Transport

Dubai has cleared the way for private investors to enter the emirate’s public transport sector, having laid the foundations for a partial privatisation of some operations in the state’s growing rail, road and waterborne networks.

Major changes are in the works for the Nigerian aviation sector, with plans to upgrade a number of airports. Officials have also called for a review of the government’s airport concession agreements, with an aim to generate more revenue to support further development of the country’s air travel infrastructure.

Brunei Darassalam’s skies are set to get more crowded and its international airport busier, with an increasing number of airlines looking to serve routes to the Sultanate and the country’s own flag carrier positioning itself to maximise returns by sharpening its focus on the regional market.

Malaysia is at the forefront of a $485m infrastructure fund to forge closer transportation and logistics services between members of the ASEAN community.

El Presidente electo Ollanta Humala está llevando su campaña de inclusión social a los cielos. En su discurso inaugural del 28 de julio, el Presidente Humala anunció que se tomarían todas las medidas necesarias para asegurar que el Perú tuviera su propia línea aérea de bandera y para “promover una mayor apertura y competitividad en el sector de aviación comercial”. El principal objetivo de Humala es hacer los viajes aéreos más accesibles para el peruano promedio bajando los costos y ampliando el transporte hacia el interior del país.

The RAK Investment Authority (RAKIA) licenced 800 new companies in the first eight months of 2011, a 31% increase from the same period last year, according to Alex Thomas, RAKIA’s general manager of marketing. Most of the new licences were for manufacturing firms, and the number of trading and transport licenses was also up, Thomas said.