ATCA Bulletin | June 2013

ATLANTIC CITY 2013 ATCA Technical Symposium Wrap-Up

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

June 2013 Published for

By Peter F. Dumont

President & CEO, Air Traffic Control Association

Another Successful ATCA Technical Symposium

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hope you were able to join us in Atlantic City, N.J. last month for the ATCA Technical Symposium. We were there to get things done and we squeezed quite a bit of work into just a few days.

This year was different than our traditional model. To ensure a rich, faceto-face technical exchange, we transported participants to the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center on Tuesday morning and then again in the afternoon. While there, attendees listened to presentations from different Tech Center departments, viewed FAA exhibits, and interacted with FAA employees from all levels of management. The unintended result of this exchange was that not only did attendees have the opportunity to visit with employees who would normally attend the symposium, but they also met additional engineers, program managers, and executives who had never before attended the Symposium and would not have otherwise been involved. Tech Symposium attendees left the exchange with a better understanding of the center’s mission as well as a number of new relationships at the FAA. The following days consisted of discussion panels of the highest quality.

We had decision-makers, vision leaders, and influencers from FAA, NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies, as well as industry partners.

Our industry partners exhibited in the newly renovated ballroom overlooking a rejuvenated Atlantic City Boardwalk. The networking breaks and receptions afforded enough time for government and industry to interact at all levels.

Thank you to the conference planning committee, our sponsors, and the ATCA staff for another successful event.

The feedback to date has been very positive and it is likely we will replicate this model for next year’s Technical Symposium.

Next up for ATCA, we will be holding our third annual Aviation Cyber Security Day. Join us on June 20 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View in Arlington, Va., to discuss the most pressing issues in how cyber breaches impact operations of the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). Be a part of NAS operations as we simulate a day impacted by natural disasters and cyber threats. Registration is open now at www.atca.org/CyberRegister, and this event should not be missed.

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Announcing ATCA’s 2013 Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Winner Patrick Ky, Executive Director, SESAR Joint Undertaking “I’ve watched Patrick over the last 20 years develop and become the advocate of innovation and change in air traffic control, taking the difficult stages of SESAR and executing them well and under very challenging circumstances.

ATCA has chosen the perfect candidate for this award.”

– Neil Planzer, Chairman-Elect, Air Traffic Control Association

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he Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) is proud to announce Patrick Ky, Executive Director, Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) Joint Undertaking, as the winner of its 2013 Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award. He will be honored at the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Banquet the evening of Oct. 23, 2012.

“I’ve watched Patrick over the last 20 years develop and become the advocate of innovation and change in air traffic control taking the difficult stages of SESAR and executing them well and under very challenging circumstances.

ATCA has chosen the perfect candidate for this award,” said Neil Planzer, Chairman-Elect, Air Traffic Control Association Mr. Patrick Ky was appointed executive director of the SESAR Joint Undertaking in October 2007. Since then Mr. Ky has driven the set-up and execution of SESAR, Europe’s ambitious air traffic management modernization program.

One of his main priorities is the

inclusion of all relAbout the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Banquet evant air transport actors in this publicThe banquet serves as the capstone to the ATCA 58th private partnership.

Annual Conference & Exposition. The award is ATCA’s As a result, more than highest honor and one of the premier awards in aviation.

Honoring the outstanding, long-term achievement of an 2,000 experts from 80 companies in Europe individual in the field of aviation, the award is named and worldwide are after Glen A. Gilbert (1913 – 1982), the “father of air traffic actively contributing to control” and writer of the first air traffic control manual. the 300 projects of the Former winners include FAA Administrators: The Hon. SESAR work program.

Jane Garvey and The Hon. Najeeb Halaby; Captain Elrey B. Further, Mr. Ky focusJeppesen; and Pilot A. Scott Crossfield. The award trophy es on achieving early is displayed at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in results with immediate Washington, D.C. A full list of past recipients can be found benefits for the aviaat www.atca.org/GlenGilbert. tion industry as well as the development and he joined the European Commission to validation of SESAR’s new technologies work on SESAR. and procedures in operational environIn total, Mr. Ky has more than ments.

21 years of work experience in civil Prior to SESAR, Mr. Ky held different aviation. managerial positions in the French Civil A graduate from École Aviation Authority, a private consulting Polytechnique and the Civil Aviation company, and Eurocontrol. Between 2001 Engineering School in France, Mr. Ky also holds degrees in economics from and 2004, he was the ATM rapporteur for the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Toulouse University and Massachusetts Research in Europe (ACARE). In 2004, Institute of Technology.

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Atlantic City 2013:

ATCA Technical Symposium Wrap-Up

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n May 21-23 in Atlantic City, N.J., in collaboration with technical co-chairs FAA and NASA, ATCA presented its premier technical conference, the ATCA Technical Symposium. The three-day conference focused on the latest ideas, research, products, and services in the air traffic control arena with more than 500 attendees and dozens of exhibiting companies and organizations.

This year’s symposium featured presentations, seminars, networking opportunities and an exhibition with the participation of internationally recognized experts in the ATC/ATM industry.

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Media Release from Telegenix

PROCOM 2200 Voice Communications Switching System

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elegenix Inc. is in the final phase of development of our new PROCOM 2200 Voice Communications Switching System. We expect to release the system during the 4th quarter of this year. The PROCOM 2200 is a state-of-the-art, user-friendly system designed around the free-scale MPC 885 Microprocessor which allows for greater flexibility to enhance the operation of the system. The PROCOM 2200 maintains all of the features of the PROCOM 2000 with the addition of several new features.

A few of the new features added to the PROCOM 2200 are as follows: • Operator Positions (OPS): • The OPS will now be capable of operating with Legacy equipment as well as VOIP and ROIP. The VOIP circuitry and software have been developed around the EUROCAE ED 137 standard.

• Utilizing the PEG GUI allows us to provide enhanced graphics with a brighter and crisper display • The operator position is also equipped with Night Vision Capability. NVIS is accomplished internally and can be added upon request. The NVIS has been tested to MIL-STD 3009 Class B. • Other features incorporated into the PROCOM 2200 include Remote Frequency Control, Remote Squelch Control, and operator settings can be stored and retrieved during shift changes These are just a few of the features of the PROCOM 2200 others will be highlighted in our product information bulletin, which will soon be published. If you have any questions or would like further information please feel free to contact us at 1-800-424-5220 or 609-265-3910.

Media Release from STR-SpeechTech Ltd.

STR-SpeechTech Ltd. Completes Technical Refresh of StarCaster TWEB System at Three Sites in FAA Alaska Region

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TR-SpeechTech Ltd. (STR) has recently completed a Technical Refresh of the StarCaster TWEB (Transcribed Weather Broadcast) System for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at three Flight Service Stations in Juneau, Fairbanks and Kenai, Alaska. The StarCaster TWEB System provides automated broadcast of current weather information to aircraft in flight via VHF radio, throughout the state of Alaska (Anchorage FIR). The system also provides automated recordings of weather information that are available to pilots via telephone on Telephone Information Briefing System (TIBS).

“STR is pleased to provide the FAA with a refresh of the StarCaster TWEB System,” said Craig Dickson, president of STR. “Since the system was first installed in 2004, the FAA has relied on StarCaster TWEB to provide pilots in Alaska with vital weather information. This is very important in a large state like Alaska, where general aviation plays such an important role in the transportation network. Provision of current weather data

is critical for pilots in a state where extreme weather conditions can rapidly deteriorate and affect aviation services.”

The StarCaster TWEB Systems that have been installed at the FAA Flight Service Stations in Alaska incorporate a dual hot-standby redundant server design, which will provide uninterrupted service for the TWEB broadcasts and TIBS recordings. The systems also incorporate STR’s patented textto-speech technology, which provides very high-quality broadcasts that are easy for pilots to understand. STR will continue to provide ongoing support and maintenance for these TWEB Systems in FAA Alaska region.

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