ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY DURING PUBLIC AIRPORT CONCESSION: THE CASE OF RECIFE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT¶
Abstract¶
Airport concessions have increased worldwide to raise scale efficiency levels and adapt to future demand. Many studies focus on assessing the operational efficiency, but few these assess during the concession period and how management change can affect the environment. Considering the lack of evidence on how privatization can contribute to the airport’s environmental efficiency, this study focuses on analyzing the efficiency of Recife International Airport. Data Envelopment Analysis has been applied with operational and economic variables, followed by the Tobit Regression to understand how the efficiency is affected by infrastructure and environmental factors. The results indicate that during concession, factors such as the construction phase and peak operating costs are likely to reduce operating efficiency. Furthermore, infrastructure improvements provide more efficient traffic movement, and the greater the fuel consumption, the greater the movement of aircraft and consequent operational performance. It is concluded that factors such as the impact of aircraft emissions on air quality near the terminal must be taken into account in concession studies to contribute to measures that maximize environmental efficiency. One of the main contributions of this study refers to the method of analysis of airport operational variables to support management decisions related to airport infrastructure concessions.
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@inproceedings{SIT143,
author = {MARIA CECÍLIA DE FARIAS DOMINGOS; EVANDRO JOSÉ DA SILVA; ROGÉRIA DE ARANTES GOMES; MAURO CAETANO; VIVIANE ADRIANO FALCÃO},
title = {ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY DURING PUBLIC AIRPORT CONCESSION: THE CASE OF RECIFE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2022 Air Transportation Symposium},
series = {SITRAER 2022},
year = {2022},
pages = {110-120},
publisher = {SBTA - Brazilian Air Transportation Research Society},
address = {São José dos Campos, Brazil,}
}
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