Tag: Charles Kirkconnell International Airport
Airport projects may be shelved as NCFC shapes policy
(CNS): As the public consultation period on redevelopment projects at the three airports draws to a close, government officials have said the various proposals are all under review. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority is currently consulting on the draft Terms of Reference (ToRs) for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) on the controversial projects, which the premier […]
EIA TORs released for damaging airport projects
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) is inviting the public to take part in the consultation process for three of its proposed major projects outlined in the 2041 Airports Master Plan. Terms of reference for the EIAs were published last week and are now available for people to read, consider and submit their thoughts. […]
Security streamlined at Brac airport to reduce congestion
(CNS): A new security checkpoint at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) on Cayman Brac designed to reduce congestion is now up and running, according to the Cayman Islands Airport Authority. This upgraded facility will streamline passenger flow through the Central Security Search area, which will address the congestion at the security screening point, the […]
Customs refuse to offer details on Brac airport arrest
(CNS): Customs and Border Control officers arrested an unnamed individual on Thursday, 16 January, as he arrived at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac. According to a short notification from the CBC, the Cayman Islands resident was arrested following an X-ray baggage examination. However, officials have refused to say what was found in […]
$160k of work underway at CKIA on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Work began on Monday at Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA) on Cayman Brac to upgrade the passenger and cabin baggage security screening checkpoint area and administrative offices. The work is estimated to cost about CI$160,000 and is a separate project and budget from the anticipated wider upgrades outside based on the master plan, which […]
CIAA U-turns on night-flight restrictions at Brac airport
(CNS): A shortage of air traffic controllers at the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport on Cayman Brac led to the cancellation of Cayman Airways’ weekend direct flights from Denver, Tamp and Miami and to Grand Cayman. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority had allowed CKIA to remain operating beyond its 7:00pm closure time to accommodate these flights […]
Bid reveals environmental threats from airport projects
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airport Authority has opened a bid for consultants to draw up terms of reference for environmental impact assessments of proposed changes at the three airports. The CIAA has unveiled ambitious and controversial plans for the redevelopment of the airports, all of which pose significant environmental threats. The bid is focused on […]
Locals appointed to leadership jobs on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Two Cayman Brackers have been appointed to senior public sector jobs on the island. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) announced the appointment of Joshua Burke as the airport manager at the Charles Kirkonnell International Airport, and the Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB) said Valentine Shavon Bodden has been appointed in a full-time role […]
Airport OBC makes no case for runway
(CNS): The outline business case that Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan is using to justify the continued development of Cayman’s airports makes no case for the $27 million runway expansion. The decision to extend the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport into the North Sound is part of a plan to upgrade Grand Cayman’s airport, but […]
Ministry picks priciest option for private terminal
(CNS): The Outline Business Case for the next phase of development for the airports on all three Cayman Islands has revealed that the government has picked the priciest option for redeveloping the General Aviation (GA) Terminal that caters to private jets at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman. But there is very little in […]
Benefits of new $76M airport project to ‘trickle down’
(CNS): The Cayman Island Government (CIG) has approved a $28 million expansion of the runway into the North Sound at Owen Roberts International Airport and a $42 million rebuild of the General Aviation Terminal for private jets. Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan said Tuesday that Cabinet had given the green light to four elements of the […]
