People-Fred Messina
CANSO News. May, 2007. Issue 33. Page 9.
CANSO News details Era Corporation's appointment of Fred Messina to the position of Vice President of Corporate Development . Before joining Era, Mr. Messina worked for Sensis Corporation as their Vice President of Strategic Programs.
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Development Award: Era, Czech Republic
Jane’s Airport Review. April, 2007. Volume 19. Issue 3. Page 21.
Jane’s AIRPORT REVIEW reports that Era was presented with the prestigious Development Award, specifically for their deployment of the world’s first wide-area MLAT systems at Ostrava in the Czech Republic. The system is both cost-effective and will offer better performance than traditional radar to Ostrava airport, the third largest in Czech Republic. Jane’s AIRPORT REVIEW reports that navigation service providers now have the option of selecting multilateration instead of SSR at significantly reduced cost today, while establishing the infrastructure of the future.
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Multilateration: Radar’s Replacement?
Avionics. Callan James. April, 2007. Pages 30-34.
Callan James reports that Multilateration (Mlat) is an impressive, new concept in air traffic control technology. MLat will eventually replace the current transponder tracking ATC radars. According to James, Mlat is less expensive initially, requires less maintenance costs, is more accurate and works well in situations where traditional radar has issues.
James goes on to highlight Era’s contract at Beijing airport to provide a system to monitor aircraft simultaneously approaching parallel runways. James also discusses Era’s contract in Amsterdam for vehicle tracking devices. These devices are an essential component of an Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (A-SMGCS), where local Mlat sensors are arranged to see all parts of the airport surface, including areas obstructed by buildings that radar can’t see. James states that Mlat could help eliminate runway incursions.
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Dublin Airport MSS
Avionics. April, 2007. Page 13.
Avionics highlights the Irish Aviation Authority’s decision to deploy MSS by Era at the Dublin airport in order to accommodate growing passenger traffic. According to Avionics, MSS provides higher accuracy, greater update rates, better coverage and improved reliability when compared to conventional radar at a much lower cost. MSS by Era is also deployed at airports in Copenhagen, Munich, Singapore, Madrid and Beiging.
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MLAT Systems Gain Ground
Jane’s AIRPORT REVIEW. March, 2007. Volume 19. Issue 2. Page 20.
Jane’s AIRPORT REVIEW reports that Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) will be a vital aspect of the future’s air traffic management system. However, the implementation is going to be gradual over the next decade. Jane’s AIRPORT REVIEW states that many service providers are pursuing a phased approach to new surveillance systems, by adopting multilateration.
Era Corporation customers in Taiwan, Mongolia, Czech Republic and China are among those that are successfully utilizing the concept of multilateration. In doing so, they are establishing tomorrow’s infrastructure today.
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Era in China
Avionics. March, 2007. Page 17.
Avionics details the two agreements between Era and the Civil Aviation Administration of China to deploy MSS by Era, which will provide parallel runway monitoring and surface management for Beijing International Airport. Era’s system will be the first multilateration system to guide aircraft on approach to parallel runways and was found to be less expensive and more efficient than specially designed radar previously used for this purpose.
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Era Deploys MSS at Czech Airport
Aviation Today reports that the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic selected Era’s Multisensor Surveillance System (MSS) and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system for its recently Integrated ATC Center in Jenec, near Prague.
MSS by Era has a coverage range beyond 120 nautical miles and is fully compliant with Eurocontrol standards. According to Aviation Today, MSS by Era will provide coverage today, as well as support the growth and capacity requirements of the future transition to ADS-B.
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Smarter Skies: Air traffic will choke the nation’s aging radar grid in the next decade. Two American technology firms are racing to replace it with the Internet of the air.
Forbes. Tim Doyle and Andrew T. Gillies. February, 2007. Pages 55-59.
Tim Doyle and Andrew T. Gillies detail the innovative change from traditional radar to multilateration and ADS-B systems that is taking place in the air traffic control industry. The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that U.S. air traffic will triple by 2025 and that traditional radar will not be able to keep up.
Doyle and Gillies state that possible solutions to avoid an air jam include Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and multilateration. Traditional radar has slow update rates and can not perform well in areas with large obstructions, such as mountains. Using a set of ADS-B ground sensors, sensor-equipped planes, and GPS satellites, the system can pinpoint the location of planes in the sky as well as planes and vehicles on the ground.
According to Doyle and Gillies, ADS-B provides faster update rates and more accurate position data, which will improve safety and increase capacity. Doyle and Gillies report that Era is proud of its share of noteworthy business wins.
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Dave Ellison, Alex Smith, David Ford
Avionics. February, 2007. Pages 20-21.
This article highlights Era’s appointment of Dave Ellison to the position of President and CEO of Era Corporation, as well as the appointment of former FAA director, David Ford, to Vice President of Strategic Programs and Chairman Alex Smith to the role of Chief Market Strategist.
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Ford Retires from FAA, Joins Era
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 12.
Air Traffic Management features David Ford, Era’s new Vice President of Strategic Programs. Ford led the team on the deployment of the Advanced Technologies and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) program that controls traffic over 24 million square miles of oceanic airspace. Air Traffic Management reports that Ford is also recognized as the “father of DOTS,” the Dynamic Ocean Track System, which creates daily flight tracks to increase the efficiency of ocean crossing for system users.
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Era Appoints New President and CEO
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 12.
Air Traffic Management features Era’s new president and CEO, Dave Ellison, and highlights his impressive 25 years of experience in providing visionary leadership and operational experience. According to Air Traffic Management, he will be responsible for solidifying business operations and formulating the company’s business and growth strategy.
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ADS-X In New York
Avionics. February, 2007. Page 10.
Avionics reports that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected Era to upgrade its aircraft tracking, identification and billing systems. MSS by Era will be deployed and flight tracking sensors will be placed around JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro airports. These airports will also utilize Era’s AirScene.com airport management system to automate data collection and billing.
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Era Wins NY Airports Contract
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 44.
Air Traffic Management details Era’s selection by The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey for two aircraft tracking, identification and billing projects. AirScene.com and MSS by Era will be utilized at JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and Teterboro airports. According to Air Traffic Management, by selecting MSS by Era, the port authority is able to welcome a state-of-the-art aircraft tracking system today that is compatible with the FAA’s next-generation tracking systems.
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Schipol Deploys Tracking System
In this article, Aviation Today reports that Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has selected Squid by Era for their vehicle-tracking system needs. In addition to Amsterdam, many other airports have selected Squid including Copenhagen, Prague, Santiago and Cape Town, South Africa.
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Amsterdam to Deploy Era’s Vehicle Tracking Units
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 43-44.
This article highlights Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport’s decision to select Era to support their vehicle tracking needs. Air Traffic Management reports that after a six month trial and evaluation by the Dutch air navigation service provider, Era’s squitter beacon was chosen because of its reliability, as Amsterdam found them to be the best performing vehicle tracking device among all vendors. Air Traffic Management reports that the pilot program of 60 units was then extended to over 300 units.
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China Runway Monitoring System
Aviation Today reports that China has selected Era’s MSS multilateration and ADS-B solution for two critical projects at Beijing International Airport. MSS by Era will provide parallel runway monitoring and surface management for the airport.
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Beijing Airport Sets Multilateration First With Era
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 42.
Air Traffic Management details Era’s wide area multilateration technology solution in Beijing. MSS by Era was selected to provide parallel runway monitoring and surface surveillance for Beijing International Airport. According to Air Traffic Management, this will be the first time that a wide area multilateration system will be used to monitor parallel runways. MSS also provides the future benefit of covering an undeveloped fourth runway.
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Era Wins Further Work on LAAS
Air Traffic Management. 2007. Issue 1. Page 44.
This article reports that Era has won a three-year contract by the US Federal Aviation Administration to provide engineering support in the creation of the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS). Air Traffic Management states that Era previously provided engineering support to the FAA William J Hughes Technical Center.
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