Argentina

Argentina extends AA2000’s airport concession by 10 years

The Argentine Government has extended the airport management concession contract held by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) by 10 years, until 2038. The current contract was due to expire in 2028, and the extension follows a recommendation by ORSNA, the Government control-led airports regulator. AA2000 has agreed to invest a minimum of US$2.5bn during the remaining […]

Ezeiza’s “friendly” new terminal to open at the end of September

Aeropuertos Argentinos 2000 (AA2000) will inaugurate its new unified passenger departures terminal at Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport just as the 2019 Cannes event gets underway. The 45,000 sqm terminal at the country’s main international gateway will change the face of commercial aviation in Argentina, and paves the way for Ezeiza to become the most technologically […]

Latin America’s big economies falter: Brazil, Mexico and Argentina all contracting in first quarter

The International Monetary Fund cut its outlook for global growth to the lowest rate since the financial crisis in its latest outlook issued in April. The world economy will grow 3.3 % this year, down from the 3.5 % the IMF had forecast for 2019 in January, according to the latest World Economic Outlook. World trade, which had been growing at about 5%, expanded by 3.8% last year and is forecast to rise 3.4% in 2019. Latin America is particularly hard hit, […]

AA2000’s 15 billion Arg. Peso renovation underway at Ezeiza

Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) has held the concession to manage the principal airports in Argentina since 1998. Controlled by the powerful Buenos Aires based conglomerate Corporacion America, which is owned by Argentine entrepreneur Eduardo Eurnekian, AA2000 is part of a group that manages airports in Italy, Brazil, Ecuador, Italy and Armenia. In Argentina, AA2000 controls […]

London Supply celebrates 75th birthday and looks forward to growth

by John Gallagher Argentina-based independent travel retailer London Supply is celebrating its 75th birthday this year. The company started out as a classical ships supplier working out of Buenos Aires port provisioning foreign vessels with Argentina manufactured products free of taxes and duties. London Supply still offers ship supply today but now services 19 ports […]

Corporacion America eyes NYSE listing

Reuters has announced that Argentine billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian is considering listing his Corporacion America in a $1 billion listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Corporacion America, a holding company for businesses ranging from infrastructure to technology, includes Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, which operates 33 airports around the country, including Buenos Aires’ main international airport, Ezeiza, […]