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Welcome to the ATCA Global News Wrap-Up
A collection of news from and about last week's
ATCA Global Conference & Expo in Washington, DC.
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ATCA Goes Global - Round Up Part 1
Air Traffic Management Magazine recently attended the inaugural ATCA Global event in Washington, DC. You might ask why this event is ‘inaugural’, as ATCA Annual has been around for many years. The difference is the global focus. Both speakers and attendees represented a more global audience then you might normally see at this event.
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ATCA Goes Global - Round Up Part 2
There was a recurring them throughout all the presentations at the ATCA Global event – cybersecurity and trust. Although this topic has been increasingly mentioned during the last two remote ATCA events, it was truly prevalent in all discussions this time around.
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Europe, U.S. Agree On Aeronautical Telecom ApproachOffice to Be Successful
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the FAA and manufacturers Boeing and Airbus have agreed on a common datalink technology for future air-to-ground communications between pilots and controllers, EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky has announced.
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Space Force Official: We Need the Commerce Department’s Space Traffic Office to Be Successful
Space Force Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt said discussions between DoD and the Department of Commerce are picking up momentum as both agencies work to figure out how to transition space traffic management to the Office of Space Commerce.
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Verizon: Telecommunications and the National Airspace (NAS)
Randy Hahn - Chief Systems Engineer, Verizon shared his view regarding mission critical infrastructure as is needed in support of the NAS. Verizon comes at this from the perspective of the Network as a Service. There are many different on ramps to access the networks supported – microwave, satellite, low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, cellular, LTE and landline communications.
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FABEC and ATCA Sign Joint Declaration to Deepen Information Exchange and Cooperation
Functional Airspace Block Europe Central (FABEC) air navigation service providers and the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) signed a Joint Declaration at the ATCA Global Conference & Expo 7-9 November 2022 to confirm a long-standing partnership that sees know-how and experience are shared at an operational level to help meet industry challenges.
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The success of the first ATCA Global is due to everyone who attended. We thank you for your support. | | |
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View the Final ATCA Global Attendee List!
Please note that this list only includes those who have opted to have their information shared.
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Many of you have inquired about FAA attendance at ATCA Global. Since the Attendee List linked above can only include those who have opted in, we invite you to review this US Government and Military attendance breakdown. We hope this information is helpful to you. | |
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FREQUENTIS Massimo Garbini Wins Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award 2022
Massimo Garbini, Frequentis Air Traffic Management (ATM) executive Board Member, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award – the Air Traffic Control Associations (ATCA's) highest honor and one of the most prestigious awards in aviation.
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Industry
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Ready for Growth with FREQUENTIS digital tower
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Tower has been replaced by a new tower fitted with an integrated digital tower solution from Frequentis. The digital tower solution consists of an IP voice communication solution, featuring the ED-137 standard, integrated recording and digital terminal information and weather services, ensuring controllers have modern, digital solutions to support the additional growth expected to the region, including space for eight controllers.
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L3Harris Celebrates Milestones with the FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the world’s largest airspace. To do this efficiently, the agency relies on people, technology and services beyond its current staffing. L3Harris is amongst the trusted partners providing that support. While much of L3Harris’ work for the FAA is done behind the scenes, the work we do is critical to the operations of the National Airspace System (NAS).
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Next Generation ATM for Europe
Patrick Ky, Executive Director, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) presented the closing keynote for day two of the ATCA Global event. Following his remarks, Air Traffic Management Magazine had the opportunity to pose a few questions related to air traffic management and control of the airspace.
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Industry
Data Diode Enabled Cybersecurity – An Ounce of Prevention
Visibility into the operation of critical aviation systems is key to resilience. These systems include not only the communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management systems that support air traffic control, but also infrastructure systems such as chillers, power, and telecommunications systems which could shut down an airport or other facility if attacked.
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Blurring the Lines Between Air and Space
Pam Melroy, Deputy Administrator NASA, kicked off the ATCA Global event as the first keynote speaker. She began her discussion by considering the technology transfer opportunities from learnings in space that can be implemented in navigation of controlled airspace.
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Industry
Leidos Deploys New Terminal Flight Management Capability
Leidos, a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced the first Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) system operational at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). The system, developed for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will reduce runway departure queues and allow for streamlined operations in the airport's air traffic control tower.
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Rohde & Schwarz - Delivering VOIP TECHNOLOGY to the USA
As the FAA conducts the procurement for its Voice over IP (VoIP) Communications Enterprise program over the next few years, it can count on Rohde & Schwarz USA to upgrade its ATC voice switching infrastructure from legacy systems and equipment to a fully IP and standards based ED-137C-compliant infrastructure of air-to-ground protocol converters, ground-to-ground protocol converters and voice communications systems (VCS).
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Cyber in the Sky
Nitin Natarajan - Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) presented in the keynote theatre to kick off the last day of ATCA Global. He also stressed the need for collaboration when it comes to cybersecurity. CISA has 16 critical infrastructure sectors and four pillars for keeping them safe for possible threats...
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Airspace Integration Congress
September 25 - 27, 2023
Recinto Ferial IFEMA Madrid | Madrid, Spain
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November 1 - 3, 2023
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC, USA
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