FAA Taps ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus to Develop NextGen Procedures Enhancing Benefits to Traveling Public
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding a contract to ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus to help accelerate the development of satellite-based procedures that will allow aircraft to fly more directly to their destinations.
NextGen will help deliver an environmentally friendly, more efficient traveling experience for the flying public, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
Under the $2.77 million contract, ITT Corp., the prime contractor, and GEs Naverus, the sub-contractor, will develop Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach procedures into five airports: Ted Stevens Anchorage International, James M. Cox Dayton International, Kansas City International, General Mitchell International (Milwaukee) and Syracuse Hancock International. ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining a total of 10 procedures two for each airport. The FAA will closely monitor the work to make sure all safety and environmental steps are conducted properly. This effort will supplement the FAAs work to develop RNP procedures for airports across the country. The FAA has developed 305 RNP procedures.
If you imagine highways in the sky, then these are high-speed off ramps, said Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Aircraft using RNP approaches make a more direct and efficient approach into the airport, also decreasing fuel burn.
The FAA awarded the contract to ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus through a competitive process under the System Engineering 2020 contract, a portfolio of work designed to help the agency roll out NextGen. Fiscal year 2012 appropriations included funding for a contractor to develop and deliver NextGen procedures, and the FAA reauthorization bill called for the agency to demonstrate the ability of a contractor to design, implement and maintain these procedures.
Under the $2.77 million contract, ITT Corp., the prime contractor, and GEs Naverus, the sub-contractor, will develop Required Navigation Performance (RNP) approach procedures into five airports: Ted Stevens Anchorage International, James M. Cox Dayton International, Kansas City International, General Mitchell International (Milwaukee) and Syracuse Hancock International. ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining a total of 10 procedures two for each airport. The FAA will closely monitor the work to make sure all safety and environmental steps are conducted properly. This effort will supplement the FAAs work to develop RNP procedures for airports across the country. The FAA has developed 305 RNP procedures.
If you imagine highways in the sky, then these are high-speed off ramps, said Acting FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Aircraft using RNP approaches make a more direct and efficient approach into the airport, also decreasing fuel burn.
The FAA awarded the contract to ITT Corp. and GEs Naverus through a competitive process under the System Engineering 2020 contract, a portfolio of work designed to help the agency roll out NextGen. Fiscal year 2012 appropriations included funding for a contractor to develop and deliver NextGen procedures, and the FAA reauthorization bill called for the agency to demonstrate the ability of a contractor to design, implement and maintain these procedures.
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