Aviation & Airport Infrastructure – Mahavir Shree International

AMSS / AFTN Message Switching System at Tribhuvan International Airport

ECIL Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS) for AFTN at Tribhuvan International Airport, 1999–2000, with MSI as local agent and subcontractor.

ClientCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Tribhuvan International Airport Civil Aviation Office
LocationTribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal
CompletedJul 2000

Project Overview

Overview

MSI's aeronautical messaging experience includes the ECIL Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS) at Tribhuvan International Airport, undertaken for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal in 1999–2000. Working as local agent and subcontractor to Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), MSI supported supply and installation, and MSI's project records include commissioning and training.

ICAO's regional implementation report records the ECIL AMSS as implemented at Kathmandu on 12 July 2000.

Scope & Deliverables

  • Local coordination between the customer and the technology supplier
  • Equipment sourcing and supply support
  • Installation support within the ECIL-led AMSS project
  • Commissioning and training support

What the System Did

The AMSS routed aeronautical messages over the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network (AFTN), including flight-safety and meteorological messages. It belongs to the generation before AMHS, the ATS Message Handling System introduced later through a separate project.

MSI Role

Local agent and subcontractor to ECIL, India.