Hughes extends contract

Hughes extends contract

JAKARTA (JP): Hughes Aircraft of Canada Ltd., a Canadian air traffic system company, has agreed to extend a US$770,000 subcontract to PT Elektrindodaya Parkabusa, a subsidiary of the Bimantara Group, for the manufacturing of equipment for an automatic message switching center.

According to a press release made available yesterday, the facility will form an integral part of the automated air traffic system being prepared in the city.

The program is based on a transfer of technology program supported by the Canadian International Development Agency, Hughes and the state-owned electronics company PT LEN.

The program, begun in 1994, is an integral part of Hughes Canada's overall solution to modernize the country's national air traffic management system. (icn)