The ANA Group is made up of a set of businesses in the aviation sector, and as such, its economic base is linked to evolution in the domain of passenger air travel. Analyses of trends in the civil aviation industry continue to confirm that air travel is a means of transportation in expansion. Thus, the Group’s strategic focus has been directed toward providing the travelling public with the highest quality service as well as deepening its commercial relationships with affiliated business interests, all in an atmosphere of sound, market-oriented management conceived to create added value.  ANA’s corporate structure is composed of five companies where ANA, SA, the parent, owns equity stakes ranging from 49% in ADA to 100% in Portway.   PORTWAY – Handling de Portugal, S.A. Formed on July 2000, its primary function is to assist and service aircraft on stop-overs at Portuguese airports, commonly referred as handling.       NAER – Novo Aeroporto, S.A. Created under Portuguese Law Decreto-Lei n.º.109/98 de 24 de Abril, this company, which receives exclusively public funds, was established to develop the projects necessary for the preparation and execution of those decisions to be taken in the process of planning and launching a new airport on the Portuguese mainland.        ANAM - Aeroportos e Navegação Aérea da Madeira, S.A. Created under Portuguese Law Decreto-Lei n.º.453/91 de 11 de Dezembro, this company, which receives exclusively public funds, was established to study, plan, build and utilise the airports in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.      ADA – Administração de Aeroportos, Lda. Formed on 12 September 1994, its primary function is the administration of airports, specifically the Airport of Macao (AIM). The management contract granted to the company for the Airport of Macao is valid for fifteen years, with an option for renewal.         FUTURO – Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Pensões, S.A. Formed on January 1988, Futuro has shown its excellence in pension fund management.