Thiruvananthapuram: The 1.6-lakh euro radar system, which was put to use in the Thiruvananthapuram international airport on Monday, gave anxious moments to air traffic controllers and airport authorities by failing to give crucial weather information.
The radar, that replaced the 18-year-old Airport Surveillance Radar and the Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR), was installed after obtaining mandatory clearance from the Director General of Civil Aviation.
Confirming to The Hindu that weather information was not being provided by the radar, a top airport official said it was a serious drawback. The engineers of the Czech Republic-based company ELDIS Pardubice who had installed the radar were now examining it for faults.
The radar system, which is to be formally commissioned next week, is integrated to a single antenna. The new system comprises a Route Surveillance Radar and an Approach Surveillance Radar.
10/09/13 The Hindu
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The radar, that replaced the 18-year-old Airport Surveillance Radar and the Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar (MSSR), was installed after obtaining mandatory clearance from the Director General of Civil Aviation.
Confirming to The Hindu that weather information was not being provided by the radar, a top airport official said it was a serious drawback. The engineers of the Czech Republic-based company ELDIS Pardubice who had installed the radar were now examining it for faults.
The radar system, which is to be formally commissioned next week, is integrated to a single antenna. The new system comprises a Route Surveillance Radar and an Approach Surveillance Radar.
10/09/13 The Hindu
