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Raytheon bags AAI contract to automate ATC for Chennai airport


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NEW DELHI (PTI): US communication and aviation company Raytheon has won a contract to automate air traffic control services at the Chennai International Airport.

The company will install its next-generation air traffic management system AutoTrac III which is expected to help reduce delays in aircraft arrival and departure, a company release said here.

The new system will also have real-time meteorological information to assist air traffic controllers in adjusting to changing weather conditions, it said.

In addition to the Chennai International Airport, Raytheon is also upgrading air traffic management systems at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai and at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

"This award continues our long-standing relationship with Airports Authority of India and its commitment to make Indian air space as safe as possible," said Andy Zogg, Raytheon Network Centric Systems vice president of Command and Control Systems.

AutoTrac III boasts of a modern, open architecture design which is fully adaptable and scaleable to fit any air traffic management environment from simple tower automation to a fully integrated multi-centre system.

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