Airline Weekly (AW), is always crammed slap full of worldwide info on the airline industry, but this week the publication surprised me big time.
Here—from the airport section of AW—is the part that caught my eye.
Qatar Airways is buying a stake in Moscow’s fast-growing Vnukovo airport, located just southwest of Russia’s capital city.
Holy cow, where have I been?
When did airlines start investing in airports? How long has this been going on? Is it happening everywhere, or just overseas? Will it spread in this country?
Is this a good or bad movement? What are the pros and cons? Who benefits? Is control weakened? Will stockholders be ranked over airline customers?
What’s going on here, anyway?
Let me hear from you!
About the Author
Ralph HoodRalph Hood
Certified Speaking Professional
Ralph Hood is a Certified Speaking Professional who has addressed aviation groups throughout North America. A pilot since 1969, he's insured and sold airplanes at retail and distributor levels and taught aviation management for Southern Illinois University.
Ralph Hood is also an award-winning columnist (he writes for several publications), a salesman and sales manager (he sold airplanes, for crying out loud!), a teacher (he taught college-level aviation management) and a professional public speaker who has entertained and enlightened audiences from Hawaii to Spain, and from Fairbanks to Puerto Rico.
- Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), National Speakers Association
- Past member, National Ethics Committee, National Speakers Association
- Past president of Alabama Speakers Association
- Member, Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame
- Past National Marketing Mentor, AOPA Project Pilot
