Terma wins contract for ATIS supply in Afghanistan

As subcontractor to Thales Air Systems S.A., France, Terma will supply an Automated Terminal Information Service system (ATIS) for the NATO supply of an air traffic capability to the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The ATIS system is based on the Terma ATIS Plus platform which is the perfect solution for regional and domestic civil and military airports and airfields. The user-friendly Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and excellent reliability have served many airports to the full satisfaction of the civil aviation authorities and air traffic controllers. The system provides combined ATIS broadcast in either single or main/hot standby configuration. The Terma ATIS Plus generates high quality voice broadcasts from METAR data, and generates an error alert if values fall outside user-defined limits or if data do not comply with WMO standards. The computer-generated speech synthesis module allows for advanced voice and pronunciation adjustments in order to optimize speech clarity. Supplementary data may also be entered into the system through a text editor. Terma ATIS Plus also supports pre-recorded human spoken vocabulary. The system complies with ICAO and WMO standards and may at a later stage be extended with DataLink for D-ATIS.