65= Abu Dhabi Airport Expansion
Project Overview
Abu Dhabi's plans
to take a larger share of the global airline market will see it increase its airport’s capacity from 7 million passengers a year to more than 40 million a year.
Cargo handling capacity will also increase to 2.5 million tonnes a year. The most expensive element of the project is the $6.8bn Midfield Terminal.
Project Analysis
Uncertainty takes toll on Gulf projects index
Gulf projects index remains flat as schemes are completed in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Iranian projects offset GCC decline
Protests across the region are beginning to impact the Gulf’s projects index
Rail investment gathers steam in the GCC
A wave of projects are planned in the region, but progress on some schemes is slow
Regional campus construction surges ahead
Education projects in the Middle East and North Africa are offering contractors a rich seam of work as governments step up investment to take advantage of lower construction costs
CEO James Hogan on Etihad's expansion plans
While other airlines downsize, the head of the Abu Dhabi based carrier is ordering more planes than ever.
Regional airports defying the global downturn
Governments in the region are spending billions of dollars on expanding airport capacity despite the crisis facing the industry. But will their investment pay off?
Tight market hits big deals
With dollar liquidity at a new low, it is becoming increasingly difficult to raise financing for the many megaprojects planned in the region.
Airports: The race to increase capacity
With UAE airports struggling to keep up with the boom in cargo handling, a series of projects are under way to increase capacity. But will they be finished on time?
A handful of sand in Taweelah and a giant leap for the Gulf
On the last day of May, spades silvered for the occasion were simultaneously thrust into the sand at Taweelah, at roughly the halfway point on the road from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, at the groundbreaking for one of the region's great industrial initiatives. It is in an area of featureless sand, close to the location of two of Abu Dhabi's privatised power and water plants. In 30 months, the area will be transformed into the world's largest single-site aluminium smelter and the centrepiece ...
News
Investment to continue in interim Abu Dhabi airport facilities
Expansion to include new passenger and bus gates ahead of opening of midfield terminal in 2017
UAE airports expand despite regional unrest
Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports have seen passenger traffic growth this year
Joint venture selected for Abu Dhabi midfield terminal contract
The works, worth an estimated $57m, include pile caps and foundations
Passenger traffic increases 11.7 per cent at Abu Dhabi International airport
Cargo traffic up 20.3 per cent in first six months
Six Construct wins Abu Dhabi airport work
Contractor fast-tracks project in time for 2010 GCC summit
Abu Dhabi Airport records 7.3 per cent growth in passenger numbers
Global average declines by 3 per cent
Contractors asked to express interest in Abu Dhabi airport terminal
Contract worth $6.8bn will be tendered later this year
Abu Dhabi to be AirAsia X hub
Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia X has chosen Abu Dhabi airport to be its regional hub for refuelling and connecting flights to possible destinations in Europe, Africa and central Asia, as a part of its expansion plans. In October the airline will begin flights between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur, with tickets sales Available from later this month.
Abu Dhabi airport completes runway
Abu Dhabi Airports Company has completed a second new runway and a third terminal at Abu Dhabi's International Airport. The new facilities are part of the Dhs25bn airport expansion plan designed to increase the overall capacity to more than 20 million passengers per year. A second new Air Traffic Control is underway as well as the Midfield Terminal Complex.
Two firms shortlisted for passenger terminal at Abu Dhabi airport
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) has shortlisted two companies for the build operate transfer contract for the midfield terminal on the $6.8bn redevelopment of Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Key Facts
Client: Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Sector: Transport
Stage: EPC Bid
Budget: $6.8bn
Completion date: Q1 2016
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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