers a 20 megawatt-peak photovoltaic installation and a 50 megawatt electricity storage system with a two-hour operating duration, sized to meet energy requirements during the airport construction phase.
The renewable installations will form part of a diversified power supply model in which the airport will draw electricity both from on-site solar generation and the national grid, with the storage facility enabling surplus energy to be retained and reused.
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny has indicated that the capacities of both systems may be increased once the airport enters its operational phase, supporting greater energy independence and grid stability.
The energy programme forms part of the project’s Net Zero Ready and ESG strategy, with no fossil fuel-based or carbon dioxide–emitting energy sources planned for the airport.
In parallel, the airport developer is assessing geothermal potential following an agreement with the Institute of Mineral and Energy Economy of the Polish Academy of Sciences to prepare documentation for exploratory drilling.
The Baranów airport forms the aviation core of the Port Polska programme, with passenger terminal construction scheduled to start in 2026, rail infrastructure due for completion by 2029, and airport operations planned to begin by the end of 2032 alongside the first Warsaw–Łódź high-speed rail section.
The Athens City Council has approved a contract with Garver, an engineering and aviation consulting firm, to update the Airport Layout Plan for Athens Municipal Airport (Texas, United States). The work will update the airport’s long-range planning framework, including aviation activity forecasts, airspace protection surfaces and Federal Aviation Administration-compliant drawings, alongside a 20-year capital improvement programme identifying phased projects, estimated costs and potential funding sources. The scope also includes updated height hazard zoning, land-use maps and a draft airport hazard zoning ordinance, with coordination extending into Henderson County.
Athens Municipal Airport is a general aviation facility serving Athens and Henderson County, supporting private aviation, business aircraft and flight training activity. The airport’s existing layout plan has constrained airspace protection and future development options, making the update a prerequisite for accessing USD 14 million in previously awarded airport construction funding.
The planning and zoning work is valued at USD 317,304, with 95% funded through a federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act grant and a local contribution of USD 15,865.20.
Skanska and FlatironDragados have signed an additional contract for roadway works at Los Angeles International Airport (California, United States) under the airport’s ongoing modernisation programme. The agreement was signed with Los Angeles World Airports, the municipal authority that owns and operates the airport, and forms part of the Airfield and Terminal Modernisation Program Roadway Improvements project. The total contract value is USD 868 million, of which Skanska, a Swedish construction and engineering group, will record USD 445 million, equivalent to about SEK 4.4 billion, in its United States order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2025.
The project includes reconfiguration of more than 6 km of roadways, construction and modification of bridges, upgrades to traffic signals, and installation of traffic monitoring systems within the existing airport footprint. The works are intended to improve vehicle circulation and ground access at the airport.
Construction activities started in July 2025 and are scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2030.
Pace has secured a consultancy contract for expansion works at the Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia) through a joint venture arrangement. Pace, a consultancy providing architecture, engineering and planning services, has formed a joint venture with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to support the next phase of development of the Hajj Terminal. The appointment relates to expansion works at the Hajj Terminal, a dedicated facility for pilgrimage traffic at King Abdulaziz International Airport.
The scope and value of the consultancy contract were not disclosed.
Management, Ownership, and Finance (MGT)
Asia Pacific
THE MALDIVES
The Maldives has requested Indian assistance to operate Hanimaadhoo International Airport (Haa Dhaalu Atoll) following completion of a major airport upgrade. The Government of India has asked the Airports Authority of India, the state-owned body responsible for developing and operating most of India’s civil airports, to assess the feasibility of managing the airport. The request was conveyed to India’s civil aviation minister during the airport’s inauguration on 9 November 2025.
India financed a substantial part of the airport’s redevelopment through a USD 800 million line of credit provided by EXIM Bank of India. Construction works, valued at USD 136.6 million, were awarded to JMC Projects.
The upgraded airport includes a 2,465 m runway capable of handling Airbus A320 aircraft and a passenger terminal designed for an annual capacity of 1,300,000 passengers. The proposal follows earlier Indian private-sector involvement in the Maldives, including the cancellation in 2012 of a USD 511 million concession awarded to GMR to operate Malé International Airport, which later resulted in USD 270 million compensation after international arbitration in 2016.
INDIA
India’s government has advanced plans to lease 11 Airports Authority of India airports under a public–private partnership (PPP) framework as part of the National Monetisation Pipeline. The Ministry of Civil Aviation, the central government body responsible for aviation policy, has completed internal assessments and cleared the proposal, which has now been submitted to the Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee for financial, legal and technical review, with final parameters potentially announced in the Union Budget for 2025–26.
The leasing plan covers five larger airports—Amritsar Airport, Varanasi Airport, Bhubaneswar Airport, Raipur Airport and Tiruchirappalli Airport—each to be paired with a smaller airport and offered as combined packages through competitive bidding.
The identification of airports forms part of the second phase of the National Monetisation Pipeline, under which 25 Airports Authority of India–operated airports are proposed for leasing, expanding on the existing PPP portfolio that currently includes 14 airports operating under long-term concession arrangements.
BANGLADESH
Negotiations to launch the third terminal at Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have stalled after talks between the authorities and the selected operator collapsed. Discussions between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, the state body responsible for regulating and operating the country’s airports, and a Japanese consortium selected to operate the terminal ended without agreement after a final two-day session in late November 2025. The disagreement centres on the revenue-sharing structure, including passenger charges and commercial income, and the overall business model for operating the facility.
The third terminal was originally scheduled to become fully operational by December 2024, with later targets shifting to the end of 2025, but no opening date has been set as no operating agreement is in place. Construction of the terminal is largely complete, leaving the facility idle pending the appointment of an operator.
Government officials are considering reopening an international tender to appoint a new operator, and the situation has been reported to the Civil Aviation Ministry and the Public-Private Partnership Authority. Delays are occurring as Bangladesh prepares to begin repayments on a BDT 150,000,000,000 loan, equivalent to about USD 1.36 billion, provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Japanese government’s development finance institution, while installed equipment approaches warranty expiry without generating operational revenue.
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka’s government is preparing a new public-private partnership proposal for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport following the collapse of a previously approved foreign management arrangement. The Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation said the proposal would allow private companies to operate the airport under a PPP framework while the facility remains under state ownership. The plan is to be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for approval, after which Expressions of Interest will be invited, with three private companies already having indicated interest.
The renewed initiative follows an earlier agreement approved in April 2024 to hand over management of the airport for 30 years to a consortium involving Shaurya Aeronautics, an Indian aviation services company, and Airports of Regions Management Company, a Russian airport management firm. That arrangement did not proceed and was subsequently discontinued, with the government later indicating the need to restart the process.
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport opened in 2013 and was developed with Chinese financing at a cost of approximately USD 209 million. The airport was intended to support aviation activity in southern Sri Lanka but has faced persistent underutilisation, limited scheduled airline services and recurring financial losses since opening.
According to the Minister, the new PPP programme identifies potential investment areas at the airport, including aircraft maintenance, aviation training activities and aviation fuel supply.
VIETNAM
From 1 January 2026, Phu Quoc International Airport (Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province) will be operated by Sun Airport Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Sun Group, following the completion of the required licensing and certification process.
The Ministry of Construction issued the airport business licence on 25 December 2025, alongside approval of the aviation security programme and the airport operator certificate, formally transferring responsibility for the management, operation, development and maintenance of the airport’s aviation infrastructure to the new operator. This marks a shift to a privately operated model intended to support more flexible operations, higher service standards and long-term infrastructure investment.
The change coincides with the ongoing expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport, where more than 800 hectares have been allocated to meet ICAO Code 4E standards, including plans for a second runway, a new international terminal (T2), a VIP terminal, apron expansion and supporting infrastructure. Phase one targets an annual capacity of 20 million passengers and forms part of Vietnam’s priority projects for APEC 2027, positioning the airport as a strategic gateway for the island’s growing tourism and international connectivity.
P.R.C.
Shenzhen Airport, a major aviation and logistics hub serving the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, has agreed to acquire an additional 1% stake in its international express cargo facility to strengthen control over its air logistics operations. Shenzhen Airport Group will invest CNY 3.81 million (approximately USD 0.53 million) of its own funds to raise its shareholding in Shenzhen Airport International Express Customs Supervision Centre to 51%, up from 50%, bringing the entity under full consolidation. The transaction, priced on the basis of an asset valuation as at 31 December 2024, transfers joint control into majority ownership and is intended to improve governance and deepen integration within the airport’s cargo business.
Air cargo has become an increasingly important pillar of Shenzhen Airport’s non-aeronautical activities, with cargo and mail throughput reaching 983,000 tonnes in the first half of 2025, up 14.1% year on year, ranking third nationally in China. The express centre plays a central role in cross-border e-commerce and international express handling, ranking among the top three such facilities nationwide, and reported revenue of CNY 169.6 million (USD 23.5 million) and net profit of CNY 48.3 million (USD 6.7 million) in 2024. Shenzhen Airport stated that full consolidation will expand reported revenue and assets without adversely affecting financial stability, while reinforcing the airport’s position as a leading air logistics gateway in southern China.
Multi-Country Airport Investors & Operators
Corporación América Airports (Luxembourg) reported consolidated revenues of USD 472.1 million for the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 16.6% year-on-year, driven by 18% growth in commercial and 15.2% growth in aeronautical income. Passenger traffic rose 9.3% to 23.3 million, while cargo volumes fell 3.4% to 93,500 tonnes.
Operating income increased 45.6% to USD 147 million, and adjusted EBITDA excluding IFRIC 12 rose 33.6% to USD 194.3 million, expanding the margin to 41.2%. Net income attributable to shareholders reached USD 55.1 million, compared with USD 14.7 million in 2024, with earnings per share of USD 0.34.
Cash and cash equivalents stood at USD 540.4 million on 30 September 2025, and net debt to adjusted EBITDA remained at 0.9x. Total liquidity, including financial assets, amounted to USD 661 million.
The company recorded strong performances in Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, and Italy, with margin expansion supported by disciplined cost management and higher revenue per passenger.
Recent developments included approval progress for the Florence Airport (Tuscany, Italy) master plan, rebalancing discussions for the AA2000 concession in Argentina, and the signing of an award agreement for the Baghdad Airport (Iraq) project.
Names
Bekен Seidakhmetov has been appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (Astana, Kazakhstan), according to the airport’s press service. He holds a degree from the Riga Civil Aviation Engineers Institute and has held senior roles, including Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance and First Vice President at Astana International Airport, as well as positions within Kazakhstan’s state asset management structures. Between 2011 and 2017, he headed the Civil Aviation Committee, overseeing sector regulation, and most recently served as Rector of the Civil Aviation Academy.
The appointment takes place as Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport continues infrastructure modernisation and operational efficiency measures amid increasing passenger and cargo volumes.
Ronald “Red” Stone has been appointed to the board of the Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority, which oversees Gary/Chicago International Airport (Indiana, United States), as Porter County’s representative. Stone replaces Tom Collins Jr., who has moved into the role of board chairman following his appointment by Indiana Governor Mike Braun. The seven-member authority comprises one gubernatorial appointee as chair, four members appointed by the City of Gary, and one representative each from Lake County and Porter County.
The current board includes representatives from Lake County and the City of Gary alongside the Porter County appointment, with responsibility for governance and oversight of airport operations and development.
The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, the public body operating Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Reno-Stead Airport (Nevada, United States), has appointed its Chief Operations and Public Safety Officer, Cris Jensen, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer from 1 February 2026. The appointment follows the announced departure of the current President and Chief Executive Officer on 31 January 2026, with the authority’s board launching a national search for a permanent replacement. The interim leadership arrangement is intended to maintain continuity across airport operations and ongoing capital and air service programmes during the transition period.
Reno-Tahoe International Airport serves as the primary commercial airport for the Reno–Tahoe region, handling scheduled passenger services within the United States and to Mexico, while Reno-Stead Airport supports general aviation and specialist aviation activities under the same operating authority.
The City of Las Cruces has appointed an interim manager at Las Cruces International Airport (New Mexico, United States) following the retirement of the airport’s previous manager. Andy Hume retired from the role, and Blake Davenport will assume interim airport manager duties from 1 January 2026 while the city undertakes recruitment for a permanent appointment. Davenport previously served as the City of Las Cruces risk manager and has more than 21 years of aviation industry experience, including work with regional airports, airline maintenance and aviation insurance.
Las Cruces International Airport is a publicly owned regional airport serving southern New Mexico, supporting general aviation, military activity and limited commercial services, with management oversight provided by the City of Las Cruces.
Airports of Thailand Public (AoT) has approved the appointment of Paweena Jariyathitipong as President, effective from 16 January 2026. The decision was taken by the board of directors of Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited, which operates Thailand’s major international airports. Paweena Jariyathitipong currently serves as Senior Executive Vice President for Engineering and Construction and has been acting President prior to the appointment.
Adani Airport Holdings, an Indian airport operator managing multiple airports across the country, has appointed Amber Dubey as Chief Executive Officer for Aviation. In this role, he will oversee airport operations, capacity expansion and strategic development across the group’s airport network during an ongoing phase of growth. His responsibilities include operational performance, infrastructure planning and long-term aviation strategy.
Prior to joining Adani Airport Holdings, Amber Dubey served as a senior advisor at McKinsey & Company and previously held public-sector roles, including Joint Secretary at India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation and Acting Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, alongside earlier experience as Partner and Head of Aviation and Defence at KPMG India.
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