Company awarded contracts to equip six additional major U.S. airports ahead of Thanksgiving travel season
uAvionix, a leading provider of aviation safety solutions, announces its significant role in advancing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Surface Awareness Initiative. After successfully delivering its FlightLine capability to the first two airports this past summer in under 90 days, uAvionix and its partner Capital Sciences have been awarded contracts to equip six more major U.S. airports with the innovative FlightLine surface situational awareness system.
The FAA’s Surface Awareness Initiative aims to enhance safety and efficiency on airport surfaces by deploying advanced situational awareness tools. uAvionix’s swift deployment to the initial airports showcased the company’s commitment to aviation safety and its ability to meet stringent timelines with minimal disruption to air traffic control tower operations. Based on this performance, the FAA awarded uAvionix additional contracts in August to install the FlightLine capability at six more airports out of a total of 14. The airports slated for the upgrades are:
- Tampa International Airport
- Jacksonville International Airport
- Orlando Sanford International Airport
- Daytona Beach International Airport
- Miami Executive Airport
- Palm Beach International Airport
All new installations are scheduled to be live before the Thanksgiving holiday, ensuring enhanced safety measures are in place for the busy travel season.
“We are thrilled to expand our collaboration with the FAA to enhance surface awareness at key airports in Florida and across the nation,” said Christian Ramsey, Chief Commercial Officer at uAvionix. “The rapid deployment of our FlightLine capability at Indianapolis and Austin this past summer and its proven ability to support air traffic controllers set the stage for our efforts this Fall, and we are pleased to bring greater awareness to major airports ahead of the busy Holiday flying season.”
The FlightLine system by uAvionix provides real-time aircraft and surface movement data, allowing for improved monitoring of aircraft and vehicle movements on airport surfaces and runway approaches. This technology significantly reduces the risk of runway incursions and enhances overall operational efficiency. The system is being prominently displayed this week in Las Vegas at the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NACTA) annual Communicating for Safety (CFS) conference.
