The French government has just appointed the consortium led by VINCI Concessions, in partnership with Entreprise de Travaux Publics de l’Ouest (ETPO – CIFE) and the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to hold the 55-year concession to operate the airports of Nantes Atlantique and Saint-Nazaire Montoir from 1 January 2011, as well as to design, finance, build, operate and maintain the new airport, Grand Ouest Notre-Dame des Landes.

The design-construction consortium will consist of VINCI Construction France, Eurovia and Entreprise de Travaux Publics de l’Ouest (ETPO–CIFE). It will use the services, in particular, of the architect Jacques Ferrier, landscaper Bernard Lassus, ADPi for the airport engineering, as well as the following consultancies: Sogreah (infrastructure), SCE (space planning), SETEC (construction) and Elithis (energy).

Operation of the airport will be carried out by VINCI Airports, a subsidiary of VINCI Concessions, in partnership with the Nantes-Saint Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the aim of promoting the economic growth of the Great West region of France.