Airport, ATM and Air Operations Consulting & Engineering

Egis Avia News July 1, 2009 – 01/07/2009

Egis contributes to upgrade Beauvais Airport to category III

The company in charge of Beauvais’ airport management and operations has initiated a 68M€ investment plan. In this framework, a 14M€ project is dedicated to the upgrade of the precision approach to category III in order to enhance safety and reduce flight delays on the airport. In fact, bad weather conditions and fog regularly affect airlines operating on the airport (Ryanair, Wizzair ou Blue Air) compelling them to reroute or cancel their flights.

With 2.5 million passengers per year, the airport has decided to acquire a cat III instrument landing system to provide precision instrument approach capabilities during weather conditions with low visibility.

Along with other co-contracting companies, Egis Avia is a major contributor to the management of this complex project which required closing the airport from June 3 to 10 to carry out heavy works of runway levelling and refection. This gigantic and tricky building project mobilising more than 400 workers on eight days has been successfully conducted.

Egis Avia is thus an important player in the main evolution of this airport which has planned to double its capacity over the next years.

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About Egis

Subsidiary of “Caisse des Dépôts” Group with a workforce of 7,300 individuals worldwide and a 505M€ turnover in 2008, Egis is one of the world leading companies in infrastructure engineering and road, railway, air and urban transport systems including hydraulics and environment. It proposes a global offer including engineering, project deployment and infrastructures operations.
For more information, visit www.egis.fr

About Egis Avia

Thanks to a 40-year experience in a demanding sector, Egis Avia is today a key expert in the Civil Aviation industry. Egis Avia offers a multifaceted expertise covering all aspects of airport, air operations and air traffic management activities. With a current workforce of 194 employees and a 28.6M€ annual turnover in 2008 Egis Avia has been, since its creation in 1969, successfully managing more than 1000 projects in 140 countries.

Egis Avia provides research and technology, consulting and engineering services, operations and turnkey solutions adapted to each client’s business needs. With it unique position on the market, Egis Avia provides bespoke solutions aiming at increasing operations safety and efficiency, the compliance with international regulation and offering an optimum use of advanced technologies.

More information at www.egis-avia.fr

Contacts:

Egis Avia
Christian Allibe
Chief Executive Officer
Technopolis
195 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
92 138 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex
France
Ph.: + 33 1 41 23 46 00
Email: contact.egis-avia@egis.fr

Egis
Isabelle Bourguet
Egis Communication Director
11, avenue du Centre
Saint Quentin en Yvelines
78 286 Guyancourt Cedex
France
Ph.: + 33 1 30 48 44 12

Email: isabelle.bourguet@egis.fr