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FAA selects Leidos for Enterprise-Information Display System
Leidos was awarded a prime contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to design and develop a system to provide real-time access to essential weather, aeronautical, and National Airspace System (NAS) information through a common, NAS-wide Enterprise- Information Display System (E-IDS). The scalable, cloud-ready solution will replace five legacy systems as part of FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) modernization project. The single award contract holds an approximate value of $292 million. It includes a four-year base period and 11 one-year options.
NAV CANADA Signs strategic agreement with UNIFLY
NAV CANADA has entered into an agreement with Unifly, a strategic technology partner, in the deployment of a national system that provides digital services for safely operating and managing drones in Canadian airspace. The system has an intuitive user interface and will enable Canadian drone pilots to access web and mobile applications to identify safe and legal airspace, plan flights, manage operations, pilots and fleet of drones. This fully digitized system makes the process of requesting authorization to fly in controlled airspace easier and faster for qualified drone pilots.
FAA Hiring Controllers Nationwide
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accepting applications from U.S. citizens interested in becoming air traffic controllers from January 24 through 27. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, speak English clearly and be no older than 30 years of age (with limited exceptions). They must have a combination of three years of higher education and/or work experience. They are also required to pass a medical examination, security investigation and FAA air traffic pre-employment tests.
New ADS-B Mandate coming into effect in U.S.
NAV CANADA is issuing a reminder to pilots and air carriers that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandate for ADS-B comes into force January 1, 2020. Under these new U.S. regulations, planes flying in most U.S. controlled airspace must be equipped with ADS-B Out.Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) uses GPS technology to calculate an airplane’s precise location, speed and direction and transmits this information twice per second to ADS-B receivers.
CANSO Latin America and Caribbean region embraces collaboration and innovation
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, showcases the value of regional focus in transforming air traffic management (ATM) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The CANSO Latin American and Caribbean Conference 2019 took place in Willemstad, Curaçao, on 18-20 November. The theme was ‘Shaping the future of ATM through collaboration and innovation’, and the event explored the latest initiatives and key developments that are improving the performance of aviation across the region.
Brazil implements South America’s first remote air traffic control tower with FREQUENTIS
Frequentis installs remote tower technology for Santa Cruz Airbase in Brazil - On October 18th Brazil successfully installed the Frequentis smartVISION solution at Santa Cruz airbase in order to enhance the way air traffic is monitored and managed. The project carried out by Brazilian Airspace Control Department – DECEA, via the Commission for Implementation of the Brazilian Air Space Control System – CISCEA, was completed in 6 months and is the first of its kind in South America to provide actual remote air traffic control services using digital tower technology.
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