With the installation of a modern radar system at key international airports, Pakistan’s aviation sector has achieved another key milestone under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Mode S is a Secondary Surveillance Radar that is capable of selective interrogation of aircraft based on unique 24-bit addresses assigned to each aircraft.
The recent development is a key feature of Air Navigation Plan 2025 approved earlier by PM Imran Khan. Under the Air Navigation Plan 2025, 2 Mode S radar systems are installed at Islamabad International Airport and 4 at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. This is in response to increasing air traffic in major cities around in Pakistan.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is expecting a 25 to 30% increase in revenue of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) after the completion of Air Navigation Plan 2025. PIA has increased the number of flights to key destinations around the globe including Europe, Canada, and Gulf countries.
Under the Air Navigation Plan, control towers of airports across the country will be equipped with modern equipment and technology.
Moreover, the development of new airports at key destinations, construction of new runways at existing airports, and reconciling infrastructure with international standards are other important features of the plan. Mode S radar systems will also installed at more airports in the future.
Civil Aviation Authority holds a key role in promoting tourism in the country. In this regard, the foundation stone of a new state of the art airport at Gwadar was laid earlier this year.
Flights to some of the major destinations in the UK and Europe had been resumed since PM Khan has assumed the office. Earlier this year, British Airways also resumed its flight operations in Pakistan after a decade as British Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed at Islamabad International Airport.
Via: ARY
not the true picture, nonfactual portraying of the ground realities, PIA is not concerned with new radars of CAA which in any case is not part of revenue increase for PIA rather it is the need of CAA to replace old radars in pakistan. however, the revenues of CAA to be paid by airlines on domestic flights is costing CAA due to freeing airlines and costing CAA expenses and in result facilitating PIA which is not any good policy instead PIA has to be restructured and planned for improvement insteas of getting loses to CAA. Please check te real facts and then post such material.
What do you expect from ARY?