Bombardier lands Houston airport contract

Bombardier Transportation said Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract with Houston Airport System of the City of Houston for the operation and maintenance of its INNOVIA APM 100 automated people mover system at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Subject to meeting the agreed performance targets, the contract also includes a three-year extension to 2018, followed by a two-year discretionary option to extend to 2020.

For the first five years, the contract is valued at roughly $27 million, Bombardier said.

Bombardier supplied the first phase of the transit system to the airport in 1999 and since then has expanded both the vehicle fleet and the system infrastructure, with the most recent expansion project being completed last August. The people mover runs roughly one mile, with four stations connecting three airport terminals.

Eran Gartner, president, Systems Division, Bombardier Transportation, said, “Weare delighted to return to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport with our competitive INNOVIA O&M operations and maintenance services after five years out.”