Airport Consulting Vienna - Airport Marketing, Commercial, Technical and Financial Consultancy

Airport Consulting Vienna (ACV) is one of the few companies in the industry to fully integrate airport marketing, commercial, technical and financial know-how in a one-stop-shop to provide real tailor-made solutions for airports, airport investors, airport owners and other airport-related businesses.

This uniqueness has been significantly shaped by experiences gained in more than 300 airport consulting projects, through long-standing co-operations with several international airports, and with a highly efficient network of experts that spreads well across the globe.

Tailor made airport consultancy and privatization services

ACV is more than just a consultant. In more than 70 airport privatizations we have either been an investor, a manager, an operator or know-how provider. We have thus acquired a unique business insight. Having proven our expertise hands-on and having shared risks with investors, we are also an ideal partner in airport privatizations. We make business plans work, and we know which innovative solutions will be feasible in the long run.

Advisory services for airport marketing

We provide a range of services, including:

• Market research and assessments
• Airport and airline marketing
• Tourism marketing
• Key account management
• Traffic growth management
• Route development

Strategic services consultancy

Strategic management concepts, strategic advisory services, process steering and legal and regulatory framework consulting are amongst our skills in the strategic services consultancy field.

Traffic forecasts

Our consultancy for airport traffic forecasts includes data analysis, status-quo assessments, multiple scenario analyses and realistic prognosis values.

Airport master planning

Our airport master planning includes:

• Land use and site planning- airside and landside
• Technical planning
• Capacity planning
• Capital expenditure programming
• Environmental care programmes
• Programming and implementation of the master plan

Business planning for airports

Our business planning for airports includes:

• (Pre-)feasibility studies
• Second opinion studies
• Business plan modelling
• Company valuation
• Business unit strategies
• Commercial strategies and developments
• Strategic management and controlling
• Human resource strategies

Financial planning for airports

Our financial planning services for airports cover financial consulting, cost accounting, profit management and cash planning.

Airport operational services

Our airport operational services include:

• Organisational (re-)structuring
• Total quality management
• Safety and security management
• Passenger services
• Ground handling concepts
• Concession programmes and retailing
• Operational readiness programmes
• Operational manuals
• Terminal management

Airport managers and staff training

Our training programmes add value to the qualifications of airport managers and staff.

Privatization services

In privatization projects we split our services into pre-award and post-award. We support our clients to achieve our business plan targets.

Pre-award services include:

• Market screening and monitoring
• Deal generation
• Project evaluation
• Pre-feasibility studies and second opinion studies
• Strategic development concepts
• Bid management
• Consortium structuring
• Project financing and equity participation

Post-award services include:

• Management of operational readiness programmes
• Transition phase management
• Turnaround management
• Project management, control and monitoring
• Sustainable know-how transfers through:
• Technical services agreements or
• Management contracts or
• Operational contracts
• Strategic management
• Organisational (re-)structuring
• Airline and airport marketing
• Exit strategies

Customers

Over the last 20 years ACV has worked with and for the following clients:

• Airports
• Airlines
• Civil aviation authorities and other governmental bodies
• Investors
• Funding organisations
• Contractors
• Other airport-related businesses

Consultancy meeting aviation trends and developments

ACV keeps track of aviation trends and developments, and is a real partner for airports facing the challenges of the 21st century, including enhancing efficiency, increasing revenues, achieving profitability, boosting traffic volumes, optimising capacity, improving quality and gaining customer satisfaction.

To date, ACV is the only Austrian company of its kind to successfully market a complex range of international airport management and operations know-how on a worldwide level.