Mumbai: The crash of Air Traffic Control (ATC) system-Autotrack III-in Delhi earlier this week bodes bad news for Mumbai airport as well.
The system, an upgraded version of Autotrack II which is currently in use, was to be installed at Mumbai airport by August after it had stabilised in Delhi. However, as Delhi has now gone back to the old system, the chances of it being used in Mumbai are slim.
Autotrack III crashed at Delhi airport on July 28 disrupting flight operations for 30 minutes. Officials at Mumbai were also being trained to use the system once it was consolidated in Delhi. "Now, the fate of the system hangs in balance. Everyone was working towards installing it. However, it seems like a far cry after the failure in Delhi,'' an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said.
Autotrack III is an advanced software which could have helped a complex airspace like Mumbai organise its traffic. The system has an integrated terminal manager which can help sequence flights at the airport.
01/08/10 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
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