The Brazilian federal government's airport concession round will be auctioned on August 18 in São Paulo. This is one of the most anticipated rounds by the local aviation industry, especially business aviation, because two important airports in the state capital of São Paulo will be on the auction block. One of them is Congonhas Airport, considered the “crown jewel” of Infraero, the Brazilian airport infrastructure and management company.
Infraero was created in 1972 and has managed Congonhas, the central airport of São Paulo, since 1981. The state-owned company has simultaneously managed 66 airports throughout Brazil but with concessions that the current and previous governments have made, Infraero had to give up managing many airports, including São Paulo International in Guarulhos and Rio de Janeiro International. Despite these and other large facilities, most of the 66 airports managed by Infraero were not profitable. Congonhas stood apart, however, for what it represents for Brazilian domestic air traffic.
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