![]() ![]() Two domestic ADS-B receivers appeared on the scene, the Kinetic Radar SBS-1 and the AirNav Systems RadarBox. ![]() ADS-B transmissions follow an international standard and are not encrypted and can therefore be detected and interpreted by a suitable receiver and software. Operating in a different manner to the 'Mode-C' transponder that had to be interrogated by equipment on the ground and the transmission from the aircraft received and interpreted, ADS-B transmits data automatically without the need to be interrogated by a ground station. However, this didn't help the aviation enthusiast who wanted to be able to see that data at home.Īs the skies became busier and the requirement for additional navigational equipment on aircraft became more important, Automatic Dependant Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) arrived on the scene. ![]() As radar technology evolved and 'digital' data became the norm, the routine display of radar data from remote radar heads became the normal way of operating. The ability to detect and display aircraft on a computer screen seemed impossible, especially as we were told that the radar head needed to be within a certain distance of the tower and that sending radar data by land-line was difficult if not impossible. Ravi is also an executive director at Subang Skypark, which plans to embark on a RM420 million infrastructure redevelopment to transform Subang Skypark, formerly the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, into a full-fledged aerospace city by 2015.My interest in tracking aircraft started long before my 35 year career as an RAF Air Traffic Controller. Ravi founded Ara group but his reputation in the marketplace glowed due to his role in running Skypark Group, which leases Subang Skypark airport in Subang Jaya from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd via Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd. Lion Pacific's partner in the Subang rail venture, Skypark Rail, is believed to be linked to Tan Sri Ravi Menon, who has substantial interest in the country's railway sector due to his involvement in Ara Group and Hartasuma Sdn Bhd. ![]() George Kent is a public-listed company controlled by husband-and-wife team of Tan Sri Tan Kay Hock and Puan Sri Tan Swee Bee, who together own nearly two-thirds of the company. Last July, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd announced that the Lion Pacific-George Kent Bhd joint venture had won a RM955.84 million contract for the system works for the Ampang light rail transit line extension project. Little was heard of it since then, only emerging in the public eye in July by notching a contract valued just under RM1 billion. This is the second major rail contract over the past nine months won by Lion Pacific, which was active in the railway industry more than a decade ago. Although, the project is placed under the PFI category, the government has allocated some RM125 million, if required, to help jump-start the project. The PFI initiative was first announced under the Ninth Malaysia Plan in March 2006. The rail project comes under the private financing initiative (PFI) programme, which seeks to transfer responsibility of financing and managing capital investment of public sector assets to the private sector. The plan is for Slip to lay 8.5km of new double-tracking railway line on the existing KTM alignment from the KTMB station in Subang Jaya right up to Sri Subang, as well as to construct a new elevated alignment near the roundabout leading to the carpark area opposite the Subang Skypark Airport Terminal. The project, which is slated for completion by 2015, is the first of a three-phase contract. The Skypark Link-Lion Pacific venture (Slip) received the letter of award from the Transport Ministry early this year. Some six firms had submitted bids, which are Siemens Malaysia, E to E Engineering from India, Intelligent Essence Sdn Bhd, Global Rail Sdn Bhd, Pestech Sdn Bhd and CMCE Sdn Bhd. It is understood a tender has been called by KL Consult for the electromechanical portion of the contract. Rail consultant KL Consult Associates Sdn Bhd, on its website, lists Skypark Link as its client for the proposed Subang Jaya-Sri Subang-Subang Skypark Rail Link. PRIVATELY held Lion Pacific Sdn Bhd is believed to have won a rail contract worth RM500 million to build a railway link in Subang, Selangor.īusiness Times was told that Lion Pacific had won the job via a joint venture with Skypark Link Sdn Bhd and that engineering works have already started. ![]()
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