Kolkata: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the watchdog agency that monitors Indian skies, has given a provisional approval to the automated air traffic management system at Kolkata airport that was commissioned in August.
The nod from DGCA is a major leap of faith for engineers and technicians involved in developing the new control centre on the fourth floor of the air traffic complex. Though the old control centre on the building's seventh floor is still in operation as a back-up support, flights are practically being monitored and directed from the new state-of-the-art centre. Once DGCA gives the final approval that is expected in six months, the old centre will be de-commissioned.
The automated system integrates and displays inputs from multiple radars, automatically transmits air traffic data to adjoining ATCs and ushers in smarter air traffic management for optimization of air space. Though the automation system was provided by Spanish firm Indra, it was Indian engineers who developed the architecture and implemented the transition from an archaic system to a modern one.
10/12/14 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
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The nod from DGCA is a major leap of faith for engineers and technicians involved in developing the new control centre on the fourth floor of the air traffic complex. Though the old control centre on the building's seventh floor is still in operation as a back-up support, flights are practically being monitored and directed from the new state-of-the-art centre. Once DGCA gives the final approval that is expected in six months, the old centre will be de-commissioned.
The automated system integrates and displays inputs from multiple radars, automatically transmits air traffic data to adjoining ATCs and ushers in smarter air traffic management for optimization of air space. Though the automation system was provided by Spanish firm Indra, it was Indian engineers who developed the architecture and implemented the transition from an archaic system to a modern one.
10/12/14 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
