Era Selected by Fraport for Vehicle Tracking Solution
January 04 2010 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Era a.s., a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE:SRX),
today announced that Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services
Worldwide has selected Era to supply 228 of its latest-generation
Squid® vehicle tracking units at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). The Squid
units will support the airport’s advanced surface movement guidance
and control system (A-SMGCS).
With more than 53.5 million passengers in 2008, Frankfurt
Airport is Germany’s busiest airport and ranks among the top 10 in
the world. Due to the amount of ground movements, Fraport AG sought
vehicle tracking units that could best provide air traffic
controllers and Fraport’s ramp control with complete surface
situational awareness to enhance the safety and efficiency of
ground operations at FRA.
“Fraport AG is renowned for its excellent safety and innovative
leading-edge technology. Working together, we will help them to
join several airports worldwide -- realizing the benefit that our
vehicle tracking units provide,” said Era Systems Corporation Vice
President Bernard Asare. “Squid units are unique in that they work
seamlessly with any vendor’s A-SMGCS.”
Era’s Squid units are standards-compliant ADS-B transponders
that are easily mounted on top of airport vehicles. The units
constantly and automatically transmit vehicle locations and
identification to air traffic controllers, ensuring that a complete
picture of all aircraft and vehicles is available to controllers at
all times—in all visibility and weather conditions. The latest
generation Squid features a new area management function that
allows users to define boundaries in and around an airport where
the units will automatically turn on and off transmissions. This
allows for busy airports to limit the amount of non-essential
surface transmissions.
Era a.s. provides next-generation air traffic management tools
that address core challenges like safety, efficiency, profitability
and functionality. Its innovative use of proven next-generation
technologies, like multilateration and ADS-B, help air navigation
service providers (ANSPs) and airport operators ease capacity
constraints; enhance safety, improve airspace and ground space
efficiencies; and reduce costs. SRA does not announce sales amounts
for individual Era contracts; Era contracts for their air traffic
management business typically range in value of $1-2 million, and
may be up to $5 million.
About SRA International, Inc.
SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex
problems of global significance for government organizations
serving the national security, civil government and global health
markets. Founded in 1978, the company and its subsidiaries have
expertise in such areas as air surveillance and air traffic
management; contract research organization (CRO) services; cyber
security; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning;
environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed
services; logistics; public health preparedness; public safety;
strategic management consulting; systems engineering; and wireless
integration.
FORTUNE® magazine has chosen SRA as one of the “100 Best
Companies to Work For” for ten consecutive years. The company and
its subsidiaries employ more than 6,900 employees serving clients
from headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and offices around the world.
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