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ខ្មែរ Airport and Aviation
French & Italian Airports Join Hands to Launch Electric Air Taxi Company
- 15 November 2021
A group of airports in Italy and France have launched a company to jointly study the feasibility of electrically powered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicles in Europe, reported GCR. Called Urban Blue, the company is jointly owned by airports in Rome, Venice, Bologna and Nice. The initial aim is to study the operation feasibility of the vertiport network as well as the technical and fi...
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Expressway Linking to New PP Airport on Hold; New Alternative Being Considered
- 5 November 2021
OCIC is studying the feasibility of building a new road connecting from NR2 to the new Phnom Penh airport in Kandal province, while the previously-announced flyover-type expressway project might be put on hold or will be built later when there is excessive traffic. The project is a separate project from the airport being built by OCIC, said Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spoke...
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Cambodia Airport Investment Firm Issues US$15 million Guaranteed Bond
- 4 November 2021
The Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CIAC) has issued US$15 million in a guaranteed bonds for Prince Bank, with the funds to be used for the construction of the New Phnom Penh International Airport in Kandal province. The guaranteed bond is invested in by Prince Bank and guaranteed by the Oversea Cambodia Investment Corporation LTD (OCIC), which is the parent company of CAIC. The agreem...
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Construction of Phnom Penh International Airport Over 30% Complete
- 28 October 2021
Construction of the new Phnom Penh International Airport is now over 30% complete, while the progress is going as scheduled despite the recent flooding. State Secretariat for Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spokesman Sin Chansereyvutha said on 28 October that progress has slowed slightly due to the effects of the floods. However, the company was well-prepared for any potential natural disaster, making ...
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Dara Sakor International Airport to Begin Operation by Late 2021
- 22 September 2021
Construction of Dara Sakor International Airport in Koh Kong province is set for completion by next month, while the test operation is scheduled for 30 December this year. Representatives of the Dara Sakor International Airport construction firm confirmed the two dates during the meeting with the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) on Tuesday 21 September. Covering an area of up to 4....
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Gov’t Requests Chinese Firm to Build New Water Supply Network from SR City to New Airport
- 22 September 2021
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) has requested the Siem Reap International Airport construction firm AIAI to invest approximately US$13 million to build a clean water supply connecting downtown Siem Reap to the new airport in Sot Nikum district. The request was raised by MISTI Minister HE Cham Prasidh during the meeting with the State Secretariat of Civil Avi...
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Water Management in Kandal Reconfigured to Mitigate Flooding on New PP Airport Construction Site
- 7 September 2021
The Kandal Provincial Administration has issued new measures to mitigate the flooding issue on the new Phnom Penh International Airport construction site, in particular the site of Runway 1. According to the announcement dated 3 September 2021, the provincial administration has temporarily closed the sewage at the corner of Canal 90 and Dam 54 and cut off Dam 54 from between Canal 90 to Canal 9...
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Gov’t, Chinese firm drafting Mondulkiri airport project framework agreement
- 11 August 2021
The Cambodian government and Chinese firm China Power International Group are speeding up work on drafting a framework agreement for the Mondulkiri airport project, in the hope that construction could begin soon after the framework agreement is complete. According to the State Secretary of Civil Aviation (SSCA)’s spokesman HE Sin Chansereyvuth, the talk has already been ongoing for months, but ...
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