The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is finalizing a comprehensive airport policy aimed at solving current congestion issues while laying down the growth strategy for the international air terminals serving Metro Manila and nearby provinces. Transport Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya detailed in a business forum Thursday plans for the congested Ninoy Aquino International [...]
Clark International Airport saw a sharp increase in both international and domestic flights in the first quarter of the year as more passengers used the fast-growing budget airline hub in Pampanga.
Local conglomerates, airlines and airport operators, including those associated with world-class facilities in Singapore and South Korea, are keen on participating in the government’s first airport public-private partnership project to be rolled out—the Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has turned to the private sector for help in upgrading equipment for night landing operations in eight regional airports.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is making progress with yet another public-private partnership (PPP) project with the opening of qualification documents for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport set next Monday.
The Philippines has taken off and recovered from the “fall” of the aviation industry, President Aquino claimed Wednesday, citing the International Civil Aviation Organization’s recent lifting of the “significant safety concerns” tag on the country.
The stage is set for another head-to-head battle between the group of businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan and conglomerate San Miguel Corp.—this time for the P13.61-billion contract to build and operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Expressway.
The Lopez-led First Philippine Holdings Corp. plans to join the bidding for the P17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport passenger terminal redevelopment project.
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has earmarked nearly P100 million for the development of two provincial airports that are expected to serve as gateways to several of the country’s emerging tourist hotspots.
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is putting on hold its proposal to build a new airport in Metro Manila in reaction to the government’s evolving policies that have delayed the implementation of key projects three years into President Aquino’s term.
The Megawide engineering and construction group has teamed up with a leading infrastructure company from India to vie for the P17.5-billion Mactan Cebu International Airport passenger terminal redevelopment project.
The Philippines would benefit immensely from having more than one airport to serve as the country’s international gateway, the same way large metropolitan areas overseas operate, according to the chief of San Miguel Corp.
