The powers and investment capabilities define what of airport authorities, including the ability to do what?

• A. governance and decision-making
• B. regulatory compliance obligations
• C. power to invest in other corporations
• D. international agreements

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that the authority’s power to invest expands its financial and strategic reach, enabling it to engage beyond its core activities. When an airport authority has investment capabilities, it can take equity positions, form joint ventures, and own or fund stakes in other companies. This allows it to diversify revenue, fund major capital projects, and partner with airlines, developers, or infrastructure firms for shared goals. That directly matches the idea of having the ability to invest in other corporations.

Why the other options don’t fit as the defining outcome: governance and decision-making cover internal control and how decisions are made, not the authority’s capacity to invest; regulatory compliance obligations come from laws and oversight rather than investment powers; international agreements are typically handled by government-level or external entities, not determined by an authority’s investment capabilities.