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From international hub to essential regional airports, we are working with global aviation clients to help them respond to travellers’ changing needs and drive cost-efficiency, performance and value in projects and programmes.

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Reshaping the aviation sector for the future

The global aviation sector is rethinking and reprioritising as it responds to market, demographic and pandemic-driven demand shifts. To be more resilient, airport owners and operators are focused on agility, decision making and mega trends such as net zero.

As airport owners, shareholders and airlines respond to the new aviation landscape, they are focusing on reprioritising and challenging capital plans against passenger numbers or exploring how terminal facilities can be repurposed to serve more diverse needs

These factors are driving the airport’s evolution from terminal or transportation hub to a stand-alone city in its own right. The sector faces challenges in accommodating this level of change and building the resilience it needs to respond to future shifts as the world becomes increasingly urbanised and connected.

Our aviation expertise

We bring experience and insight, based on our track record of more than US$150 bn of aviation projects globally. We understand the complexities of planning, expanding, upgrading, and operating aviation airside and landside facilities.

We guide owner and investor-operator clients to set programmes up for success. Our knowledge of costs, scheduling and long-term asset management inform business decision-making. Our global aviation sector database draws on cost data from our past projects enabling owners to make sound investment decisions.

We work with airport owners to build the right organisational and operational approach which drives outcomes and value for stakeholders over the whole life of airport assets. This supports masterplanning, business case and capital investment plan development and aligns airport planners, designers and stakeholders to enable continual innovation, flexibility and global coordination.

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Global aviation knowledge

We have over 25 years' experience working in aviation and more than 800 aviation specialists.

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Unique data

With aviation data spanning over 15 years with a capital value of more than $200bn, we can provide the insights and comparisons to inform decision-making at any stage of a project lifecycle.

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Complex project thinking

We set ourselves clear targets, and constantly strive to stay ahead of the complex aviation environment. We aim to set the pace for our industry.

Projects

Find out how we have worked with global clients in the aviation sector to support expansion and new development, including new airport terminals, runways, transport stations, and associated airside and landside facilities.
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Heathrow airport digital controls, UK

Heathrow appointed us to develop an integrated digital solution to manage its multibillion-pound capital delivery programme. Today this is reaping major dividends for the UK’s largest airport.

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Heathrow Airport expansion, London

Following our initial work on Heathrow’s expansion business case, we are now providing expansion cost and commercial management and development advisory.

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Denver International Airport Capital Improvement Plan, USA

Denver International Airport (DEN) is embarking on an ambitious strategic plan over the next 10 years, Vision 100, that will enable the airport to prepare for and reach 100 million passengers annually.

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Newark airport terminal one, USA

In 2016, Newark Liberty International Airport handled more than 40.5 million annual passengers, with more than 10.6 million coming through Terminal A each year. It is anticipated that this terminal alone will need to service 13.6 million passengers each year by 2027, presenting a significant challenge for the existing infrastructure.

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Highlands and Islands Airports, Scotland

Supporting vital air links for remote communities in Scotland.

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Lima International Airport, Peru

Expanding the airport to accommodate future passenger demand and playing a key role in providing jobs and supporting economic growth in Peru.

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Aviation perspectives

Our team of experts share their news and views on this rapidly evolving sector, while our clients in the airports and aviation sector give insights into the latest business trends.

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Interview: how Heathrow Airport is embracing diversity and inclusion

One of the busiest airports in the world, Heathrow Airport is home to five equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) network groups for its 7,500 colleagues in the UK.

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Interview: how the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working for a more inclusive future

Keith Wright is Director of Business Diversity for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Each year, the Port Authority relies on hundreds diverse businesses to deliver its projects.

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Transforming infrastructure performance: how the construction industry can step up to carry an ever-growing burden

Communities are benefitting from the power of infrastructure investment in action, but we need to transform how we plan and deliver major programmes.

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Airports must plot their path to net zero on the route to decarbonising aviation

Airports are one part of the complex puzzle to achieve net zero in the global aviation sector, but the sector needs to adopt a programmatic approach to get there.

Aviation services

We support clients throughout the programme and project lifecycle, from defining the business strategy and objectives to enabling successful delivery. 

We help to establish the programme or organisational vision and build the business case. We connect programmes and projects to market innovation and global best practice.

Our cost and commercial management experience and benchmarking tools ensure robust control at every stage. We help cut through complexity with intelligent data to inform business decision-making. Our understanding of programme and project management drives and assures performance in delivery.

Cost and commercial management

Cost and commercial management

We optimise cost performance at every stage by applying our methodologies, cost models, data and market intelligence. These approaches drive the pursuit of cost and value targets.

Procurement

Procurement and supply chain

We promote project success by engaging with the market, procuring the supply chain and maximising the use of technology to unlock innovation opportunities and drive effective decision-making.

Programme management

Programme management

We drive and assure performance by building functional capability, providing insights into performance and sharing and implementing lessons from other major programmes to mitigate common risks and challenges.

Project controls

Controls and performance

We apply robust and proactive controls from a clear baseline to deliver confidence in programme and project performance.

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Asset management

We provide performance diagnostics and capability analysis that allow asset owners to understand both the capability they need now and over the whole lifecycle of the asset.

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Programme advisory

We connect organisations and programmes to leading practice, develop compelling business cases, establish the programme vision and baselines and manage complex change.

I am always impressed by the forward-looking, professional and collaborative approach of Turner & Townsend and I look forward to continuing to work with many of their excellent people as they collaborate with our programme designers, delivery integrators and the Heathrow client team. Phil Wilbraham Former Development Director – Heathrow Airport

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