Business View Magazine - July 2023

234 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 7 talents to their respective communities. The value of airports in terms of economic development is easily perceptible and should be a lauded feature of this infrastructure. Nonetheless, airports are costly to maintain at a level of high functionality. It is no secret that airports — particularly small and medium-sized ones — faced immense struggle to endure the COVID-19 pandemic as they experienced substantial revenue losses. Despite the suspension of passenger services, airports still had to offer the same high level of safety and security. Commitment to these two hallmarks of Canadian air transportation and related infrastructure requires remaining up to date with new regulatory changes made at the federal level of government. Remaining compliant with new federal regulations is a big-ticket responsibility of airports as one would expect. Further, as in the general business environment, costs are rising for basic operational needs at airports. It is the vision of AMCO to guide the airports of Ontario to be the safest and most efficient in the world. The conduit to achieving this goal rests on our mission to provide educational opportunities in the topics related to the safe, secure, effectual, and financially sustainable operation of airports and related businesses as well as being a leading advocate for airports and aerodromes across Ontario. AMCO advocates in a non-partisan manner, ready to work with local, provincial, and federal levels of government to promote the value of Ontario’s airports. As our membership encompasses all regions of Ontario, includes airports and aerodromes of all sizes, and welcomes businesses key to airport operations, we have exceptional knowledge and insight into the airport environment in Ontario. By extension, we truly understand the