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The Gotianun and Gokongwei conglomerates are proposing to redevelop the Clark International Airport, through P839 billion in investments, which is approximately four and a half times bigger that the capital outlays earlier proposed to build an alternative international gateway.

The Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) remains on track, the Transportation department said as it denied a report that the start of construction could be pushed back to December next year.

Boeing predicts rising air traffic across Southeast Asia will spur demand for commercial aircraft. Fueled by higher economic growth in the region, air traffic is expected to rise by 7.2 percent a year until 2036 and this will see airlines expand their fleets to better serve demand, said Jim Freitas, managing director, product marketing and analysis Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Shanghai – Just ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed an airworthiness certification deal that effectively opens the door to Chinese sales of airplanes to the US and other countries.

San Miguel Corporation’s unsolicited proposal to put up a P700-billion airport in Bulacan is moving up the review and approval process by the technical board of the National Economic and Development Authority-Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC), the country’s economic planning head said.

Transport-network company Uber said ride-sharing services can reduce the volume of private vehicles on Metro Manila roads by about a million, easing traffic congestion in the metropolis.

LOS ANGELES: Uber unveiled a partnership with NASA that will see it develop flying taxis priced competitively with standard Uber journeys.

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will soon start expanding the three expressways it built – the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), the Skyway system, and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway (NAIAX) – to help decongest traffic in the metropolis.

The first Philippine Aviation Day – put together by the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines (ACAP) – gathered key aviation stakeholders who saw the opportunity for local aviation to gain from the ongoing regional air travel boom.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned the Philippines against “excessively onerous” aviation regulations that would hamper growth in the aviation sector and consequently hurt passengers.