A Dh100 million contract to build the Shaikh Zayed Air Navigations Services Center was recently awarded to Athena Emirates LLC by the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
The coveted contract was signed earlier this week by Engineer Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Development for Government Sector, Chairman of GCAA and by Charalambos Giatsos, the Director General of Athena Emirates, according to Khaleej Times.
The proposed center will be located two kilometers west of Abu Dhabi International Airport at Raha, and is set to open its doors by November 2007.
The center will included two main buildings, the Area Control Center building, which will feature an Air Traffic Control (ATC) and the Emergency Area Control Centre.The site will also have four unique design 60 meter masts for the communications equipment antennas providing a blend of aesthetic quality with practical application.
The project is expected to serve the local aviation industry for at least two decades, during which some 2.25 million air traffic movements are predicted per year.
The Shaikh Zayed Air Center will be an autonomous body and provide four levels of fallback from prime power for the main Air Traffic Centre (ATC) equipment.
