Mumbai: The functioning of the new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower may get delayed as the Air Navigation System (ANS) department is facing problems allotting staff for training purposes. The ANS is already facing an acute shortage of staff.
The ANS, which consists of staffers from the ATC and the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) department, have to be trained on the new ATC system as it has the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and technologies that the present tower does not have. While ATC officials directly coordinate with pilots and others for managing traffic, CNS provides infrastructure support for it.
After the training, the new as well as the existing ATC tower will be simultaneously operated for over two months. Following this, the operations will be managed only from the new ATC tower.
17/11/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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The ANS, which consists of staffers from the ATC and the Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) department, have to be trained on the new ATC system as it has the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and technologies that the present tower does not have. While ATC officials directly coordinate with pilots and others for managing traffic, CNS provides infrastructure support for it.
After the training, the new as well as the existing ATC tower will be simultaneously operated for over two months. Following this, the operations will be managed only from the new ATC tower.
17/11/13 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
