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INduSTRy NEwS ANd uPdATES

Selex ES to install ATC
systems in Vietnam

Selex ES has secured a US$10 million
contract from the Vietnam Air Traffic
Management Corporation to develop
L-3 Link opens customer support centre in China the new Hanoi air traffic control centre.
UK-based L-3 Link Simulation & Training has announced the opening of a customer It will provide an air traffic management
support centre in China that aims to provide customers with quick access to automation system and associated
simulator spare parts and logistics services. Although based out of Beijing, centre systems, including an area control
personnel will visit customer locations throughout the country regularly, to ensure centre system equipped with operator
L-3 Link’s RealitySeven, C2000X and C2000 simulator platforms are functioning consoles, a simulator, and a test and
properly. Lenny Genna, President of L-3 Link said, “We have made a significant evaluation system. The agreement,
investment in spare parts, logistics support and additional staff in China that will which is expected to last 19 months,
enable us to provide the level of simulator reliability and reduced life-cycle costs also involves automation of two control
expected by our numerous in-country customers.” towers, one at Noi Bai International
Airport in Hanoi and the other at Cat Bi
International Airport, in Hai Phong.

Nagpur Enroute
ATC Centre ISO
27001-certified
India’s Nagpur Enroute ATC Centre has
been awarded with the ISO 27001:2005
certificate, which recognises that the
AwAS to lease three Rolls-Royce, IAG sign centre has conformed to information
A320s to VietJet uS$1.6bn contract security management system
standards with respect to operations
Lessor AWAS has agreed to lease three The International Airlines Group (IAG) and maintenance of air navigation
new Sharklet-equipped A320 aircraft has inked a US$1.6 billion contract services facilities. Nagpur Enroute
to their new customer, Vietnamese with Rolls-Royce for XWB engines to ATC Centre is one of the busiest and
LCC VietJet Air. It is expected that the power 18 A350-1000 aircraft, a deal most complex area control centres in
three new planes will be put to work which includes long-term TotalCare the country, as there are as many as
helping the airline expand its network service support. IAG has also placed 18 domestic routes, nine international
to include ASEAN and North Asian options for 18 more A350 planes. IAG routes and 40 conflict points in Nagpur
destinations such as Busan, Bangkok, CEO Willie Walsh noted, “The A350- airspace. Thus, authorities thought
Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Singapore and 1000 will bring many benefits to our it necessary that critical information
Taipei. Pritam Singh, VP of Business fleet. Its size and range will be an pertaining to CNS/ATM facilities be
Development at VietJet said, “VietJet excellent fit for our existing network protected at all times. The facilities
is very pleased to agree with AWAS and, with lower unit costs, there is an assessed for the ISO 27001 standard
for the lease of these three new A320 opportunity to operate a new range of included the MSSR, ILS, DVOR and the
aircraft to join our growing fleet.” destinations profitably.” ATM automation system.

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