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SEP 28, 2005 (newstodate): The Lithuanian Air Navigation Services provider Oro Navigacija has contracted Thales to supply new navigation and landing systems.
The first contract is for the delivery of two ILS 420/DME 415* and one DVOR 432*/DME for the airport in Vilnius, while the second is for two NDB 436* systems on the Vilnius and Palanga airports.
Thales has also completed the site acceptance tests of the new Eurocat air traffic management system in Vilnius for area and aerodrome control.
Vilnius International Airport handles around 70 percent of Lithuania's air traffic, with more than 14,500 flights in the first half of 2005, up 44 percent on last year.
The first contract is for the delivery of two ILS 420/DME 415* and one DVOR 432*/DME for the airport in Vilnius, while the second is for two NDB 436* systems on the Vilnius and Palanga airports.
Thales has also completed the site acceptance tests of the new Eurocat air traffic management system in Vilnius for area and aerodrome control.
Vilnius International Airport handles around 70 percent of Lithuania's air traffic, with more than 14,500 flights in the first half of 2005, up 44 percent on last year.