Croatian Air Navigation Services (HKZP) will announce a tender in September for the procurement of an Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system, estimated at around 2 million euros, as the final phase of upgrading the Croatian air traffic management system, aimed at increasing its safety and capacity, it has been learned from HKZP.
HKZP launched the project to upgrade the Croatian air traffic management system and related projects (CroATMMP) in 2011, for which it concluded a loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) worth 47 million euros.
– The majority of this project has been completed, and for the remaining last sub-project, which consists of the procurement of an Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) system estimated at around 2 million euros, the tender will be announced in the fall, while completion is expected during 2017, it has been learned from the HKZP public relations office.
As they emphasize, the purpose of this project is to modernize the air traffic control system in Croatia in order to increase the safety and capacity of air traffic.
The project components include the procurement of equipment and systems planned under the COOPANS program, international cooperation among air navigation service providers, as well as the upgrade and replacement of equipment and systems for providing air navigation services.
The modernization program encompasses 34 separate projects, of which 17 are financed by an EBRD loan.
