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Access International has embarked on yet another large-scale international project, positioning its capability as a leader in its chosen field of aeronautical infrastructure projects.
The project encompasses the relocation of two ground based flight navigational aids; Doppler Very-High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (DVOR) and the Instrument Landing System (ILS), at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) Malé, Maldives, which plays a significant role in paving the way for the current expansion of the Maldives Airport.
Recognising the specialised skills and immense success in previously completed international projects, Access International obtained this project through its principle, Thales as their key industrial partner. THALES Air Systems S.A.S of France is one of the most renowned avionics systems companies world over that operates in areas of aerospace and aviation industry.
As a leader in this sector, Access International and its subsidiary ATSL International was chosen to provide a turnkey solution that required sound skills in areas of civil construction and electronic communication services in an active/“live” airport environment.
Remarking on this ongoing project, Access International said: “We are proud to have been given this opportunity by a global partner THALES, which is yet another stepping stone for Access International and its subsidiary ATSL International in strengthening our presence not just in the country but on a global arena as a value adding partner. We envision that this relocation program of navigational aids will not only provide the operator of the INIA, Maldives Airport Company Ltd. (MACL) with modernized equipment vital to the expansion of the airports’ Navigational Aids but will also expand their capability as a modern Airport in South-East Asia.”
This project will expand the INIA, Male Airport with fully integrated navigational solutions and upgrade its current systems to a modern system which will be capable of handling the latest requirements of vital navigational components. Thales manufactured ILS and DVOR systems handles short-range radio navigation system for aircrafts, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine their position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network of fixed ground radio beacons when flying into the airport and landing on the designated runway.
Access International is one of the fastest growing Sri Lankan corporate entities with its core businesses and growth primarily deriving from infrastructure development projects and engineering services. Representing prestigious international companies in Sri Lanka and Asia in a wide area of business activities, the company has been highly successful in securing major business projects of infrastructure in country and globally in these fields.
