Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews , Delhi Ben Vogel , London 29-Jan-2019 Oman  Airports is procuring an AARTOS Drone Detection System from German company Aaronia for installation as an approved solution at Muscat International Airport. Local partner R&N Khilji is supporting Aaronia on the EUR10 million (USD11.4 million) contract, which was awarded after AARTOS was successfully trialled at Muscat International. The timeframe for the project ... More in JAR

Neelam Mathews Dec 28, 2011    Oman , aggressively looking to build up its infrastructure and its strategic position in the United Arab Emirates, signed nine agreements worth a total of 2.16 billion in 2011 for new airports and roads. Firms from around the world have snapped up the work. The largest share ($1.7 billion) allotted to the construction of a 334,995-sq-m new terminal at the Muscat International Airport was awarded to a consortium of U.S-based Bechtel, Bahwan Engineering Co., and Turkey’s Enka. The airport terminal, scheduled for completion in 2014, will handle 12 million passengers annually. Piling and earthworks for the project has started. “It took us a while to prepare the soil by removing part of the soil and replacing it with external soil…The entire airport is being built in such a way that it can resist any flooding,” Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, minister of transport and communications, said during a site visit last fall. Denmark-based Cowi,...