Era, Adacel Win Fiji ATM Upgrade

Airports Fiji Ltd. (AFL) has selected Era Systems Corp. to provide a nationwide air-traffic management system for the Fiji flight information region, Era said.

The core program consists of a national deployment of Era’s “MSSsm” surveillance system to provide ADS-B and multilateration surveillance, and the Aurora air-traffic management system from Adacel, of Brighton Victoria, Australia. The new system will replace the existing ATM system in the area control center and in the control towers at Nadi and Nausori International airports. Aurora ATM system software already is being used in the adjacent flight information regions by FAA and Airways New Zealand. 

The plan is to install and commission the system within 18 months, eliminating Fiji’s reliance on radar.