TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Terminal
Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility in Atlanta's Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta
International Airport is now operating exclusively with automation
technology from Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN). Raytheon is providing
the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) as part
of the FAA's Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement
contract.
"The STARS implementations around the country are progressing
exceedingly well, with all activities on time and within budget,"
said Michael Espinola, managing
director, Raytheon Air Traffic Systems. "The Raytheon team has deep
expertise in system deployment and understands the unique
safety-critical requirements of air traffic control facilities such
as TRACONs and Towers."
Raytheon and the FAA have successfully completed Contractor
Acceptance Inspections at all 11 large FAA facilities, including
TRACONs and associated towers for: New
York, Potomac, Atlanta, Dallas/Ft
Worth, Louisville,
St Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver and Northern and Southern California. To date, 168 facilities
have installed the STARS system and are in various states of
operation and testing.
"Implementation of STARS brings the national airspace system
into a single terminal-area operational system, which provides
increased efficiencies in terms of resources, training and
maintenance," said Espinola. "Creating an effective, advanced
and streamlined system, all while maintaining outstanding safety
standards, is a key goal of the FAA's Next Gen initiative."
Located in Peachtree City, Ga.,
the Atlanta TRACON covers approximately 19,000 square miles of
airspace over north central Georgia and portions of South Carolina and Alabama. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
International Airport (ATL) is currently the world's busiest, with
an average 2,800 operations per day. ATL's state of the art TRACON
has 28 radar positions, two Flight Data positions and 13
Handoff/Coordinator positions. It utilizes five short-range and
four long-range radar feeds, which give complete overlap and
redundancy in the event of a radar failure.
Raytheon has more than 60 years of experience in providing
global air traffic management (ATM) technology. This includes tower
and terminal automation, advanced radar, precision satellite-based
navigation solutions and predictive management technology, as well
as advanced weather integration. Raytheon ATM systems serve civil
and military customers around the world, operating in more than 60
countries and monitoring more than 60 percent of the world's
airspace.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23
billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and
cybersecurity markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as cybersecurity and a broad
range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in
Waltham, Mass. For more about
Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter
@Raytheon.
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