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LeighFisher is the long-time industry leader in airport business and financial planning. Our aviation clients include airport owners and operators, airport investors, and governmental regulators, such as the Federal Aviation Administration.

Our clients repeatedly engage LeighFisher for financial advisory services because they value our broad expertise, our technical proficiency, and our approach. Our bond feasibility reports clearly and thoroughly address the concerns of bond rating analysts and potential investors and result in the most successful outcome for the issuers (i.e., our clients) – specifically, favorable market access. Rating analysts and investors appreciate the clear links we draw between the results of the airline traffic and financial forecasts by documenting not only the key factors and assumptions underlying the forecasts, but also our client’s strategic vision and rationale for investment actions. As the market leader in the preparation of financial feasibility studies, our depth of experience enables us to develop financing and marketing strategies and to meet successfully the most demanding financial services challenges. Our comprehensive analyses and objective presentations are relied upon by rating analysts and result in greater market visibility of bond transactions for our clients.

Our related experience includes the capital program financial planning; PFC applications and program management; and financial reporting and continuing disclosure.

For examples of related financial advisory services provided by LeighFisher, please click on the Services tab above. For a list of our recent client experience, please click on the Projects tab above.

  • Airline rates and charges
  • Capital program financial planning
  • Competition plans
  • Financial feasibility studies
  • Passenger facility charge applications
  • Strategic financial planning

 

  • Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field -
    Financial Feasibility of the Runway 6-24 Improvement Program -
    Erie Regional Airport Authority
  • Memphis International Airport -
    Revenue Bonds for Capital Improvement Plan -
    Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
  • Miami International Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Study in Support of General Airport Revenue Bonds -
    Miami-Dade Aviation Department
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport -
    Bond Feasibility Consulting Services -
    Metropolitan Airports Commission
  • Branson Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Study for Development of a New Airport -
    Branson Airport, LLC
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Consulting Services -
    Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
  • John Wayne Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Consulting Services -
    County of Orange
  • Tucson International Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Consulting Services -
    Tucson Airport Authority
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport -
    Capital Improvement Program Financial Planning -
    City of Atlanta, Department of Aviation
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport -
    Capital Improvement Program Strategic Planning -
    City of Phoenix Aviation Department
  • Santa Barbara Municipal Airport -
    New Terminal and Capital Improvement Program Financial Planning -
    City of Santa Barbara
  • San Francisco International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    San Francisco Airport Commission
  • Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport -
    Financial and General Advisory Services -
    Puerto Rico Ports Authority
  • Sacramento International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    Sacramento County Airport System
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    Metropolitan Airports Commission
  • Miami International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    Miami-Dade Aviation Department
  • Raleigh-Durham International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
  • John Wayne Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    County of Orange
  • Tucson International Airport -
    Business and Financial Consulting Services -
    Tucson Airport Authority
  • Niagara District Airport -
    Niagara Airports Study -
    The Regional Municipality of Niagara
  • Fort McMurray Airport -
    The Study of the Financial Requirements of the Fort McMurray Airport -
    Fort McMurray Airport Authority
  • Fort McMurray Regional Airport -
    The Preparation of a Business Plan for the Fort McMurray Regional Airport Expansion Project !* -
    The Fort McMurray Airport Commission
  • Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport -
    Commercial Ground Transportation Fees -
    Puerto Rico Ports Authority
  • Midway Airport -
    Privatization Due Diligence -
    Private Equity Firm
  • Branson Airport -
    Development of a New Airport -
    Branson Airport, LLC
  • Jean Lesage International Airport -
    Aéroport de Québec, Sondage Taxes Foncières -
    Aéroport de Québec Inc.
  • Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field -
    Program Management Financial Services -
    Erie Regional Airport Authority
  • Honolulu International Airport -
    Financial Feasibility Consulting Services -
    Hawaii Airports System