2 Malaysia firms ink airport services deal

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: Two signed a deal to provide airport management services for the Cagayan North International in the province, according to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA).

administrator and chief executive - had (ICB) and Positive Paragon Sendirian Berhad (PPSB) signed - undertake the project.

companies will “set up the front-end hardware and equipment, install software as well as work stations and passport and travel card readers including commission E- gates,” among other things.

will begin in April following the first overseas commercial

CEZA also announced that a consortium of locally-registered and foreign- based firms have submitted an “unsolicited proposal” for the development of CNIA.

The consortium is led by Subic Bay Business Aviation Center ( formerly AIA Inter Services) in collaboration with US- based National Standard

They propose to develop CNIA into a state of the art logistics aviation hub and a one-stop aviation center.

He said the Cagayan Business Aviation Center ( CBAC) has also submitted an offer to set up a fixed based operator/ aviation services provider, among other related services.

“This proposed high- tech of its kind in the country and will comprise of interdependent projects using state of the art - bino said.

Earlier, CEZA said it has cleared all hurdles required for CNIA’s acquisition of a full Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to begin operat heavier Airbus A320 and Boeing B-737 aircraft.

“We have metaphorically moved mountains to reach this point in our incessant drive to

In the recent Regional Development Council meeting in Cagayan Valley ( Region 2), inadequacy of infrastructure within the EcoZone despite being in existence for more than two decades.

“The only way we can move forward, and fast, was to conduct a review of the mediumterm development plan and to refocus efforts towards developing and building new infrastruc

He noted that CEZA has - nerships for the growth and - zon, and jobs, incomes and economic opportunities for the local population” with Gen

He said Genserv offered to promote the development of - eries as well as in eco-tourism have proposed the setting up of infrastructure for wireless broadband, high- tech sensors - trol, and a blockchain transactional network among other developments.