PwC Survey Finds US Family Businesses Optimistic and Financially Strong Post-crisis, Yet Concerned About Market Conditions

PwC US’s latest Family Business Survey finds that US family businesses are poised for post-crisis growth, despite ongoing concern about market conditions. Notably, more US family businesses (88%) are concerned about market conditions than their global counterparts (68%), but they are also more confident about the future.

Boeing and Airbus Estimate Africa’s Fleet to Double in the Next 20 Years

According to Airports Council International’s data, the first six months of 2010 confirm the two-speed world that emerged in 2009. Airports in Europe and North America posted 1.6% and 1.3% increases respectively in passenger traffic whereas solid and even double-digit traffic increases were posted by airports in the Middle East (14.6%), Asia/Pacific (13%), Latin America/Caribbean (11.7%) and Africa (9.8%).