Intallation of Radar Surveillance System at KK airport on course

National Airports Corporation Limited says significant progress has been made with regards the installation of the long awaited Radar Surveillance System (RSS) at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport.

NACL Communications and Branding Manager Sally Namutowe in a statement made available to QFM News says the Radar equipment installation is scheduled for the month of February 2015 with the project completion expected in September 2015.

Ms Namutowe says initial delivery of the first trench of equipment is expected in early January 2015, while new Radar control Procedures which are also being designed will be delivered in due course.

She says Government allocated US$30 million to the project which started in August 2013 and is scheduled to be completed in 18 months.

She adds that Thales ATM Systems were contracted to supply the Radar systems.

Ms Namutowe further states that the Technical and operational training of manpower is currently in progress with twenty Avionics engineers from the Department of Civil Aviation, National Airports Corporation Limited and Zambia Air Force having been trained so far.

She says twelve of these engineers attended advanced Radar maintenance training at Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) in South Africa.

She adds that six ATM controllers who have been trained at ATNS South Africa have also received advanced training as trainers in Radar control.

The Radar Surveillance System project was initiated by the Government to address long standing surveillance deficiencies in the Zambian Airspace.

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