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Egypt Independent
a day ago
- Business
- Egypt Independent
Cairo Airport unveils smart Terminal 4, boosting capacity to 60 million passengers
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting on Thursday to follow up on the implementation procedures for the 'Terminal IV' project at the Cairo International Airport. The meeting was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Sameh al-Hefny, the Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority Major General Khaled Abdullah, and the Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Walid Aref. At the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister discussed the great importance of the 'Terminal IV' project at the Cairo International Airport, as it will help provide a qualitative shift to the airport, the gateway to Egypt. This reflects the scale of the development projects being implemented and the cultural renaissance taking place across various sectors, he said. Madbouly emphasized the need to seek the assistance of the best international consulting firms specializing in designing such projects. During the meeting, the Minister of Aviation reviewed all information related to the new 'Terminal IV' at Cairo International Airport, which will help raise the quality of services and infrastructure at the airport, contributing to raising the airport's total capacity to 60 million passengers annually. Hefny emphasized that the project will rely on advanced systems and technological developments regarding airport operations, including those related to air navigation, ground operations, building operations, and infrastructure. It will also integrate innovative technologies based on the latest research and development results to provide a fully smart environment. The Minister of Aviation noted that financial and technical studies for the project have been completed, and the new terminal's capacity is expected to reach 30 million passengers annually. The Minister of Civil Aviation also added that the new terminal project is expected to become a pioneering model in the design and operation of airports around the world, as it will rely on smart technologies. This is slated to place the new terminal among the world's most advanced passenger terminals, offering exceptional services and travel experiences. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egypt Independent
2 days ago
- Business
- Egypt Independent
PM follows up on implementation of Terminal 4 project at Cairo Airport
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a meeting on Thursday to follow up on the implementation procedures for the 'Terminal IV' project at the Cairo International Airport. The meeting was attended by Civil Aviation Minister Sameh al-Hefny, the Head of the Armed Forces Financial Affairs Authority Major General Khaled Abdullah, and the Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Walid Aref. At the start of the meeting, the Prime Minister discussed the great importance of the 'Terminal IV' project at the Cairo International Airport, as it will help provide a qualitative shift to the airport, the gateway to Egypt. This reflects the scale of the development projects being implemented and the cultural renaissance taking place across various sectors, he said. Madbouly emphasized the need to seek the assistance of the best international consulting firms specializing in designing such projects. During the meeting, the Minister of Aviation reviewed all information related to the new 'Terminal IV' at Cairo International Airport, which will help raise the quality of services and infrastructure at the airport, contributing to raising the airport's total capacity to 60 million passengers annually. Hefny emphasized that the project will rely on advanced systems and technological developments regarding airport operations, including those related to air navigation, ground operations, building operations, and infrastructure. It will also integrate innovative technologies based on the latest research and development results to provide a fully smart environment. The Minister of Aviation noted that financial and technical studies for the project have been completed, and the new terminal's capacity is expected to reach 30 million passengers annually. The Minister of Civil Aviation also added that the new terminal project is expected to become a pioneering model in the design and operation of airports around the world, as it will rely on smart technologies. This is slated to place the new terminal among the world's most advanced passenger terminals, offering exceptional services and travel experiences. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
Otago Daily Times
2 days ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Regional flights: 'Everywhere you look, costs are increasing'
Regional aviation will become increasingly unsustainable and ticket prices will continue to rise until the government takes action on aviation system costs, airlines say. Sounds Air announced this week that it will be cutting its Blenheim to Christchurch and Christchurch to Wanaka routes due to spiralling costs. End of Sounds Air route raises concerns Sounds Air chief executive Andrew Crawfords has cited rising levies as a contributing factor to the cuts, even though there is still demand on those routes. "Where are we supposed to get that from? We've just got to pull that on the travelling public." More services will be lost if there is not a reset of the investment structure of our air industry, says the Board of Airline Representatives. Executive director Cath O'Brien told RNZ the news that Sounds was cutting operations was not surprising. "We have seen substantial increases in aviation costs in New Zealand over the last year or so and really there is nowhere else to go for airlines." O'Brien said the country needed to take a responsible look at all of the costs that were currently being levied on the aviation system. "Civil Aviation levies are up, Airways costs have risen by 21 percent potentially, Auckland Airport prices for regional airlines increased by 60 percent between 2023 and 2024 "So everywhere you look, costs are increasing for airlines." She said those costs were "absolutely" being passed on to customers. "So we need to have a look at airport charges, we need to have a look at the Civil Aviation levies, and say how much should these charges be allowed to increase altogether over time. "Because at the moment, all of these individual charges increase one by one all of the time, so every single one airport will increase its charges, the CAA will, Airways will, Customs will. So the effect of all that is that airlines will constantly increase prices over time." She said regional aviation was becoming commercially unsustainable and it was a real challenge for New Zealand as a whole. "The thing is with New Zealand is our aviation system is user pays, so all parts of the system are funded by airlines and their customers, so CAA levies, Customs, biosecurity, air traffic control, airport charges, all of that is funded by airlines. And in other countries that's not the case, but in this country that's where we are." In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority said it was "acutely aware" of the financial pressures smaller operators are facing. It said the new safety levies came into effect on July 1 and were the first adjustment since 2017. "The domestic safety levy has gone from $1.60 per passenger, to $3.92 per passenger, excluding GST. "The CAA works to ensure the travelling public are safe when they fly, and like all government agencies, is also working to ensure that it delivers value for money to the travelling public and the sector to maximum extent practically possible."
Reuters
2 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Air India completes fuel control switches inspection on Boeing 787, 737 planes; says no issues found
July 22 (Reuters) - Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of the fuel control switch on all its Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft, with no issues found, the airline said on Tuesday.
CNA
2 days ago
- CNA
Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka college campus
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