न्यूयॉर्क के वेस्टचेस्टर काउंटी अपने न्यूयॉर्क शहर क्षेत्र के हवाई अड्डे के निजीकरण करने की योजना बनाई है, अमेरिका के सबसे व्यस्त व्यापार विमानन केन्द्रों में से एक. The $140 लाख सौदा कैलिफोर्निया स्थित निवेश फर्म Oaktree कैपिटल मैनेजमेंट वेस्टचेस्टर काउंटी हवाई अड्डे का नियंत्रण अपने हाथ में लेने की अनुमति होगी (HPN) अगले के लिए 40 वर्षों. के बाद से 1977, the airport has been managed by AvPorts, which the county pays from airport revenues.
If approved, the proposal would make HPN the first commercially served airport in the U.S. to be privatized, and would take the county out of the profit-and-liability equation for the airport. That would be transferred to Oaktree, which would pay the county a fixed annual rent on the facility, in addition to making infrastructure improvements at the passenger terminal. For private operators and businesses that serve the general and corporate aviation industry, there is fear that the deal could result in hiked landing and fuel flowage fees.
According to reports, Oaktree, which also manages Puerto Rico’s San Juan’s Luis Munoz Marin International Airport, was selected by county officials without the benefit of an RFP process. The process is not required, but the failure to solicit competing bids has raised eyebrows among many in the county. Conclusion of the deal requires the approval of 12 का 17 county legislators, the FAA and a majority (65 प्रतिशत) of the commercial carriers that serve the airport.
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