The group was formed in 1998 – the same year it purchased Canberra Airport from the Commonwealth Government. Headed by Executive Chairman Terry Snow and his son – CEO Stephen Byron, Capital Airport Group and Canberra Airport’s motto is ‘excellence is our power’ with this position evident through the high-quality A-grade office and retail accommodation the company designs, delivers, and manages. Outside of the CBD and Parliamentary triangle, Canberra Airport has the largest offering of commercial A-grade office accommodation in the ACT at approximately 235,000sqm. Further to this, Canberra Airport's retail offering is the largest privately owned retail precinct in the ACT exceeding all five town centres at approximately 90,000sqm. Capital Airport Group manages these assets in-house through its own dedicated facilities management and property team.