Dubai: The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Spanish company Indra Sistemas (Indra) have signed a contract to develop a new air traffic management system for the Shaikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre, the UAEs aviation body said on Tuesday.

According to a statement, the new system will modernise the centres capabilities in order to cater to the increase in air traffic in the country. The Shaikh Zayed Air Navigation Centre provides air traffic control services to more than 2,500 air traffic movements per day.

Expected to be completed in 2020, many of the specifications and functions of the new system will be applied for the first time in the world.

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