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FAA installs Eram system at ۲۰ air route traffic control centres
TIN news: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finished the installation of its $2.48bn en route automation modernization (Eram) system at the 20 air route traffic control centres across the US.
The use of Eram will increase capacity and efficiency in the nation's skies.
While the en- route controllers at each centre will be able to track 1,900 aircrafts at a time, the legacy system will be able to track up to 1,100 aircrafts.
FAA had awarded the contract for the development of Eram to Lockheed Martin in 2002.
This new system will replace the 40-year-old Host computer system en route centres that were used for managing air traffic above 10,000 feet.
While the technology was scheduled to be delivered in 2010 at a cost of $2.1bn, the deadlie could not be met due to software problems and delays which forced FAA to recalculate the program schedule and cost in June 2011, reported AIN Online.
Eram connects with terminal radar approach control facilities, airport towers and the FAA's command centre in Warrenton, Virginiaa, automated flight service stations and agencies such as the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and the US Customs and Border Protection.
It will also ensure the seamless sharing and coordination by controllers between centres to enable the use of three-mile (rather than five-mile) separation.
The use of ERAM also helps in improving flight plan processing and enables automatic transitions between sectors and centres even during plane diversions to improve a flight's operational efficiency during bad weather and congestion.
The use of Eram will increase capacity and efficiency in the nation's skies.
While the en- route controllers at each centre will be able to track 1,900 aircrafts at a time, the legacy system will be able to track up to 1,100 aircrafts.
FAA had awarded the contract for the development of Eram to Lockheed Martin in 2002.
This new system will replace the 40-year-old Host computer system en route centres that were used for managing air traffic above 10,000 feet.
While the technology was scheduled to be delivered in 2010 at a cost of $2.1bn, the deadlie could not be met due to software problems and delays which forced FAA to recalculate the program schedule and cost in June 2011, reported AIN Online.
Eram connects with terminal radar approach control facilities, airport towers and the FAA's command centre in Warrenton, Virginiaa, automated flight service stations and agencies such as the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and the US Customs and Border Protection.
It will also ensure the seamless sharing and coordination by controllers between centres to enable the use of three-mile (rather than five-mile) separation.
The use of ERAM also helps in improving flight plan processing and enables automatic transitions between sectors and centres even during plane diversions to improve a flight's operational efficiency during bad weather and congestion.