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Vinci is one of the world’s largest owners of transport infrastructure. Its concession assets include 4,400 kilometers of toll roads in France and 72 airports across 14 countries, making Vinci the world’s largest airport operator in terms of managed passenger numbers. The concession’s business contributes less than one fifth of group revenue but the majority of operating profit. Vinci’s contracting business provides a broad variety of energy and and construction services. France contributes 42% of group revenue.

Ferrovial is a global transportation infrastructure investor, developer, and operator, with a strong presence in North American toll roads. In recent years, it shifted its portfolio toward North America and India, and lowered its exposure to Europe (including selling its stake in Heathrow Airport). The jewels in its crown include its stake in the 99-year lease to operate the Highway 407 ETR toll road in Toronto and its concession to develop and operate New Terminal One at JFK until 2060.

Aena SME SA is a Spanish airport operator with various airports in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, and has stakes in multiple international airports. The group generates regulated and nonregulated revenue. Regulated revenue includes fees collected from takeoff and landing, passenger fees and security, whereas nonregulated revenue stems from commercial activities such as retail, food and beverage and advertising sales. The Group carries out its business activities in the following segments: Airports; Real estate services; Region de Murcia International Airport (AIRM) and International.

Airports Of Thailand PLC operates airports and provides services related to air transportation. Its airports, located in Thailand, serve both domestic and international flights. The company operates in various business segments such as airport management business, hotel business, ground aviation services, security business, and manages projects on perishable goods. The majority of its revenue is derived from its airport management business under which it generates income mainly from two categories of services: aeronautical and nonaeronautical. Aeronautical revenue is associated with air traffic, including landing and parking charges, and passenger and aircraft service charges. Nonaeronautical revenue is generated from office and state property rents.

AerCap Holdings NV is an aircraft leasing company. Its activities include leasing, financing, sales, and management of commercial aircraft and engines. It also provides aircraft asset management and corporate services to securitization vehicles, joint ventures, and other third parties. It has one business segment: leasing, financing, sales, and management of commercial flight equipment (Commercial Flight Equipment Segment). Through its subsidiary, the group also provides engine leasing, certified aircraft engines, airframes, and engine parts. Its geographical segments include China, the United States, and Other countries.

FTAI Aviation Ltd is an aerospace company. It owns and maintains commercial jet engines with a focus on CFM56 engines. FTAI owns and leases jet aircraft, which often facilitates the acquisition of engines at attractive prices. It invests in aviation assets and aerospace products that generate stable cash flows with the potential for earnings growth and asset appreciation.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV is engaged in the construction, development, and operation of airports in Mexico. The company's segment includes Guadalajara; Tijuana; Puerto Vallarta; San Jose del Cabo; Montego Bay; Hermosillo; Guanajuato and Other Airports. It generates maximum revenue from the Guadalajara segment.

GMR Airports Ltd is an airport platform company engaged in designing, constructing, and operating airports. Under the brand name GMR AERO, it offers aviation solutions in retail, aero services, and real estate. The group's portfolio comprises various airports such as Delhi International Airport, Hyderabad International Airport, Mactan Cebu International Airport in Philippines, Bidar Airport, Crete International Airport in Greece, and others.

Aeroports de Paris SA is a French airport operator. The group owns the three commercial airports in Paris (Charles de Gaulle, Orly, and Paris-Le Bourget) and has stakes in several international airports, including a portfolio of Turkish Airports, through its holding of TAV Airports, and an indirect stake in Indian airports New Delhi and Hyderabad through its recent acquisition of GMR Airports. The group's reporting segments are Aviation, Retail and Services, Real Estate, International and airport developments, and Others. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Aviation segment, which includes all the activities carried out by the group as the airport operator of the three main airports in the Paris region: Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly, and Paris-Le Bourget.

Flughafen Zuerich AG owns and operates Zurich Airport, and offers services to international, domestic, and regional flights. Its services provided for passengers encompass activities related to the departure, arrival, and transfer areas at the airport. Revenue is split between aviation (majority of total revenue) and nonaviation services. Aviation services derive revenue from passenger and landing charges. Nonaviation services refer to retail and parking charges, sales from facility management, and other services provided at the airport. Passengers traveling within Europe cover approximately three fourths of total passengers, with many tourist cities being popular destinations.

Shanghai International Airport Co Ltd is engaged in airport services at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China. The company's principal activities consist of ground handling services for domestic and foreign airlines and passengers, and the provision of other airport-related services.

Auckland Airport is New Zealand's largest airport, handling about 75% of the country’s international arrivals and departures. It owns over 1,500 hectares of land, and hosts unregulated ancillary commercial services, including retail and duty-free, car parking, hotels, warehouses, and offices. Substantial development opportunities are set to materially expand capacity over the next decade. The airport also has a 25% stake in the small, but fast-growing Queenstown airport on New Zealand’s South Island.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV and its subsidiaries hold concessions to operate, maintain, and develop airports in the southeast region of Mexico. As an operator of airports, it charges airlines, passengers, and other users fees for using the airports’ facilities. The group also derives rental and other income from commercial activities conducted at its airports, such as the leasing of space to restaurants and retailers. The group's operating segments are Cancun, which generates maximum revenue, Aerostar, Airplan, Merida, Villahermosa, Holding and Services, and Others.

Fraport AG is a German airport operator. The company derives the majority of its income domestically, principally through the operation of the Frankfurt airport. Fraport is organized into four segments: aviation, retail and real estate, ground handling, and International activities and services. Aviation includes terminal management, corporate safety, and airport security management. The retail and real estate segment involves retailing, parking lot operations, and renting areas at its airport sites. The ground handling segment provides ground infrastructure services to Fraport's airports. The International activities and services segment contributor to revenue includes IT and telecommunication services, and facility and infrastructure management.

Kobenhavns Lufthavne owns and operates Airports in Denmark. The company manages the infrastructure, buildings, and other services in the Kastrup and Roskilde airports. Copenhagen Airports divides its activities into two areas; Aeronautical and Non-aeronautical. Its majority of revenues are derived from the Aeronautical segment which comprises the operations and functions that the airports at Kastrup and Roskilde make available so that airlines can operate their flights, including facilities required for passengers to pass through these airports. The Non-aeronautical segment comprises the other facilities and services provided at the airports for passengers and others, including car-parking facilities, shops, restaurants, rest areas, lounges, and hotels.

Airports Corp. of Vietnam is engaged in managing international and domestic airports. The company is involved in investment, management of capital investments, direct manufacturing at airports, and aerodromes; Provision of services of aviation safety; Supply of technical services, science and technology services both domestic and offshore areas; and other related activities.

Clear Secure Inc is an identity company making experiences safer and easier digitally and physically. It is involved in creating a frictionless travel experience while enhancing security. Its secure identity platform uses biometrics to automate the identity verification process through lanes in airports, helping to make the travel experience safe and easy. The Company's operations are mainly focused on growing and maintaining its secure identity network across multiple offerings in both aviation and non-aviation channels.

VSE Corp is a diversified aftermarket products and services company providing repair services, parts distribution, logistics, supply chain management, and consulting services for land, sea, and air transportation assets to commercial and government markets. Its operations include supply chain management solutions, parts supply and distribution, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for vehicle fleet, aviation, maritime and other customers. Its reportable segments are; Aviation and Fleet. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from the Aviation segment which is a provider of aftermarket parts distribution and MRO services for components and engine accessories supporting commercial, business, and general aviation operators.

AAR Corp is engaged in providing products and services to aviation, government and defense market. It operates in segments namely: The parts supply segment majorly consists of sales and leasing of USM and aftermarket distribution of new, OEM-supplied replacement parts; Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance, component repair, and landing gear overhaul services; Integrated Solutions segment consists of its fleet management and operations of customer-owned aircraft, customized performance-based supply chain logistics programs in support of the U.S. Department of Defense, flight hour component inventory; and The Expeditionary Services segment consists of products and services supporting the movement of equipment and personnel by the U.S. and foreign governments and NGOs.

SATS Ltd is a Singapore-based provider of ground-handling and in-flight catering services for air transportation in Asia and Australia. Additionally, it offers food distribution and logistics, industrial catering, and other amenities for hospitality and government agencies. The company has three reportable segments: food solutions (segment by revenue), gateway services, and others. The company has partnerships with multiple airlines to provide catering during flights and offers experience in planning airline menus, institutional catering, linen, and laundry to improve the airline's appearance. Gateway services cover the gamut of procedures airports must handle for each passenger. Baggage, ramp handling, passenger services, and terminal management are all offered to customers.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV operates airports in the central region of Mexico. The airport is in Monterrey, which serves nearly half of the company’s total passengers. In addition, the company manages two hotels and one industrial park. Its reportable segments include its airports, the Terminal 2 NH Collection Hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and the OMA-VYNMSA Industrial Park, individually, and information about its holding company and other companies is combined in the Others.

Flughafen Wien AG manages and operates an airport. The company's segment includes Airport; Handling and Security Services; Retail and Properties; Malta and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Airport segment which is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all movement areas of the terminal, all the facilities involved in passenger and baggage handling as well as the security controls for passengers and hand luggage at Vienna Airport. The tasks of acquiring new airline customers and increasing the number of destinations offered are also assigned to this segment.

Corporacion America Airports SA acquires, develops, and operates airport concessions. Its operating segments are geographically divided into Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Armenia. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Argentina segment. The firm's revenue is categorized into Aeronautical Revenue, Non-Aeronautical Revenue, Commercial Revenue, Construction Service Revenue, and Other Revenue.

Athens International Airport SA is a company active in the financing, construction, and operation of civil airports and related activities. As a civil airport operator, the company manages the Athens International Airport in Spata, Greece. The company's operating segments are: Air activities and Non-air activities. The maximum revenue is generated from its Air activities segment, which includes the provision at the Airport of any facilities like the landing, parking, or taking-off of aircraft; the servicing of aircraft; and the handling of passengers, among others. The Non-air activities segment represents revenues from non-air activities, mainly consisting of car parking, food and beverage, duty-free, retail shops, building/office rental, and other commercial services.

TravelSky Technology Ltd provides information technology solutions for aviation and travel companies in China. The company develops commercial airlines, airports, air travel products, and is a services supplier to travel agencies, corporate clients, travelers, and cargo shippers--to conduct electronic transactions and manage travel-related information. The core businesses of the company include aviation information technology services, distribution of information technology services, and clearing & accounting & settlement services for the aviation industry. Aviation information technology service revenue contributes approximately half the company's total revenue.

ENAV SpA is an air traffic controlling firm. The company's operating segment includes Flight assistance services, Maintenance services, and AIM software solutions. It generates maximum revenue from the Flight assistance services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Italy.

Japan Airport Terminal Co Ltd is a Japanese airport operations company. It is engaged in the management and operation of passenger terminals and the provision of related services at airports, mainly Haneda and Narita. The company has three reportable segments: Facility Management and Operation, Merchandise Sales, and Food and Beverage. The Facility Management and Operation segment provides leasing, maintenance, repairs, and terminal operations; the Merchandise Sales segment sells and wholesales products to air passengers and terminal-building companies; and the Food and Beverage segment operates airport and in-flight food services. The company focuses on improving passenger experience and operational resilience through service quality and facility upgrades.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co Ltd is a provider of aviation services. Its services include all types of airport services including departure, arrival, flight information, and other services.

SIA Engineering Co Ltd and its subsidiaries maintain, repair, and overhaul aircraft for many airlines. The company is organized into two segments: airframe/line maintenance and engine/component. The airframe and line maintenance segment provides airframe maintenance, line maintenance, and inventory technical management. These services include scheduled routine maintenance and overhaul, specialised and non-routine maintenance, modification and refurbishment programmes. Line maintenance provides aircraft certification and technical ground handling services such as pushback and towing, and the provision of aircraft ground support equipment and rectification work. The engine and component segment provides component overhaul and engine repair and overhaul services.

Bet Shemesh Engines Holdings (1997) Ltd manufactures and deals in jet engine parts, engines overhaul and customer support. The company's manufacturing division produces jet engine complex parts, Casting Division produces air foils and structural parts for the most advanced engines. The Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Division provides support services to well reputed civil and government aircraft operators. R&D and Engineering Division designs gas turbine engines, modules and other parts.

DO & Co AG is a gourmet entertainment company. The company operates restaurants, bars, and hotels and provides international events and airline catering services. The company is active in three main business segments: Airline Catering, International Events Catering, and Restaurants, Lounges, and Hotels. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Airline Catering segment, which includes operating gourmet kitchens at various international airports. The segment's clientele includes players such as Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, etc. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Turkey, followed the Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Austria, Spain, and other countries.

TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS constructs, manages and operates terminal buildings, management and operation of terminals or airports. The company organises itself into five segments: Terminal operations, Catering operations, Duty free operations, Ground handling and bus operations, and Other operations. Terminal operations, which contribute approximately half the company's revenue and the majority of profit, operates terminal buildings and car parks. Ground handling and bus operations and duty free operations are the next segments. The company is headquartered in Turkey and derives the majority of revenue domestically.

Shenzhen Airport Co Ltd is an international airport in China. Apart from the provision of flight services, the company also offers air cargo transportation services internationally.

Catrion Catering Holding Co formerly Saudi Airlines Catering Co is engaged in the provision of cooked and non-cooked food to private and public sectors, provision of sky sales, operation and management of duty-free zones in Saudi Arabian airports, and ownership, operation, and management of restaurants at airports and other places, and the ownership, operation, and management of central laundries. It provides catering services to Saudi Arabian Airlines and other foreign airlines. The company has two operating segments; Inflight includes Inflight catering, airline equipment, and business lounge, Retail includes Onboard, ground and online: and Catering and Facilities include Remote & Camp management, Business & Industries catering, Security services, Laundry services, Hajj and Umrah.

Abu Dhabi Aviation Co is a commercial airline operator based in the Middle East. For operating purposes, the Group is organised into three reporting segments: First General aviation segment encompasses helicopter and fixed-wing operations, aircraft leasing, charter flights, commercial aircraft operations, aircraft management services, simulator training, the sale of aircraft parts, and air cargo operations, Maintenance, repair and overhauls (MRO) segment provides routine inspections, repairs, overhauls, and modifications, among other similar services. Investments, which involves the management of the Group's investment portfolio.

Saudi Ground Services Co provides ground management services to airline customers. The company is engaged in providing aircraft cleaning, passenger handling, fuel, baggage, and ground handling services to Saudi Arabian Airlines as well as other local and foreign airlines.

Bristow Group Inc is the provider of vertical flight solutions. The group provides aviation services to a broad base of offshore energy companies and government entities. Its business comprises three reportable segments: Offshore Energy Services, Government Services, and Other Services. Its customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, India, Ireland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the UK, and the U.S. offshore energy customers use services to transport personnel to, from and between offshore energy installations.

Agility Public Warehousing Co is a Kuwait-based company. The company's segment includes Controlled entities and Investments. It generates maximum revenue from the Controlled entities segment. The entities that are part of the Controlled entities segment provide services that include real estate, fuel logistics, airplane ground handling and cleaning services, cargo and lounge management, customs operations and management, construction and remote site services, customs consulting, and waste recycling. The company generates revenue from the following sources: logistics, ground handling and airport services, rental services, interest income, and dividend income.

Sichuan Haite High-tech Co Ltd provides airborne aircraft equipment maintenance services in China. It is engaged in aircraft equipment testing, aviation technology, and software development, as well as the maintenance and repair of small to medium-sized engines of regional aircraft, helicopters, and business jets.

Malta International Airport PLC develops, operates and manages Malta International Airport. Its segments include the Airport Segment provides services such as revenue from airport-regulated fees, aviation concessions and persons with reduced mobility and their associated costs. This segment also includes the operations and maintenance of the terminal, runways, taxiways and aircraft parks. The Retail and Property Segment include the operations of the various retail outlets within the airport perimeter, advertising sites and rental of offices, warehouses and income from the running of the VIP lounges. Income and costs from Airport Parking Limited, Sky Parks Business Centre Limited and Sky Parks Development Limited are also allocated within the Retail and Property Segment.

Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd is engaged in operating and managing aeronautical and nonaeronautical businesses at Beijing Capital Airport. The company’s aeronautical business includes provision of aircraft landings and take-offs and passenger service facilities, ground support services, and firefighting services for domestic and foreign air transportation enterprises. The company’s non-aeronautical business includes ground handling agent services supplied for domestic and foreign airliners; in-flight catering services; duty free and other retail shops in the terminals, restaurants and other catering businesses in the terminals, VIP services inside and outside the terminals; and leasing of advertising spaces inside and outside the terminals.

Nanjing LES Information Technology Co Ltd Provides overall solutions for civilian command information systems.

Celebi Hava Servisi AS is a supplier of ground handling services to the aviation industry. The company's primary operating segment includes Ground Handling Services and Cargo and Warehouse Services. Other services include Bridge operation, Lounge, General Aviation and Platinum. It generates maximum revenue from the Ground Handling Services segment. Geographically, it operates in Turkey, Hungary, India, Spain, Tanzania and Germany.

Aerodrom Nikola Tesla ad provides airport services such as aircraft landing, take-off, taxing and parking, and passenger and cargo handling. The group also provides ancillary services and airport complex services, satisfying the needs of service users, and domestic and foreign air carriers.

ACC Aviation Holdings Ltd currently provides business consulting services.

Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna SpA is engaged in the airport operations. It operates with three business units Aviation, Non-Aviation, and Other. Aviation unit is responsible for providing security services, information to the public and airport users, development of the airport infrastructure and service to passengers whereas Non-Aviation unit is concern about parking management, retail sub-concessions, advertising, passenger services and real estate management areas. The group generates revenue through Carriers, Airport Operators, Passenger Revenue, and Construction Services.

Toscana Aeroporti SpA is engaged in the management of the airports of Pisa and Florence in Italy. The company manages handling activities and provides warehousing, freight forwarding, and air courier services.

Chorus Aviation Inc is a Canadian holding company. The company focuses on delivering regional aviation to the world through its businesses. The company specializes in contract flying, maintenance, pilot training, repair and overhaul, and aircraft leasing solutions.