A media business specialising in design-led strategic intelligence and mission critical data in the B2B space.

Montrose, founded by Albert Read, former Managing Director of Conde Nast UK, is a new company specialising in design-led strategic intelligence and mission critical data in the B2B space.

It is aimed specifically at the senior levels of decision making, in global and fast-growing industries and markets. Its properties combine personal insights from peers, deep research, vendor intelligence and granular benchmarking.

Airport CEO is Montrose’s first title.

Airport CEO – 2027: The Year Ahead launches in October 2026 – with insights and predictions for the airport industry for the following year.

The title will have a targeted distribution of 1,000 sent to the offices of airport CEOs, C-suite, technology companies, infrastructure investors and airport suppliers.

The publication will be accompanied by rolling sponsored launch events in key international locations.

4,500+

commercial airports
by 2035 (+20% vs 2025)

38,000

aircraft by 2035 (+32%)

14 billion

annual air passengers
by 2035 (+45%)

$10.6 billion

airport tech spend
by 2035 (+150%)

Airport CEO covers technology and AI transformation in the global airport eco-system. This includes cybersecurity, biometric systems, cloud migration, passenger flow, airline punctuality, booking systems, baggage, sustainability-related energy systems, and cargo systems and revenue management.

As secondary subjects – still driven by tech and AI – it covers airport design, retail, F&B and passenger experience.

It finds the stories and the new offerings. It interviews the key players at the forefront of airport expansion and improvement. It unearths the innovation that might be happening in one part of the world that can benefit another.

Being featured in Airport CEO – on its cover, within its pages, on its website – will bring prestige to those participating and make it essential reading for senior leadership in the airport industry across the world.

Airport CEO is a blend of the Economist and Wired specialising in the Airport Industry.

A registration-based website – accompanied by social media (LinkedIn, X) and a targeted digital marketing campaign – goes live in October 2026 to support the launch.

The Airport CEO Briefing – a weekly newsletter also launches in October 2026. This will provide a summary of only that week’s most important aviation news from around the world – together with a digest of news from other publications, key points from new research and summarised CEO briefings from industry events.

“The future of airports and aviation will be defined by the quality of decisions made today. At Montrose, we exist to give leaders the intelligence they need to act with confidence.”

— Albert Read, Founder & CEO

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