 In
August 2003, The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA-CI) of the Cayman Islands
took steps in keeping up with today's state-of-the-art aviation
technology. To ensure the Owen Roberts International Airport continue to provide safe and secure aviation services, Copperchase (CPC) were appointed to install their Digital Automatic Terminal Information System (D-ATIS). With the introduction of the Copperchase D-ATIS, aircraft in the Cayman Islands now have the ability to tune in to the latest Meteorological and Air Traffic Control data from the airfield. The Copperchase D-ATIS also provides the future capability to provide the ATIS via the ARINC ACARS network, delivering the ATIS message direct to the on-board printer or MCDU. The project, which was managed by CAA's Head of Telecommunications, Mr. Kern Owens, was implemented in two phases. Firstly; a new Fibre Optic backbone for the D-ATIS was installed, which provided the necessary connectivity making the second phase (the implementation of the D-ATIS) operational from different positions. Mr. Kern Owens states "The Copperchase ATIS system performs in accordance with our required operational needs, and service levels. During installation, software upgrades to meet our specific operational requirements were conducted in an expeditious and satisfactory manner." He continues "The system is in operation 24hrs a day, seven days a week, and forms an essential part of the Air Traffic Control service at Owen Roberts International Airport." |