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The IBM 9020 was an IBM System/360 computer adapted into a multiprocessor system for use by the U.S. FAA for Air Traffic Control. [1] Systems were installed in the FAA's 20 en route Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs), beginning in the late 1960s. [2]: 6 The U.K. CAA also installed a system in its London centre. [3]
FAA Strategic Goal 1 – Next Level of Safety; FAA Outcome 1 – No accident-related fatalities occur on commercial service aircraft in the US; FAA Performance Metric 1 – Reduce the commercial air carrier fatalities per 100 million persons on board by 24 percent over 9-year period (2010–2018). No more than 6.2 in FY 2018 [5]
The computerized air traffic control developed at NAFEC was based on the IBM 9020, special hardware developed by IBM. Software was developed by NAFEC, IBM, and under contract to Computer Usage Company. [11] The system remained in operation until the 1980s. [12] The former 1942 Naval Air Station became the Atlantic City International Airport. [13]
Reston, Va., Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noblis, a leading provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government, today announced it has been awarded the prime contractor role for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic Engineering and Program Support (ATEPS) II Unrestricted Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Harris Corporation Awarded $331 Million Contract by FAA for Data Communications Integrated Services Program Highlights: Program will provide highly reliable air/ground data communications services ...
The present contract has provisions for technology refresh in FY 2008 to initiate ATOP hardware technology refresh at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) and Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). This is part of the plan to implement a total system upgrade midway through the planned ATOP system life cycle.
The Aeronautical Center also houses the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, which is involved in such diverse aviation matters as drop-down oxygen masks, emergency lighting, water evacuation plans and crash tests; the FAA Logistics Center, which offers repair and technical support for air traffic control equipment and aircraft for the U.S. and ...
Airway Transportation Systems Specialists are responsible for the maintenance, operation, fabrication, installation, and management of the technical infrastructure of the National Airspace System. [2] Airway Transportation Systems Specialists work at different Systems Support Centers (SSCs) in the United States.