News about MAHB

  KUALA LUMPUR (July 22): It is a big relief to many, particularly Penangnites, when the federal government confirmed the project to expand the capacity of the Penang International Airport (PIA) to 20 million passengers per annum (mppa) from 6.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 23): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and BP Aerotech (Subang) Sdn Bhd plan to develop an aerospace and high-tech park within the Subang Aerotech Park to be leased to companies in the aerospace industry.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): The construction of a new dedicated RM3 million processing centre at klia2 in Sepang is almost 50% complete, says Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said it is aware that a swarm of bees has congregated at Bay Q4 of klia2, but stressed that such sights are pretty common and that the insects usually pose no harm to anyone.

SEPANG (Nov 22): The government is looking at reducing the passenger service charge (PSC) collected by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Managers Association (MRMA) suggested the government consider increasing the free float of the Airport REIT (AREIT) to more than 30% of the proposed stake, in line with the Bursa Malaysia's priority to attract higher foreign participation in the local capital market.

Aviation sector  Downgrade to neutral from overweight: The government intends to set up the world’s first Airport Real Estate Investment Trust (AREIT), enabling it to raise RM4 billion based on a 30% stake sale to private investing institutions.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): The federal government’s proposed airport real estate investment trust (REIT) may be neutral for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) in the near term.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The need for more low-cost carrier terminals (LCCTs) (pictured) in the country, which has been the subject of much debate for several years, heated up after former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was reported in the press last month as saying that the federal government was in talks with AirAsia Group Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to build an LCCT in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali (pictured) said the new government led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad "doesn't seem" to be opposing the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) within the KLIA Aeropolis.