Strategic Aviation Consulting

In today’s market, airport operators and owners need to have a detailed business plan in order to remain competitive while they build, expand or modernize their infrastructure. Available resources typically lag airport funding needs, making financial planning and strategy vital.

Airport Financial Solutions

WSP provides airport financial consulting services, from project feasibility to regulatory and funding advisory to financial planning and alternative project delivery. Our financial capabilities include:

• Financial feasibility studies
• Bonding/financing capacity
• Rates and charges
• Traffic forecasting
• Airline/tenant agreements
• Revenue development
• Economic impact assessment
• Benefit-cost analysis
• Passenger facility charges (PFC) 
• Rating agency presentations
• Letters of intent
• Grant assistance
• Due diligence advisory

Strategic Funding/Financing Plans

With the increasing competitiveness in obtaining funding following additional federal funding available through the recent Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and airlines seeking to lower fees, airports must find innovative ways to deliver projects on-time and on-budget. We provide our clients with strategic recommendations on maximizing their resources to compete in today’s economy. We will evaluate your projects, perform commercial analyses, identify risk and innovation opportunities, quantify potential costs and revenues, and assist you in obtaining the necessary funding.

Beyond general airport revenue bonds (GARB) and passenger facility charge financing, we provide grant assistance to help clients compete for new federal funds made available through the Airport Terminal Program and additional, supplemental discretionary opportunities for projects supporting the Airports Climate Challenge, when eligible. We also help clients enhance non-aviation revenue and leverage private sector expertise and financing opportunities. We help secure funding to finance landside projects, including roadways and rail stations on airport property and have successfully assisted clients in securing grant and long-term flexible and low-cost loan program funds such as TIFIA. In the US market, we have an exceptional track record related to the RAISE Grant Program , previously known as BUILD and TIGER Grant Programs providing application assistance for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure components of an Airport having significant local or regional impacts: We’re well versed on BIL funding and can help with Airport Terminal Program (ATP) Grants.