Tag: Owen Roberts International Airport
Smoke at works site leads to airport evacuation
(CNS): Travellers and staff were evacuated from Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) Wednesday lunchtime after smoke was spotted at the site where a new baggage hall building is being constructed as part of the ongoing expansion project. Officials from the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) said that the source of the smoke has not been […]
Plans revealed for runway extension
(CNS): The tourism minister has revealed plans to begin extending the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport in incremental steps. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Moses Kirkconnell said ministry officials were putting together a request for proposals for an engineering study on the costs and challenges presented by extending the runway at Grand Cayman’s […]
Aircraft spill causes disruption at airport
(CNS): The runway at Owen Roberts International Airport was temporarily closed on Friday afternoon after an aircraft broke down and spilled hydraulic fluid on the tarmac. Officials from the Airports Authority have not disclosed the details of the flight or which airline was involved but said the incident happened around noon. The entire runaway was […]
Detective cleared in gun case
(CNS): The RCIPS detective who took a handgun and ammunition to the airport has been cleared of any wrongdoing by both the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the internal police Professional Standards Unit. The RCIPS confirmed that the investigation into the circumstances surrounding how Lauriston Burton came to have the weapon […]
Airport begins search for builders
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Airports Authority has started the process to find a general contractor to undertake the renovation and expansion of Owen Roberts International Airport terminal. Airport officials said the first step is to prequalify general contractors for the second but main phase of the project. This contract will be for the terminal building, including approximately […]
Cargo plane makes emergency landing at ORIA
(CNS): Airport officials and the police have confirmed that an IBC Airways cargo plane made an emergency landing at the airport in George Town just before noon Monday. The plane landed safely and without incident with the support of the local emergency services, including the helicopter. The pilot of the Saab twin engine plane, which […]
Golden shovels start airport project
(CNS): The airport renovations at Owen Roberts International Airport will be completed by early 2018, the tourism minister said on Wednesday before he and airport officials turned over the first earth at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the project. Describing it as a “long and challenging journey” spanning several administrations, Moses Kirkconnell said he was proud to […]
Visitor caught at Cayman airport with loaded gun
(CNS): An American man was arrested on Saturday 28 March when he was found trying to carry a loaded firearm through Owen Roberts International Airport. And two days later a Caymanian, flying in from Honduras, was arrested after he was found with what could be cocaine.
Twin otter makes emergency landing on one engine
(CNS) UPDATED 7:15am Monday: A Cayman Airways flight from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman put the airport emergency services on alert Saturday morning when it landed at Owen Roberts International Airport on just one engine. According to the Cayman Islands Air Traffic Controllers Association, the plane was operating a routine service from Little Cayman when the flight crew reported […]
Aviation regulator to investigate ‘go around’
(CNS): A departing United Airlines plane, which was still on the tarmac at Owen Roberts International Airport on Sunday, appears to have triggered an incident report and investigation after an incoming Cayman Airways aircraft was forced to go around. Although few details regarding the event have been released, the airport confirm that it had submitted a […]
Airport bridges would add $20m to tab
(CNS): The creation of bridges to link planes to the terminal at the Grand Cayman airport would push up the renovation cost by more than 40%, officials have said. Following the unveiling of the $55 million upgrade to Owen Roberts International Airport this week some have questioned why jet bridges were not part of the design but airport […]
