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HKK is a highly experienced aviation consultancy that provides expert aviation advice to governments, civil aviation authorities, airport companies, equity investors, and debt finance providers throughout Africa. We are involved in airport development all over the world and have a wealth of design expertise, practical experience, and management skills to meet the specialized needs of the aviation industry. With airports facing increasing demands for profitability, sustainability, safety, and security, HKK is the preferred consultant.

Our clients include airports, airline operators/owners, maintenance and repair organizations (MROs), freight forwarders, the aerospace sector, and federal agencies. HKK offers technical expertise for various airside and landside facilities/infrastructure and systems.

We provide our clients with the following expertise: technical advice and traffic forecasting, airline advisory services, airport planning and development strategies, operational concept, critical systems and IT, design and capital delivery, project and program management, sustainability and environmental management, asset management, and operations and maintenance.

Our company has a team of professionals specializing in environmental, professional, and social sciences that are dedicated to addressing environmental issues that may arise in airport projects. Our services include developing environmental management plans for airport operators, lenders, and contractors and advising on environmental risks and liabilities. We ensure compliance with environmental impact assessments and management plans. We use our expertise in ecology, climate change studies, landscape architecture, conservation, biodiversity enhancement, pollution monitoring and remediation, carbon footprinting, and designs to BREEAM and LEED standards.

In addition, we offer asset management services that combine our multidisciplinary skills in infrastructure planning, design, rehabilitation, and maintenance with extensive global experience in project management, funding, and finance. Our goal is to provide our clients with exceptional service.

Building design

We utilize cutting-edge modelling software to enhance the precision and productivity of the design process. Our CAST terminal airport simulation software generates realistic passenger behavior models and offers immediate analysis and 3D visualization. Additionally, we incorporate building information modelling (BIM) in our airport projects. BIM is a coordinated set of processes that is aided by technology to create, maintain, and share an asset's properties throughout its life cycle, adding value.

Capital delivery

Our delivery team for capital investment works closely with our design and planning departments to provide reliable financial information for investment decisions. We recognize the potential risks involved in offering capital investment programs and can offer guidance from the initial stages of airport master planning to the design process to help manage these risks.

Tunnels & pavements

We are experts in engineering for airport development, specializing in designing and coordinating substructures such as basements, underground access and service tunnels, taxiway bridges, track transit and baggage systems, and mechanical and electrical services. Additionally, we offer thorough airfield pavement design services, including structural and geometric design and pavement assessment. Our team is highly skilled in various pavement design methods, and we strive to deliver cost-effective pavement and overlays.

Airlines

Our team has experience providing support for various airline projects worldwide. This includes strategy and industry affairs, such as mergers and acquisitions, policy matters, and business modelling. We also assist with commercial and sales aspects, such as market planning, pricing, revenue management, and marketing strategies. In addition, we offer financial and legal services, including aviation-related budgeting and expert witness testimony. Our team can help with business and route planning, customer services, and operations, including performance monitoring and technology implementation. We also provide feasibility assessments and industry lobbying services.

Planning and development strategy

We offer master planning services for airports, led by our team of aviation experts with extensive knowledge of global and local aviation standards and regulations. Our services cater to aviation businesses of all types, including airlines and airports, and we help them to plan, establish and implement strategies to achieve their corporate and development goals. Our master planning work includes small and large airports, new greenfield developments, and capacity expansion of existing facilities that are highly constrained.

Our facilities planning services are designed to minimize risks against changes in market conditions and ensure that space is used to meet short- and longer-term needs. We allow for cost-effective expansion of terminal buildings while considering access and development opportunities, and we also provide risk assessment, emergency planning, construction planning and value engineering services to maximize the operational life of facilities.

We have expertise in providing business cases to support airport privatization, concession expansion and investment opportunities for airports, airlines, and private investors. We provide financial, operational, commercial, environmental and technical expertise, including reviewing existing airport infrastructure, evaluating economic and ecological situations, and producing detailed forecasting models.

Our key strength lies in large-scale integrated airport infrastructure development encompassing all airport surface access projects, including road and rail systems. We understand the demand, capacity, and environmental issues concerning surface and subsurface access. We use multimodal transport modelling to plan and implement efficient and forward-looking systems to increase efficiencies and minimize impact.