KSIADC taps Parsons for infrastructure revamp: PIF-owned King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) inked two four-year delivery partner contracts with US aviation solutions provider Parsons Corporation, state news agency SPA reports. The investment ticket for the tender was not disclosed.

The Details: Under the agreements, Parsons will develop critical airport infrastructure and comprehensive project management services. This includes airside facilities — such as runways, taxiways, aircraft parking areas, and the air traffic control tower — as well as ground infrastructure, including roads, tunnels, bridges, railway networks, and landscaping. The firm will be responsible for the initial planning, design, permitting, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

ALSO- Bechtel to deliver the new terminals: US-based engineering firm Bechtel agreed to manage delivery of three new terminals at Riyadh’s King Salman International Airport (KSIA), according to a statement.

The details: The firm will work with King Salman International Airport Development Company to oversee the delivery of a terminal for commercial carriers, Terminal 6 for low-cost carriers, and a new private aviation terminal with hangars. KSIA will be able to host six parallel runways — handling over 185 mn passengers and 3.5 mn tonnes of cargo annually by 2050.

ICYMI- Riyadh’s King Salman International Airport — an expansion of the capital’s King Khalid International Airport — is poised to be one of the world’s largest, set to accommodate up to 120 mn passengers by 2030 and 185 mn by 2050. Officials plan to open the airport’s private aviation terminal in 2026, a passenger terminal in 2028, and its “iconic terminal” by 2030.

Who else is involved? UK-based architecture firm Foster + Partners is designing the airport’s master plan, while US-based Jacobs Engineering will offer its consulting services for the master plan and design of the new runways, according to Zawya.

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TGA calls on Amazon: The Transport General Authority (TGA) inked a MoU with Amazon to bolster the Kingdom’s parcel delivery sector and e-commerce operations, according to a statement on X. The agreement’s scope includes streamlining work models and customer experience, developing a support system for delivery partners, as well as boosting service coverage and efficiency.

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