News about airport

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 13): The northerly flight path for Singapore's Seletar Airport that is disputed by Malaysia is necessary, says Singapore, because wind blows from different directions in this region in the first and second half of the year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): In response to Malaysia's charge that it selectively published documents relating to its disputed Instrument Landing System procedures for Seletar Airport, Singapore's Ministry of Transport says the correspondence it released was to address media queries whether The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) had consulted its Malaysian counterparts in December last year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 11): The Malaysian Ministry of Transport (MoT) (pictured), in a statement yesterday, accused Singapore of wanting to influence public opinion with its "partial and selective" public release of documents last week over the disputed Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures for the city-state's Seletar Airport.

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

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): AirAsia Group Bhd will not invest in the proposed airport real estate investment trust (Airport REIT) as the low-cost carrier does not want to lose focus on its airline business, said chief executive officer (CEO) Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

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.

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 (Nov 2): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is of the view that the formation of the airport real estate investment trust (airport REIT), as proposed in the Budget 2019 tabled in Parliament today, is a way for the government to 'securitise' its infrastructure assets.

JOHOR BAHRU (Oct 11): In order for its industrial park to be fully developed and operational by 2025, Senai Airport City Sdn Bhd (SAC) is seeking logistics and food and beverage (F&B) companies to set up manufacturing operations there.

IPOH (September 28): Sultan Azlan Shah Airport will be upgraded to enhance passenger experience and improve aircraft traffic control.