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OMA anuncia inversión para ampliar sus terminales

En los primeros dos años del nuevo gobierno federal, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA) prevé invertir 2 mil 254 millones de pesos para dar mantenimiento y aumentar la infraestructura de sus 13 terminales en el país.

A través de un reporte, el grupo aeroportuario indicó que parte de dicho monto se destinará a la ampliación de sus instalaciones en Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí y Tampico.

“La inversión será para obtener certificaciones en sus terminales, mayor mantenimiento, tener equipo de seguridad e incremento en la infraestructura operacional”, explicó.

OMA opera 13 aeropuertos internacionales en la zona centro – norte de México: Monterrey, Acapulco, Mazatlán, Zihuatanejo, Chihuahua, Culiacán, Durango, San Luís Potosí, Tampico, Torreón, Zacatecas, Ciudad Juárez y Reynosa.

Finalmente, OMA explicó que el año pasado movilizaron a 21 millones 566 mil pasajeros, lo que significó un crecimiento de 9.7% respecto al 2017

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Kenya Airways eyes new unit to manage JKIA for 30 years

Kenya Airways has proposed the formation of a subsidiary dedicated to managing operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for a concession period of 30 years.

KQ’s plan, contained in its Privately Initiated Investment Proposal (PIIP), includes the creation a special purpose vehicle (SPV) — a unit of a company which is shielded from the parent firm’s financial risk — to operate, maintain and develop JKIA.

“It (SPV) is set up under the conditions set out in Section 59 of the public-private partnership (PPP) Act,” said Jonny Andersen, KAA managing director.

The PIIP is required to satisfy defined criteria, follow statutory steps and obtain approvals from the relevant regulators.

“The board of directors and management of the KAA, therefore, appointed transaction advisers to advise on the PIIP including carrying out comprehensive due diligence and evaluation of the PIIP. MMC Africa Law has been picked as transactional advisers,” he said Wednesday.

Concerns raised
According to Mr Andersen, the board and management of KAA will consider the proposal on the basis of the guidelines within the PPP Act, which incorporates public participation.

The series of events for stakeholders will be hosted in Kisumu, Eldoret, Mombasa, Wajir, Lodwar and Nairobi beginning Wednesday and will run through to mid-February.

“As one of our most valued stakeholders, it is mandatory and important that we get the views and feedback of all relevant stakeholders in the proposals made by KQ in the PIIP,” said Mr Andersen.

He added that due diligence on the state of the KAA and on that of the national carrier was underway as well as evaluation of KQ’s proposal.

Source: Daily Nation

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Airport expansion projects planned for 2019

The local airport is celebrating some big milestones.

In 2018, Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport saw its one-millionth passenger pass through, nine years after it opened.

December alone recorded a 28 percent increase in passengers and a 12 percent growth over 2017, despite Hurricane Michael.

And with more passengers, comes more physical growth. This year, the airport will add more overflow parking and a terminal expansion, however, the recent government shutdown has slowed down progress on these changes.

«We’re going to work on getting the loading bridges so that the terminal expansion project can come after that, so we’re moving forward. It’s a slow process but we’re trying very hard to get that moving forward,» said Parker McClellan, the airport’s executive director.

The plan calls for the terminal expansion project to be completed before Super Summer Saturdays begin.

Source: Channel 7