Ismail Hakki Polat, Aviation Advisor & Project Director, Cengiz Insaat San. ve Tic. AS, Turkey

Speaker Biograghy: As Aviation/Airports Advisor for Cengiz Insaat AS and the General Manager of Deltaturk LLC, Ismail has over 19 years' experience in the construction and aviation industries. Upon completion of his graduate studies at WPI in the USA, Ismail participated in various high-profile projects as a member of Skanska USA, including Terminal A Redevelopment and Terminal E Renovations projects at Logan International Airport. Upon his return to Turkey in 2008, he continued working in the aviation industry, participating in several projects in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia for public, private and military clients. Since 2013, as Aviation Advisor for Cengiz Insaat, he has provided technical support for the group’s aviation projects such as Ordu-Giresun Airport, Erbil International Airport and Duhok International Airport. He was directly involved in the design and development of Istanbul New Airport as an Executive Committee member, and of the Kuwait Support Terminal Project as Project Director for Cengiz Insaat.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development - Middle East & Asia

11:55 - 12:30 - Kuwait Support Terminal – when fast track means fast smart
Synopsis: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Kuwait seeks to construct and commission a separate Support Passenger Terminal, aimed at providing an additional handling capacity to support T1 until T2 is operating. Cengiz and AECOM are helping Kuwait achieve the goal and improve transportation through this facility. The challenge of this multidisciplinary project is the tight schedule. The airport and its facilities will be operational in November 2017, which allows only 15 months of intense development. The presentation displays the design and construction features to achieve the milestones while developing smart, innovative, cost-effective solutions.

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