P9.8-B aviation system ‘operational’ this year

The Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) facility will be fully operational on or before December this year, the country’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday.

“It is already functional and will be fully operational toward the end of this year,” Eric Apolonio, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) spokesman and media communication office chief, said, adding that the P9.8-billion state-of-the-art facility will be turned over to the agency by the contractor next month.