MinDA eyes completion of mothballed M’lang Airport in North Cotabato

Jan. 4 | Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will be pushing for the completion of Central Mindanao Airport, or M’lang Airport, in North Cotabato to boost the economy of central Mindanao. MinDA secretary...

NAIA, Panglao airports among NEDA Board-approved transport projects

Dec. 3 | Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved six transportation projects, including the unsolicited proposals to rehabilitate and modernize the airports of New Bohol Panglao and...

DOTr officially awards Bulacan airport project to San Miguel

Aug. 16 | The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has formally awarded to San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC) the Bulacan International Airport (BIA) project. Under the Notice of Award (NOA) given on August 14, SMHC will undertake the financing, design, construction,...

Gov’t orders acceleration of Antique airport development

Aug. 13 | The development of Antique airport is being fast tracked with new target completion date eyed for June 2020. Photo from the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have...

US Homeland Security lifts security notice on NAIA

Aug. 12 | The United States (US) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rescinded its public notice on security conditions at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after significant improvements in security operations were made at the Philippines’ main...

Up In the Air

Aug. 5 | 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 challenge set by government saw no other bidders emerge. The project, which is estimated to cost...

DOTr completes 17 airport projects in first half of Duterte’s term

Jul. 13 | Inside Bohol-Panglao International Airport, the Philippines’ first eco-airport. Photo from www.jica.go.jp. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said it has completed 17 commercial airport projects, with 28 more projects currently ongoing, in...

Marked improvement seen in PAL, Cebu Pacific on-time performance

Jul. 13 | 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 after the airlines signed a pledge committing to support the government’s efforts...

Mactan-Cebu airport’s cargo volume in Q1 up slightly  

Jun. 12 | 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 18.802 million kg in the same period last year. Data from Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority...

DOTr pre-bid conference for Bulacan airport challengers moved to June 20

Jun. 1 |  Image by Susan Sewert from Pixabay 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 to build an airport in Bulacan. In a general...