FACING SENATORS on Tuesday, officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) expressed confidence that no more glitches will paralyze airport operations this year, noting efficient upgrading of equipment since the Ninoy Aquino International Airport shutdown last New Year’s Eve.
“We have recently been performing power quality analysis operations and have been upgrading and replacing defective parts in our systems,” CAAP Director General Manuel Antonio L. Tamayo told a Senate hearing on the Department of Transportation (DoTR) budget.
“We are confident that we won’t have glitches since we have been working on our system and we are coordinating with our suppliers.”
He said CAAP would need an additional P13 billion to P15 billion to develop a new communications, navigation and surveillance system next year. — John Victor D. Ordoñez
