Ralph Edwin Villanueva – The Philippine Star
May 19, 2023|12:00 am
In a declaration, ATS chief Marlene Singson stated that with the conclusion of the restorative upkeep, changing the old uninterruptible power supply with 2 brand-new UPS, the brand-new automated voltage regulator (AVR) and the updated power system, a “constant safe air traffic management within the Philippine Flight Information Region” is ensured.
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MANILA, Philippines– Following the restorative upkeep of devices systems utilized in Philippine airspace, the Air Traffic Service (ATS) the other day stated flight interruptions through breakdowns are a distant memory.
In a declaration, ATS chief Marlene Singson stated that with the conclusion of the restorative upkeep, changing the old uninterruptible power supply with 2 brand-new UPS, the brand-new automated voltage regulator (AVR) and the updated power system, a “constant safe air traffic management within the Philippine Flight Information Region” is ensured.
“Flight disturbances brought on by devices breakdown are now a distant memory, and the Philippines now has a robust system to guarantee security and benefit of the flying public,” Singson, as estimated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP,) stated in a declaration.
2 power upgrade and restorative upkeep activities were finished by the CAAP on May 3 and 17.
In the very same declaration, Air Navigation Service primary engineer Alex Balde stated they intended to have redundancy of power systems to make sure technical problems would not occur once again.
“With the objective to attend to the absence of power system redundancy and toughness that added to the technical problem last 01 January 2023, the AVR was made functional once again and 2 New UPS were set up,” Balde stated.
He included that a number of adjustments were likewise made in the electrical line system downstream setups.
The CAAP on Wednesday stated there was no shutdown that occurred throughout the arranged upkeep that day.
“There were no hold-ups. We reported to the MIAA (Manila International Airport Authority) that whatever was regular. There were no cancellations or hold-ups,” CAAP Deputy Director General for Operations Edgardo Diaz stated.
“The good idea is whatever worked out. There were no mistakes and there was no shutdown that occurred. There were no flights impacted, and the operation went regular,” he included.
In previous advisories, CAAP stated it interacted its expectations of very little flight interruptions throughout the upkeep activity. Early coordination with stakeholders that consist of air providers and airport operators such as the MIAA, Luzon International Premier Airport Development (LIPAD), and GMR– Megawide Cebu Airport Corp. (GMCAC), guaranteed that appropriate celebrations were well prepared.
The GMCAC reported that no flights were impacted at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport while LIPAD, which runs Clark International Airport, stated just 4 local flights were impacted.
Both Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific reported that all their set up flights had the ability to leave and show up as prepared throughout the upkeep duration. While AirAsia Philippines had actually retimed 6 flights on May 16 and 2 on May 17. — Rudy Santos
