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Murmansk airport to have new terminal by 2021

A new terminal of the Murmansk international airport will be built by 2021. According to Director of the airport’s managing company, Novaport, Sergei Rudakov, investments in the construction will make about 2 billion rubles ($29.7 million).

«The construction will be in two stages – in 2020 and in 2021, and each [stage’s] cost is about one billion rubles,» he told Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov, during his trip to Murmansk.

The new terminal will be working along with the old one. The present terminal was built a few decades ago and it is impossible to renovate it to the modern level. Under the project, along with the construction, the managing company will upgrade the territory around the airport.

As for reconstruction of the runway, it is an authority of the federal government. Presently, Murmansk is not on a state program for airport reconstruction. Investments of about 2.8 billion rubles ($41.5 million) would be necessary for a new runway, plane parking and for the security system’s upgrade.

At a meeting with the deputy prime minister, the Murmansk Region’s Governor Marina Kovtun stressed the airport’s renovation is of high demand, as an annual growth of passengers served at the airport is about 15%.

The Murmansk airport serves routes to Russia’s several cities and to Antalya and Helsinki. Flights to Beijing and Norway will be announced shortly.

Source: Tass. Russians News Agency

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New concessions strategy to be implemented at Nashville International Airport

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) board of commissioners has awarded a 10-year concessions contract to Fraport USA to improve the concessions experience via a new business model, which allows Nashville restaurateurs and retailers to independently operate and fully control their restaurants and shops at Nashville International Airport (BNA).

MNAA’s previous concessions model generally did not allow for independent, local ownership of the concessions and retail shops at BNA. The new model will feature ‘street pricing,’ meaning airport concessions will be priced at a level equivalent to what a passenger would find for the item at a similar location outside the airport.

The concession contract includes the design, construction, lease and management of approximately 69,000ft² (6,400m²) of concessions space throughout BNA. Fraport will lease space to local business owners who will independently manage their restaurants and shops.

A Dexter Samuels, chair of the MNAA board of commissioners, said, “From listening to our passengers and the community at large, it became clear that the time had come to reimagine BNA’s concessions program.

“After a careful and comprehensive planning, research and competitive bid process, Fraport was awarded the concessions contract and will implement a program that brings local restaurant owners and retailers to the airport that will truly transform our passengers’ experience.

“BNA will soon be home to some of the well-known names that put Nashville’s culinary scene on the map, as well as smaller, more diverse restaurants and shops that make Nashville distinctive.”

The new program is also designed to increase opportunities for disadvantaged businesses. MNAA has set a goal for 22.6% involvement of Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE), but the new concessions agreement will ultimately produce ACDBE participation of 40% over the life of the contract.

Doug Kreulen, president and CEO for MNAA, commented, “We want BNA to reflect our great city in every way possible, and we’re proud to say that this new concessions agreement will serve to create a more authentic Nashville experience at the airport.

“The moment you arrive at BNA, we want it clear that this is Music City, with the sights, sounds and tastes the Nashville brand implies. This new model will amplify the experience for travelers, while also providing new opportunities for chefs, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs of all kinds.”

Leasing and construction will begin February 1, 2019, with an anticipation of new restaurants and retail shops opening later the same year.

Source: Passenger Terminal Today

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Stansted Airport plans for £600 million revamp

Stansted Airport plans to spend £600 million on revamping the airport facilities over the next five years.

There’ll be a new arrivals terminal, a re-vamp of the existing terminal, upgrades to the baggage system and more car parking spaces.

The news comes as as the airport saw more than 2.7 million passengers travel through last month.

That’s up almost 7 and a half percent on the previous year, despite problems with airline industrial action, ongoing weather disruption and air traffic challenges.

Source: ITV News

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Tamale Airport to operate first MRO facility in West Africa

Upon completion, the Tamale International Airport is expected to become the only Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility that will provide aircraft maintenance activities in Ghana and West Africa.
This means that the airport will be mandated to repair and maintain aircraft such as jets and helicopters, including boeing and other commercial flights.
The outgoing Minister of Aviation, Ms Cecilia Dapaah, disclosed this when she met with Parliament’s Committee on Finance to discuss the loan agreement between the Government of Ghana and KFW IPEX-Bank GMBH for an amount of $80 million meant for the design and construction of the second phase of the Tamale International Airport.
The facility is expected to be operated by Kenpong Aircraft Maintenance Ghana Limited (KAMGL), a subsidiary of the Kenpong Group of Companies who recently secured the MRO licence and a hangar at the Tamale Airport.

This will make the KAMGL the third facility of its kind in Africa with similar MROs in Ethiopia and South Africa.

Background
The Government of Ghana, acting through the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), intends to upgrade the Tamale Airport to be able to handle international operations.

As a strategic decision by GACL, the Tamale Airport is proposed to be an alternative to the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

In particular, the government intends to use the airport to support the programme of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) of Ghana, as well as use the airport as a base for seasonal direct Hajj flights between Ghana and Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Contract
The GACL signed a contract with QG Construction Limited for the upgrade and extension of the existing runway and associated facilities to accommodate large wide-bodied jet aircraft.

The phase one of the project was completed in August 2016. It included the preparation of the master plan and environmental and society impact assessment to cover the whole scope.

In addition, the project rehabilitated and extended the existing runway from 2,438m up to 3,400 length, extended and strengthened the existing runway pavement, rehabilitated the existing taxiway and taxi-links and the apron extension.

Second phase
The second phase of the project will include the construction of a modern international airport terminal, a Hajj facility and development of a modern infrastructure for all aviation and relevant non-aviation facilities.

It will cover the development of a passenger main terminal, access and secondary roads, water, power and sewerage infrastructure.

Expected benefits

The development of the airport is expected to promote domestic air travel and provide the national spokes to open up the enormous potential growth of traffic in domestic and regional routes.

It is also expected to boost eco-tourism and cultural tourism by facilitating domestic and international travel for the exploration of the national historic heritage sites and the development of eco-tourism and cultural tourism of the savannah zone of the country.

Source: Joy OnLine