Harris Corporation Flight Planning System Provides Real-time Weather and Flight Data to General Aviation Pilots in Alaska
October 29 2007 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
System Supports the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's)
Vision for NextGen WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
(ATCA, Booth #415) - The FAA's air traffic control specialists in
Alaska are now using integrated weather briefing and flight
planning technology developed by Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) to
assist General Aviation pilots with flight planning. The system is
operational at 17 Flight Service Stations and Automated Flight
Service Stations across the state. The announcement was made at the
52nd Annual Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Conference and
Exposition being held October 28-31, 2007, at the Marriott Wardman
Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The Harris Operational and
Supportability Implementation System (OASIS) integrates real-time
weather and flight planning data through a PC-based system that
overlays flight routes onto up-to-the-minute weather graphics and
processes and displays alphanumeric weather and flight data. The
system processes "Notice to Airmen" messages and supplies current
radar, satellite imagery, and lightning data. OASIS also provides
transmission and receipt of messages to support Search and Rescue
operations. "OASIS provides the types of real-time information that
are critical to general aviation pilots in their flight planning
activities," said Cheryl Janey, president of Harris Civil Programs.
"The quick implementation of the Alaska OASIS system within a
six-month period reflects the strong cooperation between the Harris
team and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)." Harris has a
long history of developing and integrating system solutions for the
FAA in support of the National Airspace System. The company is the
prime contractor for the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure
program, which is providing improved network security and
communications services to more than 4,000 FAA facilities
nationwide, providing the FAA with a more secure and efficient
network that is expected to save $600 million over the life of the
program. Other FAA programs developed by Harris include the Weather
And Radar Processor, a weather system serving the en-route air
traffic control environment; the Voice Switching and Control
System, which provides critical air-to-ground communications links
between en-route aircraft and air traffic controllers throughout
the continental United States; and the satellite-based Alaskan NAS
Interfacility Communications System. The Harris Civil Programs
business provides precise, highly reliable, high-speed
communications and information networks that improve productivity
and information processing for federal agencies of the U.S.
government, including the FAA, Census Bureau, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Justice, and Government
Printing Office. About Harris Corporation Harris is an
international communications and information technology company
serving government and commercial markets in more than 150
countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has
annual revenue of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees - including
nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to
developing best-in-class assured communications(TM) products,
systems, and services. Additional information about Harris
Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/. DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer of Harris Civil
Programs, +1-321-727-6514, ; Jim Burke of Harris Corporation,
+1-321-727-9131, Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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