Cavotec Middle East won a Dh15 million ($4.08 million) contract for the design, supply, and installation of 95 pop-up pit systems at the new Muscat International Airport.
The subsidiary of Global Engineering Group, Cavotec MSL won the contract from Bahwan Engineering Company, the biggest MEP contracting company in the Sultanate of Oman and part of the Bahwan Group.
Cavotec will supply its Wibe Cable Support System to the development, adding to the firm’s portfolio for the Muscat International Airport project.
Cavotec’s pop-up pit systems can now be found in 5 different airports in the Gulf, including: Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Muscat.
Cavotec MSL pop-up pit systems are used for storing such items as 400Hz cables, PCA hoses, potable water hoses, and technical services under the tarmac apron. When the aircraft is in the parking position or maintenance hangar, the pop-up system is deployed and raised to working level. Upon disconnection, Cavotec’s pop-up pits automatically retract to surface level.
Cavotec’s in-ground systems supply aircraft with fuel, power, water and pre-conditioned air, eliminating the need for service vehicles, diesel generators, cables and hoses that typically cover much of the area around parked aircraft.