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Following the near mid-air collision of an outbound Caribbean Airlines (BW 484) aircraft and an inbound Delta Airlines (DAL 383) flight,T.J Yeldon Alabama Jersey, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said that the equipment which is being tendered at approximately $666 million will be used primarily for the Air Navigation System of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport,Sean Rodriguez Jersey, Timehri.Sources within the GCAA explained that an invitation to tender bids was put out,Yasmany Tomas Diamondbacks Jersey, with a closing date of December 30 next.The equipment is not expected to arrive until the middle of next year. In addition to replacing equipment in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower at the airport at Timehri,Cleveland Indians Yan Gomes Jersey, the bid also includes training for air traffic controllers on how to use the new equipment. Technicians will also be trained to maintain and repair the new equipment.Much of the equipment in the ATC Tower, including the electronic displays for the barometer,Arizona Diamondbacks Jorge De La Rosa Jersey, temperature and wind gauges,Matt Holliday Jersey, is reportedly not working. The Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) at the airport is also said to be unserviceable.Added to this,Julian Edelman Patriots Jersey, the runway lighting control panel in the ATC Tower is also said to have been unserviceable since 2004.“The existing (Air Traffic Control) ATC system in Guyana is NOT SAFE,Matt Holliday Jersey, and it is not the fault of the persons tasked with operating the system,Tony Sanchez Jersey,” said Captain Gregory Fox, the captain who conducted the investigation into the near collision of the aircraft. |
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