Airport Signs Thales Contract

DEFENCE group Thales UK has won a contract with Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) to supply and install systems which make it easier for pilots to land in bad weather. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is for an instrument landing system (ILS) that provides pilots with information during descent and for equipment that measures the distance between the aircraft and the ground.

The ILS system is particularly important during the approach and landing under poor weather and visibility conditions. The system tells pilots if the aeroplane deviates from a defined approach path down to, and along, the runway.

The systems will replace the existing ILS and distance measuring equipment (DME) with the latest generation equipment for runway 27 at JLA.

The ILS in place is currently a category II system, which has a decision height of between 30-60m and a runway visual range of more than 370m.

Chris Kelly, head of air traffic services for Peel Airports, said: “This continues the airport company’s investment.”

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