Thales : to provide precision runway approach technology to La Aurora & El Salvador International Airports
October 18, 2016 at 09:58 pm IST
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Thales has received a contract from the Corporacion Centroamericana de Servicio de Navegacion Aerea (COCESNA), the air navigation service provider for six Central American countries, to provide two Instrument Landing Systems with Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) for La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala, and El Salvador International Airport, El Salvador.
This contract is an extension of Thales's strong, multi-year relationship with COCESNA in providing navigation, ADS-B surveillance and automation solutions for Central America.
The ILS system aids pilots in approach and landing, especially under poor weather and visibility conditions, by providing information to enable guidance during descent. It also provides deviation information from a defined approach path down to and along the runway surface. DME systems provide the pilot with distance information between the aircraft and the location of the DME ground equipment.
Thales has supplied air traffic management solutions to the global aviation community for more than 80 years. More than 7,000 Thales navigation aids are deployed around the world, helping pilots land safely in all weather conditions.
Thales ILS/DME will help to ensure significant safety and efficiency improvements at two of the busiest airports in Central America.
Jean-Marc Alias, Thales Vice President in charge of ATM activities
Key Points:
Thales will provide two Instrument Landing Systems with Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) for La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala, and El Salvador International Airport, El Salvador.
The contract highlights Thales' strong relationship with COCESNA in providing navigation, ADS-B surveillance and automation solutions for Central America.
Over 7,000 Thales navigation aids are deployed worldwide, helping pilots land safely in all weather conditions.
Note to Editors
COCESNA Countries are Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. COCESNA is a nonprofit and public services organization of Central American Integration with legal status and financial autonomy. It holds exclusive rights in the provision of Air traffic services, Aeronautical Telecommunications, Navaids and Aeronautical information for the territories of the Member states and contracting parties.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defense and Security markets. With 62,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of $15.5 billion in 2015. With over 22,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its exceptional international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.
For more than 100 years, Thales has conducted significant research and development, manufacturing and service capabilities in the U.S. Today, Thales is present in 13 states operating 23 different facilities.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).