Unison is pleased to share this webinar on Airport Finance and Funding presented by the Airport Consultants Council: Young Professionals on how to fund large capital programs. The webinar explores the different funding methods and sources for airports and how consultants and airports navigate the complexity of funding large capital projects and other programs at airports in the U.S. It features Brian Drake, Assistant Vice President, and John Gillen, Finance Director from Unison Consulting, along with Amy Bathurst, CM, and Dan Favarulo from Maryland Aviation Administration.
The U.S. Economy and Aviation Industry June 10, 2025
Unison is please to share the attached presentation on The U.S. Economy and Aviation Industry Presented by Sharon Sarmiento, PhD and Senior Vice President at the 97th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition that took place June 8-10, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Beyond federal regulations to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), many airports across the United States have implemented additional methods to address the diverse needs of special guests. Despite efforts to address accessibility and inclusion within the travel industry, it is unclear how airports measure these initiatives’ success.
Understanding airport customers is ever more critical to adapt operations to the current and post COVID-19 airport market.
On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58 (also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation, or BIL) was signed into law. The BIL includes two new grant programs for airports.
More than ever, airports and concessionaires must forge and fortify a partnership with enhanced levels of collaboration and open, honest communication. It will take a strong team to rebuild consumer confidence.
COVID-19 has upended the commercial passenger aviation industry in unprecedented ways. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) throughput at all U.S. airports fell nearly 97 percent on April 14, 2020―the slowest day in US passenger air travel. Passenger traffic remains below pre-pandemic levels, as indicated by TSA airport passenger screening throughput data.