be confused with all nippon airways . ana aeroportos de portugal native name aeroportes de portugal sa type private founded 1998 headquarters lisbon portugal website www.ana.pt ana aeroportos de portugal is the airport authority of portugal . the authority manages various airports including portugal s largest airport lisbon portela . 1 the authority has its head office in building 120 on the grounds of the airport . 2 contents 1 history 2 ana group 3 ana airports 4 references 5 external links history edit departures area of lisbon portela airport porto airport at the end of the 1980s a major expansion in both the economy and air traffic was witnessed at the global and national level . for ana it was a period of investment in basic infrastructures with the renewal of the air traffic control systems and the lisbon oporto and faro airports . airport activities also grew free shops rent a car offices parking . during this period the company s head office was built in addition to buildings for the airports partners forwarding agents concessionaires and airlines . it was also a period when the airports joined several international bodies such as eurocontrol icaa international civil airports association and aoci airport operators council international . faro airport the 1990s began with the gulf crisis which affected both aviation and the world economy . other sources of instability were the war in yugoslavia german reunification and the slowdown in the us economy . these circumstances meant the end of a cycle of self financing investments for ana and the company was forced to seek credit to support its development . despite these difficulties infrastructures continued to be strengthened especially the lisbon faro and ponta delgada airports and in air navigation the atl ntico project . in 1991 the liberalization of the european market was extended with the end of monopolies and tariff controls . these measures brought with them great challenges . in order to confront these in 1992 ana carried out a thorough analysis the keywords of which client and effectiveness guided the company s growth in the following years . the result of this analysis was a new direction for the company towards competitiveness . decentralized management was adopted which transferred decision making capacity to the different business areas airports air traffic control centres the commercial activities area and the aeronautical infrastructures studies and projects area . the structure of the organization became more simplified and effective . a new tariff policy was set up capable of attracting large clients with a greater cost benefit relationship . the commercial profitability of the airports was expanded with the awarding of various concessions . during this period ana demonstrated its capacity to provide services to third parties within portugal and beyond . the funchal and macau airports were the first to entrust us with their management . investment in infrastructures continued with improvements in the different airports and in the management of air traffic . in a period of expansion in the economy and in air traffic with intense competition between destinations and airports ana s response was continued growth topped with record performance levels in the year of expo98 equally in terms of turnover net profits and investments . at the end of 1998 ana aeroportos ep split into two new companies leaving these a legacy of infrastructures positive economic and corporate indicators and a culture of competitiveness . ana aeroportos de portugal sa focused on airport management and nav ep focused on air navigation were thus born . lisbon airport with ana signage madeira airport ana sa appeared within a context of accelerated globalization with the increasingly more intense movement of people and goods . its competitiveness and that of the country was dependent on its responses to this new situation . one of these responses was a new strategic vision which defined ana as a benchmark group in airport services . the group included amongst other companies portway a handling operator since 2000 and naer set up in 1998 to move forward with the new lisbon airport . the government s decision to build the new airport was not only a response to the reported saturation at the portela airport but was also to give the country a hub connecting the atlantic to europe . the location of the new airport was decided in 1999 followed by its model in 2000 a public private partnership to be combined with the privatization of ana itself . meanwhile expansion continued at portela aiming the achievement of its full potential and a new development plan was created for the s carneiro airport aimed at allowing it to serve the whole of the north east of iberia . madeira airport an example of engineering prowess opened the archipelago up to large aircraft and faro airport was renovated with a view to making it the best tourist airport in the iberian peninsula . tap portugal the biggest client for ana this focus on expansion and competitiveness suffered a serious setback with the 9 11 attacks . the crisis in the economy and in aviation led to a heavy loss of income compounded by increased security costs . international instability and portugal s economic difficulties called into question large projects such as the new lisbon airport which the government suspended in 2004 . in this context it became even more important to adopt a lighter structure with fewer costs in which resources and procedures could be shared throughout the group . this restructuring which took place between 2002 and 2004 was another step in creating the conditions necessary for privatization . 2004 which did not bring the expected takeover was the year in which ana s airport traffic began to grow once again . the 2004 european football championship contributed to this but also a successful commercial strategy with flexible prices and incentives which attracted new airlines especially low costs . citation needed lisbon faro beja porto airports in mainland portugal madeira porto santo portuguese airports in the archipelago of madeira ponta delgada terceira santa maria horta corvo flores graciosa s o jorge portuguese airports in the archipelago of the azores ana group edit ana sa owns five handling companies . 3 portway handling de portugal s.a formed on july 2000 its primary function is to assist and service aircraft on stop overs at portuguese airports commonly referred as handling . naer novo aeroporto s.a. created under portuguese law decreto lei n. .109 98 de 24 de abril this company which receives exclusively public funds was established to develop the projects necessary for the preparation and execution of those decisions to be taken in the process of planning and launching a new airport on the portuguese mainland . anam aeroportos e navega o a rea da madeira s.a. created under portuguese law decreto lei n. .453 91 de 11 de dezembro this company which receives exclusively public funds was established to study plan build and utilise the airports in the autonomous region of madeira . ada administra o de aeroportos lda . formed on 12 september 1994 in macau its primary function is the administration of airports specifically the macau international airport aim which opened in 1995 four years before the portuguese handover of macau . the management contract granted to the company for the airport of macau is valid for fifteen years with an option for renewal . futuro sociedade gestora de fundos de pens es s.a. formed on january 1988 to manage pension fund management . ana airports edit beja faro algarve flores horta lisbon ponta delgada porto santa maria references edit ana archived december 20 2009 at the wayback machine . contacts . ana aeroportos de portugal . retrieved on 9 september 2010 . rua d edif cio 120 aeroporto de lisboa 1700 008 lisboa portugal ana group archived january 5 2011 at the wayback machine . external links 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