23 January 2012
As a result of an
international call for tender, Thales is proud to announce that the Mexican Air
Navigation Service Provider SENEAM has selected Thales’ technology for its air
navigation renovation programme for the second consecutive year. The
Thales Instrumental Landing System (ILS) associated with Distance Measuring
Equipment (DME) will provide safer
landings and our VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) and Distance Measuring
Equipment (DME) will provide first class navigation equipment on various
airports. These VOR/DME systems will be used for both
en-route and terminal area guidance.
As part of this
contract, our Local industrial partner company Amfar will ensure all necessary
civil works, equipment installation,
training and all other logistical activities. Production of the systems
will be completed in the next couple of months at the Thales Milan (Gorgonzola)
site in Italy and will be delivered to SENEAM early next year.
Vaclav Sourek, Director of
Sales of the Air Systems Division in Germany said, ” We are proud to have
been again selected to help SENEAM provide the highest level of safety for the
Mexican airspace. Thales was already selected in 2010 to supply 4 ILS/VOR and 7 VORDME systems to SENEAM and this new
contract confirms SENEAM’s confidence in Thales systems.”
The high performance
capability of the Thales ILS, VOR and DME systems are the key to this new
success and confirm Thales’ ability to deliver advanced technology on time and
on budget for both civil and military Air Traffic Control.
Thales is a world leader in
air traffic control systems and civil radars, with a 70% share of thenavigation
aid systems market. Thales offers an integrated “gate to gate” solution, from the phase
prior to take-off right through to landing, in order to guarantee airport
security, the efficiency of air traffic management activities, the sharing of
aircraft data and the transparency of transfer operations between territories.
Press contact:
Thales, Corporate Communications
Alexandre Perra
Tel. +33 1 57 77 87 27
alexandre.perra@thalesgroup.com