Port Elizabeth - The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) announced on Monday that it will issue a notice for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study to assess the feasibility of establishing a cargo airport and an aeronautical and aerospace industrial cluster in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ).
“We are happy that the project is beginning to take shape. Feasibility work has been done by industry experts which has yielded great potential for the project. The establishment of an advanced manufacturing cluster for aeronautical and aerospace industries has always been on our vision map,” said Mogamad Sadick Davids, CDC metallurgy business development manager.
Possible aeronautical and aerospace industrial manufacturing activity that can take place in the Coega IDZ include manufacturing of helicopters, aerospace engines, auxiliary equipment and parts, and propulsion units while the industry can also possibly contribute to aerospace product prototypes, aircraft conversion and aircraft overhaul and rebuilding.