- Over half a year ahead of schedule, the company has delivered the en-route and approach control center at Jeddah and the approach control center at Dammam
- Indra's system places the SANS navigation service provider at the forefront of technology
- Indra has been working with SANS on the complete modernization of the country's air traffic management system since 2017, which consists of two en-route control centers, four approach centers and twenty towers
Indra is breaking all records in the ambitious project of renovating air control centers and towers in Saudi Arabia. Eight months ahead of schedule, the company has delivered Jeddah's en-route and approach control center and Dammam's approach control center to the country's navigation service provider, SANS.
Together with Riyadh, Jeddah is one of the two control centers responsible for managing traffic en-route across the country. Its successful deployment is a definite step forward for the project, which is now entering the home stretch.
The Dammam center is an advanced one where the access of flights to the different airports in the region is coordinated. This center will control a complex airspace, where a Terminal Control Area (TCA) has been established to manage traffic more efficiently.
This is not the first time Indra has delivered ahead of the tight deadlines agreed with SANS at the beginning of the project, which started in 2017. A few months after starting, Indra delivered Abha's approach control center which was immediately put into operation.
This was a very significant achievement since it allowed the air traffic controllers to become familiar with Indra's system, which adds the most advanced tools for flight management with 4D trajectories, route calculation and conflict resolution.
Indra’s technology will allow Saudi Arabia to manage more traffic and offer a better service to airlines. This in turn will draw more tourists and will facilitate pilgrimages to Mecca. The number of followers visiting the Holy City is estimated to triple to over 20 million in the coming years.
Indra has deployed its air traffic management system in other neighboring countries, such as Oman, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. This will bring enormous synergies and make the Arabian Peninsula one of the regions with the most streamlined traffic management and interoperability between countries.
This first-class service will offer significant competitive advantages, which will push the world's major airlines to make Saudi Arabia's airports their hubs or operating base. SANS revenues as well as the country’s will thus be strengthened.
Also, this this infrastructure modernization plays a key role in the Vision 2030 plan that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has launched to diversify and boost its economy.
About Indra
Indra (www.indracompany.com) is one of the leading global technology and consulting companies and the technological partner for core business operations of its customers world-wide. It is a world-leader in providing proprietary solutions in specific segments in Transport and Defense markets, and a leading firm in Digital Transformation Consultancy and Information Technologies in Spain and Latin America through its affiliate Minsait Its business model is based on a comprehensive range of proprietary products, with a high-value focus and with a high innovation component. In the 2019 financial year, Indra achieved revenue of €3,204 billion, with more than 49,000 employees, a local presence in 46 countries and business operations in over 140 countries.
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