Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Dec 7, 2012 Just received this press note: In deference to the orders of the Court of Appeals, Singapore; GMR Male International Airport Ltd (GMIAL) will facilitate a smooth takeover of the Ibrahim Nassir International Airport (INIA) by the Maldives Airport Company Ltd (MACL), effective midnight tonight. GMIAL has been assured that as a result of this takeover all its employees, suppliers and other interested parties will not be put to any inconvenience. GMIAL remains committed to finding a suitable solution to this situation. We are taking requisite steps to work out the compensation receivable from the Government of Maldives, keeping in mind the judgement of the aforementioned court and the concession agreement dated 28 th  June 2010. All actions as above are without prejudice to our legal rights and statements made before various courts/tribunals where matters are currently being pursued or likely to be taken up.

Andrew Harrison  writes on the meeting with GoM, Maldives   I categorically refute the version of events being portrayed to the media in relation to the meeting this morning with GoM officials and outline the true meeting content as follows:   I received a telephone call from a Colonel of Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) at 1103 to advise me that the Acting Transport Minister who is also the Defence Minister is meeting with MACL at the airport and would like to call upon me personally. The meeting took place at 1145 in our Boardroom at Male' airport. The meeting was attended by the Acting Transport Minister, the Chairman of Maldives Civil Aviation Authority, our Lawyer in Maldives and 3 members of MNDF. The meeting was cordial and the Acting Transport Minister outlined the following: MACL would be operating the airport from Saturday morning in line with the Government of Maldives communication to GMR-MAHB. The Minister would like a smooth trans...