Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G Chapter : Airports and Security

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1022F/G
• Professor: Suzanne Kearns

Document Summary

>> economic importance & first facility int l guests exp international trade, which is crucial in globally-integrated economy. - airport represents connection to provincial, national and international trade, national and. - airports responsible for b economic activity in their communities. - 1 daily a340 flight into airport creates 660 full-time jobs. - (since 1992): . 5b have been committed to improving infrastructure of canadian airports. - (2008) >700m foreign travellers; airport gives country good rep. - makes canadian life so much easier (can import exotics and such) - business people & their goods/services can be delivered internationally; sustain trade relations. - airports helped embrace multiculturalism; bring foreign diplomats & int l business leaders to canada. Airport authorities (caa) scheduled traffic & airline traffic. >> classified all cdn airports as nationally-significant, local/regional, small, remote based on. - 726 airports in canada (27 major airports) - (til early 1990s): most major cdn airports op/own/subsidize by gov t thru tc; cost taxpayers m/yr.