Malta International Airport hosted a multi-national meeting on preventive maintenance and preservation of airport pavements. Organised by the Italian company RO.DE.CO SpA, the meeting provided the opportunity to evaluate and discuss the latest technology available on road maintenance and MIA was the ideal setting due to the works on a number of aircraft parks at the airport.
Delegates representing airports and civil engineering organisations from the USA, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany and France attended the meeting. Charles Abela, head of technical services at MIA, gave a presentation on the process and methods being used for the resurfacing of the runway.
Gianfranco Battiato, president of the RO.DE.CO Group, and Charles Grady, director of CRAFCO Inc. of the USA, spoke about novel techniques and methods applied to ensure longer durability of road surfaces and cost-effectiveness of such projects.
MIA CEO Julian Jaeger said it was a priviledge for MIA to have been selected as a showpiece.