The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), which is responsible for Singapore Changi Airport, has chosen Thales to provide a new air traffic control (ATC) system.
The CAAS says in a statement it has awarded Thales a contract worth more than S$300 million ($209 million) to provide a customised ATC system.
It says the new long range radar and display system is designed to last beyond the next decade.
Thales was awarded the contract “after a rigorous qualification process” and will also be providing technical and operational training to air traffic controllers “to transition smoothly to the new system”, it says, adding that Thales has established a regional customer support centre in Singapore.
The new system will be introduced in two stages with the first in 2010 and the next in 2012, it says.
A CAAS spokeswoman says the current ATC system is also by Thales.
Source: flightglobal.com's Air Transport Intelligence news