- Business
- Aena S.M.E., S.A. manages airports and provides related services primarily in Spain and internationally. The company operates through Airports, Real Estate Services, AIRM, and International segments; it oversees aeronautical activities including airport regulation, jetways, security, handling, cargo, and fueling; manages commercial concessions such as duty-free shops, food and beverage outlets, specialty retail, car rentals, advertising, luggage wrapping, vending machines, pharmacies, tobacconists, lottery vendors, currency exchange, VAT refunds, and ATMs; handles real estate including terminal commercial spaces, car parks, VIP areas, land leases, office buildings, warehouses, hangars, and cargo vessels for airlines, cargo operators, and handlers; and offers international advisory and management services. Aena S.M.E., S.A. conducts operations in Spain, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Colombia, serving passengers, airlines, and commercial tenants in the aviation and travel sectors. Founded in 1991 and headquartered at Calle Peonías 12 in Madrid, Spain, the company functions as a subsidiary of Entidad Pública Empresarial ENAIRE. Recent developments include record net profit of €1,934.2 million in 2024, up 18.6% from 2023; approval of short- and long-term decarbonization targets by SBTi; progress on a new corporate headquarters in Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport City with awarded architecture and engineering contracts; Moody’s upgrade of long-term rating to A2; announcement of €12.9 billion investment plan for 2027-2031 focused on regulated airport upgrades and non-regulated commercial actions; receipt of approval for €3 billion Barcelona airport expansion; and ongoing terminal modernizations, commercial space expansions, digitalization investments, renewable energy projects including solar farms, and international growth initiatives.