-Saudi Arabia's Presidency of Civil Aviation has invited bids from Saudi Arabian companies and Saudi Arabian foreign joint ventures for the operation and maintenance of 24 domestic airports. The tender covers all airports except Riyadh and Jeddah.
-Lufthansa's supervisory board has cleared plans for the airline to take a stake in the proposed new passenger terminal at Munich Franz-Josef Strauss Airport. Lufthansa Commercial Holding is to take a 40% share in the financing and operation of the facility, and will gain its own exclusive terminal at its second German hub. The new terminal is designed for 15-18 million passengers a year, and should open in 2002-3. Lufthansa Airport and Ground Services will increase its shareholding in US airport services company Hudson General from 26% to 49%.
-A study by Airports Council International shows that, on average, 46% of airport revenues come from non-aeronautical sources.
-A group led by Hochtief Airport has been selected as the preferred bidder to develop Schonefeld Airport in Berlin. Work on expanding the airport to handle some 20 million passengers is to start in 2002.
-A commercial airport is to be developed near Doncaster in the UK following the purchase of RAF Finningly by Peel Holdings.
-Airsys ATM has been awarded a $2.8 million contract by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to upgrade navigation aids at Ecuadorian airports Quito, Latacunga, Cuenca and San Cristobal.
Source: Flight International
