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Songea airport rehabilitation to open business opportunities, says RC
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Songea airport rehabilitation to open business opportunities, says RC
RUVUMA Regional Commissioner Brig. General Wilbert Ibuge has said that the expansion and rehabilitation of Songea airport will not only boost air transport but also open business opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the area.
The RC made the remarks here on Monday shortly after visiting and inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation of the airport facility.
RC Ibuge expressed his satisfaction with the exercise calling on contractors and supervisors to ensure that the work is completed on time, saying the government's hope is that once the work is completed, the airport will increase the number of passengers to and from Songea, as some residents of the neighboring Njombe and Lindi regions have begun using the airport for various business trips.
The expansion and rehabilitation of the airport is implemented by the Chinese company-Chico and the Tanzania Roads Agency (Tanroads) in RUVUMA Region.
He said that since the expansion work started has facilitated increase of number of flights from two to three per week and thanking the government for allocating the funds that have enabled the expansion work to be done more efficiently.
"After the expansion, now flights are conducted Monday, Wednesday and Fridays through the Air Tanzania Corporation Limited (ATCL).The airport is safe and Ruvuma residents and others in the neighboring regions are happy with these projects as they know that their businesses will improve," he said.
He commended the government for investing heavily in improving the country's infrastructures to boost the economy, appealing to Ruvuma residents and those from the neighboring region, to use the airport for normal and business travels.
The RC also said that the expansion of the airport will also attract more tourists in the region which is blessed with a number of tourist attractions.
Ibuge mentioned some of the attractions include the shores of Lake Nyasa, Livingstone Mountains, the Nyerere National Park, the Majimaji war heroes museum and the Liparamba Forest.
Tanroads manager in Ruvuma Region Razak Alanuswe said the airport said some of the areas which have been completed include the taking off and landing areas and putting lines.
According to Alinanuswe, the ongoing work include expansion of runway from the current 1600 metres to 1860 metres so as to enable it accommodate bigger planes.
The airport manager, Jordan Mchami said that due to the expansion and increased number of flights, the fare per passenger has decreased to 250,000/- from the previous 600,000/- thus attracting more people to use the airport.
Songea airport rehabilitation to open business opportunities, says RC
RUVUMA Regional Commissioner Brig. General Wilbert Ibuge has said that the expansion and rehabilitation of Songea airport will not only boost air transport but also open business opportunities and stimulate economic growth in the area.
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Thales completes ATC system deliveries for Tanzania’s airports
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26 Oct 2021 (Last Updated October 26th, 2021 09:52)
ATC surveillance radars and TopSky-ATC were deployed at Songwe, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Zanzibar and Arusha airports.
Thales TopSky – ATC oversees and controls over 80% of African airspace as of now. Credit: RENE RAUSCHENBERGER / Pixabay.
Thales and Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) have completed the delivery of the Air Traffic Management (ATM) system and radars for six of the country’s airports.
The systems were delivered under a contract, which was signed in August 2017, with an aim to improve Tanzania’s air traffic safety and efficiency.
As part of the modernisation programme, ATC surveillance radars and TopSky – ATC have been deployed at Songwe (HTGW), Dar es Salaam (DAR), Kilimanjaro (JRO), Mwanza (MWZ), Zanzibar (ZNZ) and Arusha (ARK) airports in Tanzania.
Combined with current sensors, Thales‘ co-mounted STAR NG Primary approach radar with RSM970S Mode S en-route secondary radar alongside TopSky – ATC will automate the en-route, approach and tower control centres.
Besides, the RSM 970S secondary radar Mode S downloads aircraft parameters, offering timely notice of aircraft evolution and clearances to the controller.
It also provides the ACAS Resolution Advisory Report.
Additionally, Dar Es Salam Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) has been installed with an ATC simulator for training TCAA air traffic controllers and engineers.
In a statement, Thales said: “The TopSky-ATC EFS (Electronic Flight Strip) replaces paper strips, taking track of every flight, allows Tanzanian Air traffic controllers to monitor safely and efficiently from a touchscreen real-time data updates and contributes to data sharing for collaborative decision-making.”
It will also enable controllers to manage variations that can impact air traffic control decisions at any time, such as traffic volume and weather changes.
TCAA director-general Hamza Johari said: “Implementation of the Tanzania Radar Project with Thales has realised the intended surveillance objective of the Tanzanian airspace through enhanced safety, security and efficiency.
“The associated automation system has enabled more efficiency in managing revenue collection obtained from aircraft movements database. Through this successful project, TCAA is able to escalate ICAO standards to the highest level.”
Currently, Thales TopSky – ATC oversees and controls over 80% of African airspace.
Last month, Thales finished the installation of automatic border control gates at three more Spanish airports, namely Reus (REU), Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) and Tenerife Sur (TFS).
Thales completes ATC system deliveries for Tanzania’s airports
Thales, along with TCAA, has completed the delivery of the Air Traffic Management system and radars for six of the country’s airports.
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