NAIA, Panglao airports among NEDA Board-approved transport projects
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved six transportation projects, including the unsolicited proposals to rehabilitate and modernize the airports of…
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has formally awarded to San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC) the Bulacan International Airport (BIA) project. Under the Notice of…
Gov’t orders acceleration of Antique airport development
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have ordered the fast-tracking of the development of Antique Airport to…
US Homeland Security lifts security notice on NAIA
The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded its public notice on security conditions at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after…
Last week it was confirmed that San Miguel Corporation will go ahead with construction of a state-of-the-art airport in Bulakan, Bulacan, after the Swiss…
DOTr completes 17 airport projects in first half of Duterte’s term
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it has completed 17 commercial airport projects, with 28 more projects currently ongoing, in the first three years…
Marked improvement seen in PAL, Cebu Pacific on-time performance
The flight on-time performance (OTP) of Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Cebu Pacific at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has significantly improved just two weeks…
Mactan-Cebu airport’s cargo volume in Q1 up slightly
Total cargo handled at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) grew slightly by 0.4% to 18.876 million kilograms (kg) in the first quarter of 2019 from…
DOTr pre-bid conference for Bulacan airport challengers moved to June 20
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has moved again the pre-bid conference on the Swiss bidding challenge to San Miguel Holdings Corp’s (SMHC) unsolicited proposal…
Clark airport remains closed; no damage to other sea, air hubs from Luzon quake
Ports and air terminals in Luzon, except Clark International Airport (CRK), reported no damages sustained from the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit parts of Luzon,…
Sangley airport rehab to wrap up by late 2019—DOTr
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) aims to complete the rehabilitation and development of Sangley airport in Sangley Point, San Antonio, Cavite by the third…
DOTr, DND to carry out joint airport improvement works
The Philippines’ Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Department of National Defense (DND) have signed a memorandum of agreement to procure and implement four regional…
DBM eyes P2.16B budget for air transport projects next year
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is allocating a P2.16-billion budget for air transport infrastructure in 2019 to boost the Philippines’ bid to…
NAIA Consortium’s bid to upgrade NAIA given original proponent status
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have granted NAIA Consortium original proponent status (OPS) for its unsolicited proposal to…
Chelsea joins firms vying to develop regional airports
Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp. (CLC) has submitted an unsolicited public-private partnership (PPP) proposal for the bundled development, operation, and management of Davao and New…
New air traffic management system elevates PH air traffic safety, efficiency
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has finally inaugurated the new communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) systems that will bring air…
Megawide, SSS eye joint proposal for NAIA overhaul
Megawide Construction Corporation and state-run Social Security System (SSS) are planning to jointly submit an unsolicited proposal to rehabilitate and operate the Philippines’ main…
CCBI questions ‘improperly imposed’ customs penalties on shipments
The Chamber of Customs Brokers, Inc. (CCBI) is requesting the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to revisit actions taken by assessment…
Clark International Airport (CRK) surpassed in 2017 its passenger volume record made five years ago, an official of Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) said.…
Groundbreaking rites held for Clark airport expansion project
Construction of Clark International Airport’s (CRK) new terminal building has finally been set into motion. The Department of Transportation (DOTr), Bases Conversion Development Authority…
