Aviation Infrastructure PPP Training Course

Participants can assess demand assumptions used to support an airport PPP business case.

• Passenger segments classified by origin-destination, transfer and domestic traffic
• Traffic forecasts built from catchment, airline, tourism and economic drivers
• Scenario analysis for base, downside and upside traffic cases
• Route development incentives and airline concentration risk assessment
• Cargo demand drivers including trade flows, perishables and integrator activity
• Capacity triggers linked to annual passengers, peak-hour flows and movements

Participants can analyse airport revenue sources and their implications for PPP bankability.

• Aeronautical revenues from landing, passenger, parking and security charges
• Non-aeronautical income from retail, property, parking and advertising
• Single-till and dual-till approaches to airport tariff regulation
• Price-cap regulation using RPI-X and service-quality adjustments
• Revenue-sharing formulas between public authority and concessionaire
• Commercial revenue sensitivity to passenger mix and dwell time

Participants can screen an aviation project for PPP suitability using formal appraisal criteria.

• PPP suitability screening against project scale, revenue and risk conditions
• Public Sector Comparator purpose and limitations in aviation projects
• Value-for-money assessment using whole-life cost and risk transfer
• Affordability testing against fiscal ceilings and contingent liability exposure
• Economic appraisal using cost-benefit analysis and wider economic impacts
• Decision gateways for feasibility, transaction preparation and financial close

Participants can define output specifications that protect airport safety, capacity and service requirements.

• Output specifications linked to capacity, availability, safety and passenger service
• Level of Service concepts for terminal processing facilities
• Airside asset requirements for runways, taxiways, aprons and lighting
• Asset condition surveys and baseline data room requirements
• Lifecycle maintenance standards for critical airport infrastructure assets
• Interface management between existing operations and construction works

Participants can prepare a risk allocation matrix for an aviation PPP transaction.

• Risk allocation principle assigning each risk to its best manager
• Construction risk covering ground conditions, utilities, permits and interfaces
• Demand risk treatment under concession and availability-payment structures
• Regulatory risk arising from tariff approvals, safety rules and licenses
• Force majeure categories including natural events, political events and pandemics
• Risk matrix scoring by probability, impact, mitigation and ownership

Participants can interpret the financial structure and lender requirements of an airport PPP.

• Special purpose vehicle roles, shareholder arrangements and project contracts
• Capital structure using equity, senior debt, subordinated debt and grants
• Debt service coverage ratio and loan life coverage ratio interpretation
• Financial model assumptions for capex, opex, traffic and tariffs
• Lender due diligence covering technical, legal, insurance and market risks
• Bankability tests for termination payments, step-in rights and security

Participants can design payment mechanisms and support measures consistent with allocated risks.

• Availability payments linked to asset availability and service performance
• User-pay concessions supported by passenger and airline charges
• Minimum revenue guarantees and their fiscal risk implications
• Viability gap funding design for economically justified regional airports
• Payment deduction regimes for service failures and asset unavailability
• Government support agreements covering land, permits and utility connections

Participants can incorporate environmental and social requirements into airport PPP preparation.

• Environmental and social impact assessment requirements for airport expansion
• IFC Performance Standards relevance to lender-supported airport projects
• Noise management measures, contours, monitoring and community communication
• Resettlement planning where airport land acquisition affects communities
• Climate resilience assessment for flooding, heat, wind and sea-level rise
• Stakeholder engagement plans for airlines, tenants, residents and workers

Participants can select a procurement route and prepare an informed market engagement plan.

• Procurement route selection using project complexity and market appetite
• Market sounding objectives, protocols and treatment of confidential information
• Request for Qualification criteria covering experience, finance and technical capability
• Bidder room design, data disclosure and clarification management
• Transaction timetable from notice publication to commercial and financial close
• Competition safeguards addressing conflicts, collusion and unequal information access

Participants can establish a transparent evaluation framework for aviation PPP bids.

• Evaluation criteria balancing technical quality, financial value and deliverability
• Pass-fail compliance tests for mandatory legal and technical requirements
• Weighted scoring methods and evaluator calibration procedures
• Financial bid comparison using net present value and subsidy requirements
• Clarification protocols that preserve competition and auditability
• Preferred bidder approval papers documenting value, risks and conditions

Participants can review the core provisions required in an airport concession agreement.

• Concession agreement structure, schedules, definitions and order of precedence
• Conditions precedent for land access, financing and regulatory approvals
• Performance obligations for operations, maintenance, safety and capacity
• Change-in-law clauses allocating cost and time consequences
• Termination provisions covering default, public interest and force majeure
• Handback requirements for asset condition, records and residual life

Participants can manage delivery interfaces between airport construction and live operations.

• Phased construction planning around operational continuity and safety restrictions
• Independent engineer roles in design review, certification and monitoring
• Commissioning plans for systems integration, trials and operational acceptance
• Airport Operational Readiness and Airport Transfer planning principles
• Interface registers for airlines, ground handlers, security and air navigation
• Defects liability management and completion test acceptance criteria

Participants can operate a performance-management system for an airport PPP concession.

• Key performance indicators for availability, queues, cleanliness and baggage delivery
• Performance reports combining operational data, compliance evidence and trends
• Payment deductions calculated from severity, duration and repeat failures
• Contract management plans defining authority roles, meetings and escalation
• Audit rights, records retention and independent verification arrangements
• Early warning procedures for emerging financial, technical and operational issues

Participants can assess contract changes and resolve disputes without weakening PPP discipline.

• Change-control process from proposal, impact assessment and approval
• Compensation event analysis for authority-directed scope modifications
• Material adverse government action claims and evidence requirements
• Dispute escalation through negotiation, expert determination and arbitration
• Renegotiation red flags involving traffic shortfalls and unpriced obligations
• Contract amendment records supporting governance, audit and fiscal disclosure

Participants can build, review and present a complete airport PPP structuring pack for a defined project.

• Project case definition covering assets, demand, stakeholders and delivery objectives
• PPP screening assessment supported by affordability and value-for-money findings
• Risk allocation matrix assigning ownership, mitigation and residual exposure
• Revenue and payment outline covering tariffs, support and deductions
• Procurement and evaluation plan with market engagement milestones
• Performance, contract management and handback framework for authority approval