After more than a decade of lobbying, U.S. airport infrastructure stewards are relishing a baby step of progress toward the goal of raising passenger facility charges (PFCs) to fund more projects. At the same time, public-private partnerships and airport privatization are still on the table.
“In the United States, Congress is beginning to come around to airport infrastructure needs, despite age-old and inaccurate airline rhetoric,” noted Kevin M. Burke, president and CEO of the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), addressing attendees of the group’s annual conference last month.