ComClark Network and Technology Corp. of businessman Dennis Anthony Uy said Monday it is still pursuing its bid to take over the country’s air navigation, traffic and control system.
“We don’t need to resubmit. Actually, it has passed the PPP [Public Private Partnership] Center,” Uy told reporters.
The PPP Center disclosed last week the Department of Transportation (DOTr) rejected the unsolicited proposal of ComClark to manage and operate the country’s air navigation, traffic and control system.
According to PPP Center, the project entails the construction, modernization and operation of air navigation services facilities, including Air Traffic Service (ATS) and Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS-ATM) facilities.
This involves upgrading equipment/facilities, implementing redundancy measures, and ensuring compliance with international standards. The project aims to bolster air traffic safety while simultaneously enhancing operational efficiency and reliability.
Uy said the company teamed up with Spanish firm Indra for its unsolicited proposal to the government.
Indra’s technology is implemented in more than 300 control centers and more than 325 towers across 74 countries.
“The CEO and the technical team of Indra will arrive by the end of January to show our government that we have capability,” Uy said. “Our air traffic controller is totally outdated.”
The country’s air traffic management system consists of a 13-radar network that extends across the archipelago.
These radars, situated at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminals 1 and 2, Clark, Tagaytay, Aparri, Laoag, Cebu-Mount Majic, Quezon-Palawan, Zamboanga, Mactan, Bacolod, Kalibo, and Davao, provide coverage for seventy percent of Philippine airspace.
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines completed a system upgrade of the CNS/ATM infrastructure to modernize and enhance the functionality and stability of the Air Traffic Management System (ATMS) on Sept. 30, 2024.
