Transport dept: no deliberate delay in Bulacan airport project

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) maintains that there are no objections to and no deliberate delay in the construction of the Bulacan International Airport…

Up In the Air

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…

BOC exceeds 2018 revenue target by 0.1%

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) collected P585.542 billion in 2018, beating its annual revenue collection target of P584.881 billion by 0.1%, preliminary data from …

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…

NAIA’s new rapid exit taxiways opened

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) have officially inaugurated and commissioned the new rapid exit taxiways (RET) at the…

Airlines remit P260M in unused terminal fees for refund to international passengers

Airlines operating at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have remitted P259.355 million in unused terminal fees to NAIA operator Manila International Airport Authority…

BOC study to identify delays in cargo clearance

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) will conduct a time release study (TRS) to identify delays in the clearance of cargoes and to formulate corrective…

New airline terminal assignments at NAIA not yet final, says DOTr

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that there is no final decision yet on the new terminal assignment of airlines at the Ninoy…

ICC-CabCom endorses P735B Bulacan aviation hub plan

The Philippines’ Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee (CabCom) has approved San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) unsolicited proposal to construct an airport complex in Bulacan, recommending…

DOTR rejects Miascor request for reconsideration of terminated contract

The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) has denied the appeal of Miascor Ground Handling Corporation to reconsider the termination of its contract as ground-handling…

Aboitiz makes P148B proposal to rehabilitate, operate 4 regional airports

The infrastructure business unit of the Aboitiz Group—Aboitiz InfraCapital (AIC)—has submitted a P148-billion unsolicited proposal to upgrade, expand, operate, and maintain four major Philippine…

Megawide-GMR alliance submits P156B proposal to upgrade NAIA

The consortium of Philippine-based Megawide Construction Corporation and India’s GMR Infrastructure Ltd. has submitted its unsolicited proposal on the decongestion and rehabilitation of Ninoy…

7 companies form alliance for NAIA rehab, operation

A group of infrastructure and property development firms in the Philippines are forming a consortium to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain the Ninoy Aquino International…

Right infra needed to buttress growth of PH aviation

The Philippine aviation sector can realize its “tremendous” growth potential only if the right infrastructure support is in place, according to International Air Transportation…

SMC’s proposed P700B airport hub in Bulacan up for NEDA Board decision

Conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) unsolicited proposal to build a P700-billion airport complex in Bulacan has been forwarded to the National Economic and Development…

NAIA exits top 20 worst airports list

Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is no longer among the top 20 worst airports in the world as well as in Asia, according to…

Domestic passengers’ terminal fee now tucked into Cebu Pacific ticket fare

Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has integrated the Domestic Passenger Service Charge (DPSC), more commonly known as terminal fee, into the cost of the ticket…

PAL eyes amicable settlement of P6.6B bill charged by PH gov’t

Philippine Airlines (PAL) said it will continue to cooperate with the Philippine government to resolve the issue of the flag carrier’s unpaid navigational charges…

Mobile phones confiscated at NAIA

Mobile phones and chargers brought in by an airline passenger who reportedly could not produce the required import permit were recently seized by agents…