Business Nov 22. 2024
Thales and Bahrain Civil Aviation Affairs strengthen 15-year-long partnership with new Aeronautical Messaging Handling System maintenance contract
Business Zambia Airports Corporation Limited renews trust in Thales with a 3-year agreement for safer skies Zambia Airports Corporation Limited renews trust in Thales with a 3-year agreement for safer skies
From left to right: Mrs. Mmakgomo MOKGOHLOA, Sales Manager at Thales and Mrs. Matakala NGOZA, Managing Director at ZACL
This maintenance contract offers comprehensive support from Thales, encompassing both preventive and corrective maintenance. It includes electronic repairs services for STAR 2000 and RSM 970S radars and software corrections for TopSky - ATC systems, ensuring full visibility on the maintenance budget with fixed pricing.
Thales will provide STAR 2000 and RSM 970S radars with annual health checks, vibration analysis and quarterly on-site visits to anticipate issues and ensure optimal performance. TopSky - ATC systems will benefit four preventive maintenance checks by year and three annual visits by technical and operational support teams to conduct deeper checks. Both these solutions will be supported with unlimited hardware repairs.
The proximity site dedicated support team will guarantee quick and streamlined repair process with a guaranteed turn-around-time, and the possibility for ZACL to remain informed on ongoing processes through the Thales Customer Online web portal, ensuring high transparency level.
"With this contract, we are not just strengthening our trusted collaboration with ZACL, we are also teaming up to create tomorrow’s airspace, safer for everyone." said Cyril Einaudi, Director, ATM Turnkey Segment, Thales.
“This agreement and collaboration entail ZACL’s continued provision of a reliable, safe and efficient Air Traffic Management (ATM) system that meets our stakeholder values, while enhancing our business continuity strategy of providing continuous Air Navigation Services in addition to strengthening Air Safety and airspace capacity.” declared Ngoza Matakala, Managing Director, ZACL.
- Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has been successfully operating Thales solutions in Lusaka and Livingstone sites for 9 years.
- ZACL and Thales have signed a 3-year agreement for the maintenance of ATC solutions and radars systems supplied by Thales to support the modernization of Zambian skies.
- This project is part of ZACL and Thales’s joint commitment to make Zambian skies safer.
