CAAP is currently negotiating with French firm Thales Group—one of the companies that provided the Philippines its Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system—to serve as the system's third-party maintenance provider.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines is currently negotiating with French firm Thales Group—one of the companies that provided the Philippines its Communication, Navigation and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management system—to serve as the system's third-party maintenance provider.
The CNS/ATM system in the Philippines was procured through a deal with a Sumitomo-Thales joint venture. But Poe said there should be a third-party audit on the CNS/ATM, considering reports that the uninterruptible power supply had malfunctioned and caused the airspace shutdown. "Ideally, there should be regular maintenance aside from battery checks but DG Tamayo is correct when he says they actually have qualified people inside the CAAP [who have] been working with CAAP for a while, who should be able to maintain by themselves, but if they prefer to have and I agree totally with you [Poe] as well: having a third-party expert such as P2RO supplier would be beneficial," Lim said.
Suspension claims worth P477 million. This is a consequence of the suspension of contract due to a notice of disallowance in 2011 which was eventually lifted in 2013.
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