Hong Kong International Airport has opened the departures facilities at its new Terminal 2, with the first passenger services commencing on 27 May. Hong Kong Airlines became the first carrier to move its check-in operations from Terminal 1 to the new terminal, with 36 departing flights scheduled on the first day of operation. The remaining…
AECOM (NYSE:ACM) is one of the best stocks to buy for global infrastructure spending. On May 12, the company said it supported the completion and opening of the Fanling Bypass (Eastern Section), the first major transport infrastructure project delivered in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis. The approximately four-kilometer, dual two-lane carriageway links the Fanling North New…
Trial flights for Hong Kong’s first two-tonne electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft could take place within the next six months, initially to transport heavy construction materials to remote sites in the New Territories. Infrastructure consultancy AECOM said once aviation safety for cargo logistics was proved, the potential next step was ecotourism, providing an…
On a sunny afternoon in late November, hundreds of onlookers gathered beside a picturesque lake near Shanghai as a massive silver drone lifted off silently from the deck of a cutting-edge vessel, marking the dawn of a new chapter for the low-altitude economy in both mainland China and Hong Kong. The demonstration at Dianshan Lake,…
AECOM’s joint venture with AtkinsRéalis has been awarded a consultancy contract for the Hong Kong Section of the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Rail Link (Hung Shui Kiu–Qianhai). The contract was awarded by the Highways Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. The project is intended to improve transport connectivity between Hong Kong and Shenzhen,…
Shenzhen Bay Bridge, which connects the city to Hong Kong (Nohead Lam/Dreamstime) The government of Hong Kong has picked a joint venture of Aecom and AtkinsRéalis to build the Hong Kong section of the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Rail Link. The JV will design and build a 7.3km section on the railway, linking Hong Kong’s Hung…