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May 7, 2010 -
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to develop and implement the
Time Based Flow Management (TBFM) program for the Federal Aviation
Administration's Office of System Operations Programs. Key teammates
include Metron Aviation Inc., "We have a proud history working with the FAA, and we look forward to our Time Based Flow Management team providing an advanced tool that helps enhance existing capabilities to more accurately schedule arrivals and departures through all phases of flight, thus improving the flow of aircraft through the National Airspace System," said Sandra Samuel, vice president of Lockheed Martin Transportation Solutions. "This tool will expand the use of time-based metering, maximize the use of existing system capacity, and further implement next generation air transportation initiatives." |
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Under the
contract, the Lockheed Martin team will expand upon the existing FAA
Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) tool. TMA has been proven to enhance
aircraft arrival and departure sequence planning by using time-based
metering. The initiative includes sustainment of TMA, re-architecture to the new TBFM system, and the design, development, testing and implementation of enhancements that transition TMA into TBFM supporting NextGen Trajectory Based Operations. The work will be performed at Lockheed Martin locations in Atlantic City, N.J., and Rockville, Md.; Metron Aviation in Dulles, Va.; and Sensis facilities in Campbell, Calif., and Reston, Va.
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