GTAA Articles and Commentaries

Here we have compiled a collection of links to news article and commentaries related to the GTAA.

                 DurhamRegion.com “New GTAA Chairman from Durham” Article December 23rd, 2004                       “Mr. Hurren's election comes as the GTAA turns its attention to Durham and the proposed airport in north Pickering. He doesn't believe that had anything to do with his election, but as an active member of both the business and local community he said he has "an appreciation and understanding for the proponents" of the airport.”

                                       John Sewells “The Quango Tango” Article, December 9th, 2004                                         “Quangos are strange animals, and none stranger than the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA).”

                                       John Sewells “Airport Land Grab” Article, June 21,2001                                             “Would Lester B. Pearson be happy with what they're doing to his airport? I doubt it - he would have been much more modest.”

                 Toronto Star “Airport Must Curb Skyrocketing Costs” Article, November 24th, 2004                             It currently costs the airlines $9,800 to land a 747 jumbo jet at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. That is almost four times as much as the airlines paid just five years ago. As a result of that massive price hike, Pearson has become the second most expensive airport in the world in which to land a plane. Only Tokyo's Narita airport costs more.

IATA “Toronto Airport Inefficiency Hits Passengers With 25% Hike in Airport Improvement Fee” Article   "Once again we see clearly that the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Toronto's airport monopoly, is out-of-step with the industry. Rather than follow commercial common-sense and get costs under control, their penchant for double digit price increases is now aimed at the air traveller," said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

           IATA “Painful Hangover Expected After Terminal Opening Party” Article, April 5th, 2004                   Toronto Pearson International Airport's new terminal will open to a chorus of concern over its huge costs and rosy traffic projections airlines say. "Clearly the future of Pearson as Canada's largest international gateway is in jeopardy of sinking under the weight of the airport's C$6 billion debt," said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

                                      Article Discussing the Privatization of the British Airport Authority                                       “the biggest winners of all were Heathrow's neighbours. Prior to the privatization, BAA planned to build another  runway - BAA thought it was needed, the government thought it was needed, the airlines thought it was needed - everyone thought it was needed except for the neighbouring communities who would be affected. After privatization, BAA did its sums and realized that its shareholders would be worse off if the new runway were built ... a new runway wouldn't be needed until 2015!”

                                               “Pickering Study Must Fly Solo” Article, January 15th, 2003                                       If the City wants to test the theory that a future airport in north Pickering is financially feasible, it will have to do it  without the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). The authority has denied Pickering's request to help fund a peer review of the GTAA's financial assessment analysis (FAA), Steve Shaw, GTAA vice-president of corporate affairs and communications, told the planning committee Monday night.