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Metron Aviation Energy and Alternative Fuels Expert to Speak at 49th International Paris Air Show

Company Awarded Contract to Produce Handbook for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs

Dulles, Virginia — June 16, 2011—Metron Aviation’s Energy and Alternative Fuels expert, Dr. Bruno Miller, will be speaking at the upcoming 49th International Paris Air Show.   The Paris Air Show will be taking place in the Le Bourget exhibition center from June 20-26, 2011.  The show brings together aviation stakeholders from around the globe to showcase cutting-edge technological innovations.

Dr. Miller will be speaking in a cycle of conferences at the Alternative Aviation Fuels Showcase, a dedicated area and a central defining theme of the entire show set-up by the organizers to recognize the importance of alternative aviation fuels. Dr. Miller will be speaking on two panels, including Integrated Supply Chain Models and Financing Structures. Integrated Supply Chain Models will identify best practices at the national and provincial levels for deploying and supplying alternative aviation fuels, while  Financing Structures  will focus on initiatives and options that are opening up for investors to secure resources to invest in alternative fuel projects.

Additionally, Metron Aviation has been awarded the Airport Cooperative Research Project (ACRP) 02-36, “Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs,” which is managed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies and sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).                               

 
As the prime contractor for the ACRP 02-36 project, Metron Aviation is leading a team of experts in all technical, regulatory and business considerations to produce a handbook to help airports and other stakeholders along the supply chain to evaluate opportunities to develop alternative fuel distribution programs. This project will provide a resource for airports and others in the aviation community interested in introducing alternative fuels as a means to creating new business opportunities, decrease the dependence of imported crude, and meet goals of improved environmental performance.

“Meeting aggressive environmental goals for future aviation activity is a key component of success for the ACRP project,” said Dr. Terence Thompson, Vice President, Energy and Environment, and Chief Environmental Scientist. “Metron Aviation’s Environmental and Energy Services are the result of over 16 years of continuous and concentrated effort to reduce the aviation carbon footprint, fuel, emissions and noise impact.” 

About Metron Aviation

Founded in 1995, Metron Aviation pioneered the advancement of Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM), working with the FAA to develop the industry’s first Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) platform for optimizing system-wide traffic flow.   Metron Aviation provides concept engineering, advanced research, software development, traffic flow management, surface operations management, airspace design and environmental analysis solutions to the global aviation industry.  Metron Aviation fuses advanced science and mathematics with unparalleled subject-matter expertise to turn groundbreaking Air Traffic Management (ATM) research concepts into next-generation operational capabilities. Metron Harmony, Metron Aviation’s commercial product, provides integrated ATFM and CDM capabilities for the world’s leading Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), airlines and airports.  Metron Aviation customers include the FAA, NAV CANADA, NASA, ATNS, FedEx, Air Canada, Memphis International Airport, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Airservices Australia and many more. For more information, please visit www.metronaviation.com.

 

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