Services
Airport Management Assistance
- Management Audits
- Organizational reviews
- Efficiency assessments
- Resource planning (in-house vs. outsource)
- Peer reviews
Passenger and Cargo Growth
- Air service development marketing
- Passenger and cargo feasibility studies and route analysis
- Cargo development strategies and marketing programs
Planning and Feasibility Studies
- Capital project management and coordination
- Airport facility design and value engineering
- Alternative project delivery methods
- Terminal design planning and development
- Consolidated car rental facilities
- Solicitation of professional design, construction and contracting services
- Transition and activation plans
Airport Development and Construction Management
- Airport master plans and layout plans
- Airport system and regional planning
- Compatible land-use planning and regulations
- Environmental planning and reviews
- Noise and environmental mitigation programs
Financial Management and Business Planning
- Business and strategic planning
- Financial analysis and budgeting
- Financing plans and funding sources
- Rates and charges
- Maximizing concession and other non-aeronautical revenues
- Airline and tenant negotiations
- Information technology systems
Airport Operations and Maintenance
- Airport certification programs
- Airfield, terminal and landside operations and training
- Ground transportation and parking
- Physical plant and airfield maintenance program
Safety and Security Preparedness and Training
- Safety Management System (SMS) plans
- Public safety and security programs
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) response
- Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT)
- Strategic and crisis communications
Priorities
1 - Identify how HASDC can help
2 - Always do the right thing, and do it well ​
a. With the operator’s long-term view and commitment
b. In a professional and pragmatic manner
- Flexibility with how HASDC engages
- No issue with being a minority shareholder, and no need to control, but rather focused on what is best for the airports and their communities
3 - The economic benefits will then come. ​
- It is a multi-prong balancing act: the magic happens at the intersection between people, planet, and prosperity.
- It is about operating airports in an efficient and responsible manner to ensure success today and well into the future.
Governance & Structure
Management Team
AgustÃn Arellano
Agustin is an expert with more than 30 years of international experience in airport, air traffic and government issues.
He led SENEAM for 10 years, the entity in charge of managing all air traffic in Mexico. Successfully completed the privatization of 35 airports in Mexico divided into three major groups: ASUR, OMA and GAP (worth $1 billion).
He served as Chief Infrastructure Officer and International Director of ASUR, the privatized company in charge of airports in southern Mexico, including Cancun, Cozumel and Merida.
He led the team that submitted one of the bids for the privatization of the Guarulhos airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a transaction involving about six billion dollars. Subsequently, he led one of the groups that submitted bids and successfully obtained the privatization of the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (10 million passengers per year). The first FAA Authorized full privatization of a medium size airport HUB in the USA.
He was President and CEO for 6 years of Aerostar Airport Holdings, the company in charge of the management and administration of the airport once it was privatized.
He has been a consultant, lecturer, and speaker at countless conferences, assemblies and meetings worldwide on issues of privatizations, concessions, operation and design of airport master plans.
Agustin is a member of the Board of Directors of Quiport, the concessionaire of the international airport in Quito, Ecuador. He is an engineer and licensed aircraft pilot.
Ada Silva
CFO
Ada is responsible for the finance, accounting, and tax functions at HASDC. She is a professional with over 30 years of combined experience in finance and tax (with expertise in tax-exempt, international, and multistate financial reporting and taxation).
Prior to joining the HASDC team in March of 2020, Ada served for eight years as Tax Director and South American Controller of Denali Inc. and Subsidiaries (now part of NOV), a large group of companies specializing in the manufacture of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) equipment, with multistate and international operations. She oversaw the tax planning and compliance aspects of all operations in North America, including Canada, and was the Controller for the South American operations of the company. She was also a member of the Due Diligence team of Denali in the successful acquisition of two target companies.
Before joining Denali, she served fifteen years in the Tax Department of Fitts, Roberts, Kolkhorst & Co., a Houston-based public accounting firm, where she became a Tax Shareholder. She worked with both public and private companies in various groups of industries, including tax-exempt entities. She advised clients on federal, multi-state, and international tax issues.
Ada was part of the Tax Administration Reform team that successfully created SUNAT, the entity responsible for collecting and administering taxes in Peru.
She is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Eduardo Iglesias
Eduardo is an aviation professional with more than 20 years of experience in legal, regulatory, governance, and corporate matters for airlines and airports.
He worked 10 years as Vice President Legal and Director of Contracts of the TACA Airlines Group during its expansion in Central and South America being part of the team that achieved the integration of the airlines into a single brand: TACA.
He participated in the creation and launch of TACA Peru and later Volaris (low-cost airline) in Mexico. He led TACA’s legal team in the due diligence process and subsequent merger with Avianca Airlines where he served as Legal Vice President for an additional 3 years.
Subsequently, he worked for 4 years as Executive Director of ALTA (Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association) where he represented all Latin American and Caribbean aviation, along with a good number of its suppliers, at a global level.
Prior to joining the HASDC team, Eduardo advised several airlines and companies in the Caribbean for a period of 4 years. He currently holds the position of Chief Legal Officer of HASDC.
He holds two bachelor’s degrees in addition to having completed a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and a Master’s degree (LL.M.) in Aerospace Law.
Board of Directors
Chairman:
Jim Szczesniak
Director | Houston Airport System.
Vice Chairman:
Michael B. Cox
Vice Chairman | Seabury Aviation Partners.
Treasurer & Secretary:
Astley Blair
CFO | Marine Well Containment Company LLC.
Giving Back
San Jacinto College Edge Center,
Funding for the development of the San Jacinto College Edge Center, where students can learn the latest on Aerospace technologies. The Edge Center offers aerospace training, and a pathway to careers in the Aerospace Industry, which is vital for the growth of the Aerospace workforce in Houston.
Houston Spaceport
Newest Interfaith Chapel
Financially Supported the renovation of the newest Interfaith Chapel at Hobby Airport, a space for meditation, reflection, prayer and worship.
Recognitions and Accomplishments
Best Airport in the World
In Less Than 2 Million
Passenger Category
Best Regional Airport in South America
Best Airport
Of 5 To 15 Million Passengers In Latin America And Caribbean Airport Service Quality
Best Airport
(5 to 15 million passengers)
In Latin America and Caribbean
San Jose International Airport, Costa Rica
Airport Carbon Accreditation
(Reduction)
Best Airport Staff
In Central Amerca & Caribbean
Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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