In The News

July 22, 2010

CNN

New Upgrades in Air Travel

David Melcher of defense giant ITT talks about a new system that will upgrade air control systems in the U.S. and Europe.More...

July 21, 2010

The Huffington Post

When Will NextGen End Air Travel Delays? A Guest Post

This afternoon at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow in London, I had the pleasure of hosting a panel of experts from the aviation industry that discussed the critical need for modernizing air traffic management (ATM) systems around the world.More...

July 20, 2010

News Release

ITT introduces real-time air traffic data service to commercial customers

LONDON, July 20, 2010 – ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT), a leader in air traffic management solutions, announced today the commercial availability of real-time air traffic surveillance and tracking data to provide the most accurate situational awareness information available in the U.S. National Airspace System. This marks the first-ever sale of data collected through the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) network being deployed by ITT as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) NextGen initiative. More...

July 20, 2010

Aerospace Industries Association

Stitching together global air traffic management

Leaders from ITT, FAA, AIA, IATA, SESAR and Dynamixx convened at the ITT chalet Tuesday morning to offer U.S. and European perspectives on air traffic management. While NextGen and SESAR have similar end-state goals, the two systems have very different infrastructure and equipage milestones. More...

July 19, 2010

CNBC with Erin Burnett

Changing the Way the World Flies

The government is in the process of retooling the way we fly, with Dave Melcher, ITT Defense & Information Solutions president. More...

July 18, 2010

AIN

ITT takes leading role in devising next-gen ATM

You could be forgiven for thinking that the best part of a generation has been expended in talking up the promised benefits of the U.S. NextGen air traffic management system. But, like its counterpart Single European Sky program over here, NextGen is now becoming a reality and the ITT group is a big part of this reality. In May, along with Boeing and General Dynamics, it shared in a $4.4 billion contract from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to start making the NextGen infrastructure come alive. More...

May 26, 2010

News Release

FAA selects ITT to lead NextGen definition and implementation team

ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) has been awarded a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to lead a world-class team of aviation industry companies to support the development of advanced concepts involving the most challenging issues facing the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiative to modernize the U.S. national airspace system.More...

March 21, 2010

Washington Post

The Future of Flight

Editorial

THE FEDERAL government is spending billions to equip the nation's airports with the Next Generation Air Transportation System... More...

March 9, 2010

General Aviation News

Forecast links NextGen and national economic growth

Reprinted with permission from General Aviation News

The FAA is forecasting that key airspace safety and efficiency modernization efforts will play a vital role in spurring long-term sustained growth in air travel and the nation's overall economic health. The forecast, which comes after a short-term period of slow growth in aviation activity, underscores the need for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and continued investment in airport infrastructure projects, officials said upon releasing it March 9. More...

February 25, 2010

Philly.com

Future arriving at PHL - New air traffic control technology could mark a revolution in travel efficiency.

In the next few days, something will happen at Philadelphia International Airport that will go largely unnoticed. Yet it will ultimately spark a revolution in air traffic management, leading to safer, more efficient air travel in Philadelphia and the rest
of the nation.

It starts with a revolutionary technology, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, which is a cornerstone of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen. Once ADS-B becomes operational in the coming days, ground controllers will be able to use the satellite-based GPS system to monitor and separate aircraft in Philadelphia's airspace. More...

February 3, 2010

Aviation International News

Single Asian Sky needed now to thwart transport bottleneck

Asia desperately needs political consensus and a framework on how to move forward with air traffic management (ATM) as the U.S. and Europe forge ahead with their respective NextGen and Sesar programs. If such a consensus is forthcoming then the Asia-Pacific region could quickly jump ahead by skipping a generation of technology. But if it does not happen, it could become a global air transport bottleneck. More...

January 29, 2010

Media Alert

Leaders from FAA, CAAS, AIA, IATA and ITT discuss the future of global Air Traffic Control modernization

Singapore Air Show panel to offer Asian, U.S. and European perspectives on harmonization, challenges and benefits

WHEN: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: ITT Corporation Singapore Air Show booth (booth #V01) More...

October 1, 2009

News Release

ITT Implementing Technology to Improve Aviation Safety, Decrease Passenger Delays and Reduce Carbon Emissions

ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) announced today that a new technology it is implementing will dramatically improve aviation safety and efficiency in the Gulf of Mexico while reducing passenger delays and greenhouse gas emissions. The company is planning to help bring the same technology to other areas across the United States in 2010, including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles.More...

April 8, 2009

Miami Herald

Miami Phasing In Air-Traffic Innovation

Pilots of aircraft flying out of Miami International Airport or any other major airport must get clearance for takeoff and the climb to cruising altitude from air traffic controllers who track the flight by radar and radio. And while airborne, aircraft often meander along "airways" that are... More...

March 2, 2009

The Washington TImes

OFF THE RADAR

Air traffic control evolves as the FAA adopts GPS
Imagine how much easier the commute would be if you had the ability to see not just the traffic around you, but also for five miles ahead. More...

Issue 4 2008

Air Traffic Management

ADS-B for the NextGen: Build ITT tough

The nascent backbone of the US Federal Aviation Administration's next generation air transportation sys­tem held strong during an unantici­pated stress test on August 19. That day tropical storm Fay hammered southern Florida with 60 mph winds, tornadoes and torrential downpours. ITT officials in a control station in Virginia confirmed the robustness of the inaugural AutomaticDependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) network. More...

December 17, 2008

News Release

ITT Achieves ADS-B In-Service Decision Milestone by The FAA.

ITT Corporation announced today the Federal Aviation Administration has declared In-Service Decision (ISD) for the ADS-B broadcast services system in southern Florida. ADS-B is a key component of the FAA’s NextGen system, intended to increase safety and efficiency to meet the growing needs of air transportation. More...

March 7, 2008

News Release

NAA Announces ADS-B Program as The Winner of The 20007 Robert J. Collier Trophy.

The National Aeronautic Association announced today at their Annual Spring Awards Luncheon that the ADS-B Team of public and private sector groups has been select as the recipient of the 2007 Robert J. Collier Trophy. More...

2010 Conferences and Events

September 8-10, Washington, DC

AAAE 7th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum

September 22, 2010, Washington, DC

RTCA Fall Symposium

September 30 - October 1, 2010, Ashburn, VA

SAE ATM Symposium

October 19–21, Atlanta, GA

NBAA 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention

October 24 - 27, National Harbor, MD

ATCA Annual Conference and Expo

November 11-13, Long Beach, CA

AOPA Expo 2010