Thiruvananthapuram : Work on replacing the 18-year-old Airport Surveillance Radar and the Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR) at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, at an estimated cost of 1.60 lakh Euros, has entered the last phase with the Site Acceptance Test.
The Site Acceptance Test has begun after the installation of the new radar by the Czech Republic-based company ELDIS Pardubice. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will carry out the mandatory inspection next week on completion of the SAT..
On Friday, the Airports Authority of India carried out the safety audit for airlines, personnel of the Air Traffic Control, and other stake-holders as per Civil Aviation requirements before commissioning the radar.
The new radars that had been installed in the premier airport of the State include a Route Surveillance Radar and an Approach Surveillance Radar.
24/08/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
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The Site Acceptance Test has begun after the installation of the new radar by the Czech Republic-based company ELDIS Pardubice. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will carry out the mandatory inspection next week on completion of the SAT..
On Friday, the Airports Authority of India carried out the safety audit for airlines, personnel of the Air Traffic Control, and other stake-holders as per Civil Aviation requirements before commissioning the radar.
The new radars that had been installed in the premier airport of the State include a Route Surveillance Radar and an Approach Surveillance Radar.
24/08/13 S Anil Radhakrishnan/The Hindu
