News Morocco to double airport capacity before 2030 World Cup Morocco plans to more-than-double its airport capacity from 38 million passengers to 80 million by 2030, when it will co-host the Fifa World Cup with Spain and Portugal, Reuters reports.…
News Skanska wins US contracts worth $786m Sweden’s Skanska has won two contracts in the US worth $786m: one is to build a parking garage and other modernisation works at Boston’s Logan Airport, and the other is…
News San Antonio International Airport breaks ground on $1.2bn Terminal C The San Antonio International Airport in Texas has broken ground on the $1.2bn, 80,000-sq-m Terminal C. It will be about the same size as the airport’s existing terminals A and…
News Korean firm to help with Ecuador’s new international airport The company that built and now operates the world’s fifth biggest passenger airport – Korea’s Incheon International – will develop a plan for a new airport and special economic zone in Ecuador, business website Maeil reports.
News Development Bank reinstates China Railway Construction Engineering The African Development Bank (AfDB) has allowed China Railway Construction Engineering (CRCE), a state-owned company, to be reinstated for bidding on bank-financed projects provided it meets guidelines and co-operates with…
News Construction starts on $1.6bn Dallas Fort Worth Terminal F Ground has broken on Terminal F at Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) airport in Texas, a $1.6bn project that will contain 15 gates and a 400,000 sq ft concourse. Terminal F…
News MAD’s bird-shaped Lishui airport to spread wings this year Lishui Airport in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province, designed by MAD Architects, is due to open by the end of the year. The airport is located in Lishui’s foothills, 15km southwest…
News Tutor Perini team wins $1.1bn Newark airport light rail contract A joint venture between Tutor Perini and O&G Industries has been awarded a $1.2bn contract to design and build a 4km-long elevated railway at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.…
News Alstom to upgrade people mover at Las Vegas’ international airport French engineer Alstom has won an $84m contract to upgrade the automated people mover at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas. Alstom will integrate 10 additional vehicles in the…
News $9bn overhaul begins at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Construction has begun on a $9bn expansion and renovation project at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), the world’s second busiest by passenger traffic. The first phase of the DFW…
News International team selected for Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport A team led by Austrian architect Coop Himmelb(l)au and Perkins & Will subsidiary Dar Al-Handasah has won a competition to design and masterplan the next phase of Al Maktoum International…
News Work begins on $2.6bn expansion of San Francisco airport The $2.6bn expansion and renovation of terminal three at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has got under way. The project will add 18,600 sq m to the building, which will…
News Foster + Partners, Jacobs and Mace win roles on Saudi Arabia airport UK consultant Mace has been awarded a delivery partner role on the King Salman International Airport project in Riyadh. When complete in 2030, it will cover 57 sq km and…
News Balfour Beatty to lengthen runway at North Carolina airport British contractor Balfour Beatty has won a $30m contract to deliver a 900ft runway and taxiway extension at Albert J Ellis Airport in Jacksonville, North Carolina. As general contractor, Balfour…
News Portland Airport doubles capacity, adds 9 acre mass-timber roof Portland International Airport (PDX) has doubled its capacity by expanding its main passenger terminal, with the help of a 9 acre timber roof. The expansion will allow Oregon’s largest airport…
News Balfour Beatty starts $140m skybridge at Sacramento airport Balfour Beatty US has begun building a $140m pedestrian walkway at Sacramento International Airport (SMF). The 400m-long skybridge will connect terminal B to concourse B, leading to an existing automated…
News Ethiopian Airlines grants design contract for Africa’s biggest airport The UK’s Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Beirut-headquartered consultant Dar Al-Handasah have won a design consultancy contract for Africa’s largest airport, to be located south of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa…
News Worker dies on shuttle refurbishment site at Tampa airport A 29-year-old worker has died on a construction project at Florida’s Tampa International Airport after the machine he was operating fell from the airport’s shuttle track with him inside just…