Filed in archive
Aviation News
by Terah Shelton on May 8, 2007
Transport minister, Mr. Chirau Ali Mwakwere, said that the move was in tandem with the ongoing harmonization of aviation sector in the East Africa Community and Comesa region.
He said the Government would continue to provide the necessary infrastructure and put in place appropriate policies to enable the aviation industry to thrive.
"Kenya will be one of the leading countries in Africa in terms of aviation," he said.
He added: "This year, 10 more airstrips are planned for upgrading while 14 more will be inspected for rehabilitation."
Among airports earmarked for upgrading is Moi International Airport in Mombasa, which is currently under going renovation, and Kisumu Airport whose run way will be extended at estimated cost of Sh2.6 billion.
At the Kisumu Airport, the terminal building will be expanded and the runway increased to 3.2km, from the current 2.1km, to accommodate bigger aircraft. A new control tower will also be built.
Other facilities to be upgraded are lighting and security systems. Another airport in the sights of KAA for expansion is the Malindi Airport, which locals want to be upgraded to an international airport. The Wajir Airport terminal building has been constructed and the control tower rehabilitated for the airport to serve both military and civilian aircraft.
Quote Source and entire article here.
Permalink: Kenya: Africa's Newest Aviation Hub?
Tags:
Kenya
Moi
International
Airport
Mombasa
Malindi
Airport
Wajir
Airport
Kisumu
Airport
aviation
kenya+
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/68196
Addthis
Ask
Blinklist
del.icio.us
Digg
Fark
Facebook
Google
Lycos
Ma.gnolia
Mr Wong
Netscape
Netvousz
Newsvine
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Slashdot
Tailrank
Technorati
Wink
Yahoo
Vote for Kenya: Africa's Newest Aviation Hub?:
|
Rating: 8.78 out of 9 vote(s) cast.
|
Response from:
Real Exam Questions
(04/06/09 7:12am)
The is really nice runway for planes.
Subscribe
Marketplace
- Batteries - Concorde Battery Corporation
Use the search to look for other interesting posts
| RSS |  See all blog subscribe options |
 What is RSS? | |
| Yahoo! |
|
| Addthis |
|
| Bloglines |
|
| Newsletter | |
| Follow us on Twitter! |
