Commercial Market Base

Motivated by service to the flying public, Metron Aviation provides system solutions for Air Traffic Management. Metron Aviation succeeds at this by collecting, archiving, and analyzing data from many disparate sources, developing alliances and strategic partnerships, nationally and internationally, becoming experts on interfaces between service provider systems and user/carrier systems, and most importantly, creating a culture that thinks strategically, works as a team, and leverages off respective talents and backgrounds.

Product Features
Enhanced Substitution Module (ESM) Commercial Training Services Provides aviation community with analytical and consulting services Innovative software products

Metron Aviation’s proven track record in the development of concepts, prototype systems, and commercial products, makes us uniquely qualified to develop practical solutions to many of the complex problems inherent in the evolving National Airspace System. Our experience, analytical skills, and extensive knowledge of the ATM domain prove to be vital in the development of our products and services.

Metron Aviation commercial ventures focus on providing the aviation community analytical and consulting services, advanced training and support, and innovative software products. Recent analytical work has been in the field of Departure/Arrival Compliance Reporting, Delay Predictability, Slot Utilization, Schedule Impact on Airport Delays, ETA Accuracy, Arrival Fix Loads, and Unused Slots in GDPs.

The most widely used Metron Aviation commercial software product is the Enhanced Substitution Module (ESM), an advanced substitution tool for flights involved in Ground Delay Programs. Used by many of the major US air carriers, ESM features a flexible display that can be customized for an airline's operational use. ESM is capable of importing and exporting airline data, prioritizing and optimizing flights, sending FAA messages, scenario building, and restricting changes to flights grouped by sub carrier, departure airport, or other criteria. Future enhancements include Slot Credit Substitutions, Downstream Disruption, Importing/Exporting solutions, and use of Local Line-of-Flight Data and Crew Connections.

Flexibility allows Metron Aviation to provide Commercial Training Services to airline operations personnel both on-site in a high tech environment, and off-site at client facilities. Interactive classroom settings, state-of-the-art equipment, and expert instruction make the learning experience fluid and dynamic. Metron Aviation’s Training Department strives to increase client’s technical skills and build confidence using decision support tools in order to improve operational decisions.

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