National Airspace System

A4A Predicts Record-Setting Summer Travel Season for U.S. Airlines

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화요일, 5월 14, 2024
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WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A) – the industry trade organization for leading U.S. airlines – forecasts U.S. airlines will carry 271 million passengers across the globe this summer (June 1 – August 31), a 6.3% increase from last summer. This is a new record that surpasses the previous one set in summer 2023, during which U.S. airlines transported 255 million customers.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Airlines for America (A4A) – the industry trade organization for leading U.S. airlines – forecasts U.S. airlines will carry 271 million passengers across the globe this summer (June 1 – August 31), a 6.3% increase from last summer.
  • This is a new record that surpasses the previous one set in summer 2023, during which U.S. airlines transported 255 million customers.
  • To accommodate this demand, U.S. passenger carriers will offer more flights this summer with more than 26,000 scheduled flights per day – up nearly 1,400 from last summer.
  • "U.S. airlines are excited to fly a record number of travelers this summer," Rebecca Spicer, A4A Senior Vice President of Communications said.

Vigilant Aerospace Awarded OCAST Grant to Develop Distributed Airspace Management System

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목요일, 5월 9, 2024
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OKLAHOMA CITY, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vigilant Aerospace Systems, the leading developer of multi-sensor airspace management and collision avoidance software for drones and advanced air mobility, has been awarded a $500,000 grant as part of a nearly $1 million project to work with the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University to develop a distributed version of its detect-and-avoid system.

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  • Vigilant Aerospace also won an OCAST grant in 2019 to work with OSU integrating new radars into its collision avoidance system.
  • While these autonomous vehicles offer significant societal and economic benefits, they require new airspace management paradigms to ensure safe integration into the existing airspace and air traffic.
  • The new corridor serves as the perfect platform for Vigilant's distributed airspace management system to enable true BVLOS flight.
  • "Working with OSU helps to speed our R&D and provide the Skyway Range Flight Corridor with the most advanced airspace management system in the nation," said Kraettli L. Epperson, CEO of Vigilant Aerospace.

Chevron Pipe Line Company and American Aerospace Technologies to Fly Unmanned Aircraft in San Joaquin Valley

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월요일, 5월 6, 2024
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Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL), a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct unmanned aircraft surveillance in the San Joaquin Valley.

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  • Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL), a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI) received a first-of-its-kind waiver from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct unmanned aircraft surveillance in the San Joaquin Valley.
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    The AiRanger has been cleared for use in pipeline surveillance.
  • (Photo Courtesy: Chevron/AATI)
    The Detect and Avoid (DAA) system’s capabilities were demonstrated during flight operations in Buttonwillow, California, in October 2023.
  • “Through collaboration with the FAA, we are working to do just that in the San Joaquin Valley.”
    The AiRanger UAS is a fixed-wing, unmanned aircraft system capable of long-range operations beyond visual line of sight.

NJASAP applauds Senate, Congressional leadership's agreement on bipartisan FAA Reauthorization measure

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화요일, 4월 30, 2024
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) joins its aviation labor peers across the industry in congratulating Congressional and Senate leadership on reaching an agreement on a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization measure. The legislation represents a consequential bicameral commitment to reinforcing the FAA by substantively addressing aviation safety, security and workforce development as well as modernizing the National Airspace System (NAS) among other much-needed advancements. An independent labor advocate, NJASAP represents the interests of the 3,300-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company.

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  • COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) joins its aviation labor peers across the industry in congratulating Congressional and Senate leadership on reaching an agreement on a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization measure.
  • An independent labor advocate, NJASAP represents the interests of the 3,300-plus pilots who fly in the service of NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company.
  • "NJASAP is exceedingly pleased with the number of substantial, aviation-worker-focused enhancements featured in the bill," NJASAP President Capt.
  • Tammy Duckworth, D-IL, and Jerry Moran, R-KS, as well as Reps. Garret Graves, R-LA and Steve Cohen, D-TN, for their work on this important measure.

Merlin Partners with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) to Continue Work to Dramatically Improve Aviation Safety

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화요일, 4월 23, 2024
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Merlin , the aviation technology company developing the world’s most capable pilot to advance the future of automated flight, today announced its partnership with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) in the first step towards an operational next generation collision avoidance technology.

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  • Merlin , the aviation technology company developing the world’s most capable pilot to advance the future of automated flight, today announced its partnership with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) in the first step towards an operational next generation collision avoidance technology.
  • This partnership will see the two organizations explore the commercial adoption of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System Xu (ACAS Xu) on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
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    Merlin Partners with MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) to Continue Work to Dramatically Improve Aviation Safety (Photo: Business Wire)
    Funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), MIT LL’s ACAS X is an onboard next generation airborne collision avoidance system designed to help pilots and unmanned aircraft safely navigate the airspace, eventually set to replace the current Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System II (TCAS).
  • To that end, enhancing aviation safety is of the utmost importance, underscoring the importance of the ACAS X system in helping aircraft to better understand their surroundings and avoid collisions,” said Wesley Olson, Leader, Surveillance Systems Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

Iridium Signs Five-Year Contract with L3Harris to Protect FAA Critical Infrastructure

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화요일, 4월 9, 2024
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MCLEAN, Va., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a new five-year commercial contract with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] for the Iridium® Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Iridium will provide the STL service to more than three dozen L3Harris-operated communications network backbone nodes and a similar number of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities throughout the United States.

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  • L3Harris owns and operates a private nationwide network for the FAA, providing voice, data, and video communications for the National Airspace System operations and mission support functions.
  • Timing synchronization is essential within the L3Harris communications network, especially since it supports several critical infrastructure applications.
  • Compact devices provided by Adtran's Oscilloquartz division that receive Iridium STL signals are also included in the solution for L3Harris.
  • "STL solutions offer cost-effective resiliency in critical infrastructure environments where GPS is unreliable or unavailable, so L3Harris and the FAA can benefit from uninterrupted, high-performance operations."

Iridium Signs Five-Year Contract with L3Harris to Protect FAA Critical Infrastructure

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화요일, 4월 9, 2024
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MCLEAN, Va., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a new five-year commercial contract with L3Harris Technologies [NYSE: LHX] for the Iridium® Satellite Time and Location (STL) service. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Iridium will provide the STL service to more than three dozen L3Harris-operated communications network backbone nodes and a similar number of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facilities throughout the United States.

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  • L3Harris owns and operates a private nationwide network for the FAA, providing voice, data, and video communications for the National Airspace System operations and mission support functions.
  • Timing synchronization is essential within the L3Harris communications network, especially since it supports several critical infrastructure applications.
  • Compact devices provided by Adtran's Oscilloquartz division that receive Iridium STL signals are also included in the solution for L3Harris.
  • "STL solutions offer cost-effective resiliency in critical infrastructure environments where GPS is unreliable or unavailable, so L3Harris and the FAA can benefit from uninterrupted, high-performance operations."

The Federal Aviation Administration Partners with HeroX to Identify Innovative Means of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence, Offering $100k Prize Purse

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수요일, 3월 27, 2024
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WASHINGTON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Aviation Administration today announced the " 2024 FAA Data Challenge ", which is being implemented by HeroX .

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  • WASHINGTON, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Aviation Administration today announced the " 2024 FAA Data Challenge ", which is being implemented by HeroX .
  • The goal of the challenge is to invite university students to explore the 'Art of the Possible' in an information-centric National Airspace System (NAS).
  • "This Challenge is centered around using data more effectively to support the FAA's mission of driving innovation through improved access to data," says Marseta Dill, acting Chief Data Officer.
  • "We want to reach those who will become the transportation leaders of tomorrow and invite them to participate."

Serco partners with Advanced ATC to deliver training and mentoring for Air Traffic Control students

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화요일, 2월 27, 2024
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Herndon, Virginia, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serco has partnered with Advanced ATC (AATC) to provide recruiting and training to prospective air traffic controller candidates through a newly established mentoring program.

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  • Herndon, Virginia, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serco has partnered with Advanced ATC (AATC) to provide recruiting and training to prospective air traffic controller candidates through a newly established mentoring program.
  • This program will take successful Air Traffic Control students to the next step in employment with Serco in this one-of-a-kind partnership.
  • During the training all Serco mentored candidates will be trained by AATC instructors using Serco standard operating procedures.
  • Advanced ATC: Advanced ATC, established in 2008, utilizes experts in the air traffic control field, validated curriculum and courseware, and state-of-the-art simulation technology ensuring “world class” ATC (air traffic control) training is provided to our students.

Introducing VigilantHalo-BlueHalo's Integrated Command and Control System for the Future of Uncrewed Airspace

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목요일, 2월 8, 2024
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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The future of national security will depend on our ability to command the next-generation of uncrewed airspace.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The future of national security will depend on our ability to command the next-generation of uncrewed airspace.
  • To protect against tomorrow's threats, BlueHalo has introduced VigilantHalo–a software-driven integration platform for real-time airspace Command-and-Control (C2).
  • VigilantHalo's versatile design supports multiple missions including air traffic control (ATC), beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS), and Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS).
  • "Our customers are excited about this system because it fills a giant void for complete UAS and C-UAS airspace command and control," said Mary Clum, BlueHalo Sector President.