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Grand Cayman’s airfield upgrade Work has been completed on the reconstruction and expansion of the airside infrastructure at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. According to the Stantec led design team, the major airfield upgrades are set to increase safety and efficiency at the island’s “most vital piece of infrastructure” as it serves as its primary connection to the rest of the world. The project included strengthening and extending the airport’s only runway to allow for long-haul, wide-body aircraft to fly direct routes from Europe and North America to Grand Cayman. A parallel taxiway and a taxiway turnaround were also constructed to increase safety and efficiency at the airport by giving aircraft a viable alternative to back-taxiing on the runway. “This was a major airfield overhaul executed under the most unusual circumstances,” said Leigh Bartlett, principal with Stantec’s airport group. “My hat is off to our on-site project personnel, and I am thankful for the partnership of Island Paving/Decco/IDL Projects and the airport authority. Working together, we were able to see this to a successful completion.” Cayman Islands Airports Authority CEO, Albert Anderson, said: “This airfield expansion is part of a larger airports development master plan that will have lasting economic and community benefits for the people of the Cayman Islands.”
New safety guidelines adopted by dnata catering
The adoption of new industry guidelines issued by the International Flight Services Association (IFSA) and the Airline Catering Association (ACA) will help ensure that dnata consistently delivers the highest standards of health and safety across its global catering operations. Robin Padgett, divisional senior vice president of dnata catering, said: “The combined ACA/IFSA guidelines ensure another layer of guidance, providing an industry-wide reference point to complement the strict COVID-19 procedures and processes implemented by us at the global and local level. “Importantly, passengers can remain confident that our products and services are provided with the utmost attention to health and safety.” Launched in early February, the ACA/IFSA guidance provides a sensible approach to implementation, highlighting ways in which individual locations and processes can best be re-engineered to meet the updated health and safety standards.
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