Experts likened it to the planets aligning, albeit with an unfortunate consequence. 1 ‘systems failure’ was indeed a confluence of factors and errors. Grace Poe, chair of the committee, delivered on Tuesday a summary of the report of her panel, which conducted a series of hearings on the New Year’s Day closure of the country’s airspace for about 10 hours after the NAIA’s Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Systems/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) system operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) shut down, displacing some 60,000 passengers and disrupting at least 300 flights. MANILA, Philippines - The government should put up an air traffic management system of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in a more secure location, ensure compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and immediately establish the proposed Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) to ensure the safety of air passengers, a report of the Senate public services committee has recommended.
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