Airports of Mauritius Co invites tenders for catering facilities at
    SSR airport

Airports of Mauritius Co has invited tenders from professional, experienced and specialist caterers for the operation of its existing catering facilities at SSR International Airport. The invitation of the tender applies to well-established caterers who can display a track record of excellent customer service and sales performance, serving both the Mauritian and international markets. Applicants should demonstrate their ability to deal with the demands of an airport environment. Tender documents can be purchased against the payment of a non-refundable fee of 5,000 Mauritian Rupees. A security bond from a local bank for 100,000 Mauritian Rupees is to be submitted once the contract is awarded. The last date for submission of tenders is August 7, 2006, 15:00 hours.

 EUROPE - BULGARIA

       Fraport to operate Bourgas and Varna Airports

The Bulgarian government, under an international bidding process, has awarded Fraport AG the concession for modernizing, expanding, and operating Bourgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) airports, Fraport recently announced.  The concession agreement will run for more than 35 years and will include an option for extension.  The planned investment volume over the entire concession period will reach €403 million for building new terminal facilities, expanding apron areas, and acquiring airport vehicles and equipment, etc. 

Fraport, as lead partner (60 per cent share) in the consortium with BM Star of Bulgaria, will take over complete operations and master planning for both airports, as well as development of modern passenger terminals. Bourgas and Varna airports each welcomed about 1.6 million passengers in 2005. This represented 17.5 percent growth for VAR and 14.2 percent for BOJ, versus 2004.

NORTH AFRICA - EGYPT

Marsa Alam International Airport expands facilities

The major expansion plan – announced by M.A. Kharafi Group of Kuwait, the developer, financier and concessionaire of Marsa Alam International Airport – is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of next year. The new-look airport, which will see parking stands doubled to 10, will be capable of handling nearly 2,000 passengers per hour and contain expanded food, beverage and shopping facilities. 

The M.A. Kharafi Group has been conducting business in Egypt for more than 50 years and has presently in excess of $2.5 billion of investment in the country. Marsa Alam International Airport, which opened in 2001, is on course to handle 480,000 passengers during 2006, up from 435,000 in 2005.

    INTERNATIONAL

       $50 billion waiting to invest in airports – CAPA

Competition is set to overheat in the airport privatisation market as cashed up investors holding an estimated USD50 billion in funds pursue aviation infrastructure assets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, according to Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). 

CAPA’s Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison said, “We estimate the 60 leading (active and potential) global airport investors have a combined pool of approximately USD50 billion ready and waiting to invest. We estimate the global airport privatisation pipeline is valued at up to USD40 billion – so competition will intensify in the sector and new entrants may have to pay price premiums to secure seed assets for their airport/infrastructure funds. This is not such good news for the established players”.

  

FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company) has been awarded the subcontract by SD Middle East (Siemens) for the supply and installation of a state-of-the-art Dexion ASRS (Automatic Storage & Retrieval System) to the new Cargo Mega Terminal at the Dubai International Airport expansion project. FAMCO is the exclusive distributor for Dexion shelving and racking systems in the UAE. On behalf of the Department of Civil Aviation, the Cargo Mega Terminal will allow receipt of air freight on the air side of the airport, to be broken down for transhipment or for local deliveries by road from the land side. The design is a complex arrangement, consisting of a steel racking system supplied by FAMCO/Dexion with an integrated stationary hoist system, input and output areas, and with the storage and retrieval machines running in the racking aisles. 

   ASIA - INDIA

    Indian Government approves agreement with US on airport modernisation

The Government of India has approved the signing of an agreement between India and United States of America to enable the Indian civil aviation bodies to get American assistance in modernising aviation infrastructure, technology and training. After this agreement has been formally signed, the respective implementing authorities – Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India – would be entering into specific technical assistance agreements with Federal Aviation Authority of USA, according to their requirements with respect to areas under their respective jurisdiction. United States of America has already signed such agreements with more than 100 countries.

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