A forum for information and discussion on the benefits of airport privatization. Sponsored by the Consumer Policy Institute in Canada.

Report discusses airport privatization and public/private sector partnership trends. Produced by the AAAE and the Airport Research and Development Foundation, 1992.

Article examines the importance of airport privatization in both the public and private sector, and looks at some examples from the aviation and other industries. By Gary Rice, February 1997.

This report examines the (1) extent of private sector participation in commercial airports in the United States and foreign countries; (2) incentives and barriers to the sale or the lease of airports; and (3) potential implications for major stakeholders, such as the passengers, the airlines, and the government, should airports be sold or leased. Report by the GAO, RCED-97-3, November 1996.

A guide for municipal and state governments to privatize airports, including discussion about techniques, funding, and benefits. A publication by the Reason Public Policy Institute, October 1994.

This study identifies several different types of airport privatization (contract management, lease, and sale) and outlines the legal status of each, with respect to federal grants and constraints. A publication by Robert W. Poole, Jr. of the Reason Public Policy Institute, August 1995.

This case is designed to permit a full discussion of the potential merits and drawbacks of privatization of such a large public facility. It raises such issues as monopoly power and ease of access to capital. By the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, January 1991.

Bob Poole of the Reason Foundation gives a speech about the status of airport privatization in the United States as well as a look at a few overseas examples as of 1998.