The Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority (AACR) has budgeted a gross profit of 8.881 million lei for 2026, equivalent to 40.26% of the 22.057 million lei recorded in 2025.

'Through the 2026 revenue and expenditure budget, as a financial management tool, the Authority aims to secure the financial resources needed to meet its obligations to third parties, both in terms of the overall level of revenue and expenditure and their structure across each category and organisational unit. The budgeting process is intended to steer all sectors of the Authority towards the same objectives: profitability, liquidity, risk reduction, and so on,' according to the draft government decision approving the Autonomous Administration's 2026 revenue and expenditure budget.

Total revenue, estimated at 102.149 million lei, is projected to increase by 3.32% compared with 2025. Operating revenue of 99.460 million lei accounts for 97.37% of the total, while financial revenue of 2.689 million lei represents the remaining 2.63%.

Turnover, amounting to 99.215 million lei and generated from services provided, is expected to rise by 4.82% compared with last year.

Projected revenue from activities related to monitoring compliance with passenger safety requirements and delegated civil aviation security functions at Romania's certified aerodromes reflects an anticipated increase in passenger traffic of around 7% in 2026 compared with 2025.

Total expenditure, estimated at 93.268 million lei, has been budgeted to increase by 21.43% compared with the actual level recorded in 2025.

Operating expenditure of 93.033 million lei represents 99.75% of total expenditure, while financial expenditure amounts to 235,000 lei, accounting for 0.25%.

According to the Authority, several categories of operating expenditure are expected to exceed 2025 levels, mainly due to higher fuel costs, particularly aviation kerosene, increased utility prices (electricity, gas and water), a higher number of planned aircraft missions, rising prices for materials and spare parts required for aircraft maintenance, scheduled maintenance work, and increased maintenance and repair costs.

Overall, operating expenditure is projected to rise by 21.33% in 2026 compared with the level recorded on December 31, 2025.

Expenditure on goods and services is budgeted to increase by 57.99% compared with 2025, while staff costs are projected to decline by 1.75% compared with the level approved in the 2025 revenue and expenditure budget under Government Decision No. 495/2025, but to increase by 17.09% compared with the actual staff expenditure recorded at the end of last year.

Expenditure related to management contracts and other governing and supervisory bodies, commissions and committees is projected to fall by 7.06% compared with the RON 5.659 million recorded at the end of 2025.

Capital expenditure for 2026 is budgeted at 8.735 million lei, representing an increase of 15.25% compared with the amount invested by December 31, 2025.

The average monthly gross salary per employee, calculated on the basis of wage expenditure, is projected at 18,359.27 lei, up 6.47% compared with 2025.

Labour productivity, measured in value terms per average employee, is estimated at 475,890 lei per employee, equivalent to 94.5% of the level achieved in 2025. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Oana Tilica; EN - writing by: Cristina Zaharia)