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Metron Aviation Opens New Jersey Office to Advance NextGen Research and Collaboration with FAA Tech Center
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey— December 8, 2011— Metron Aviation, a subisidiary of Airbus, announced today the opening of its office in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey near the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC). The office will open on December 12th, 2011 and will be celebrated with a ceremonial ribbon cutting by New Jersey Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo.
Metron Aviation has opened the office to further research and development support of the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiatives. Metron Aviation is a prime contractor on Systems Engineering 2020 (SE-2020) SIR1 Set-Aside contract, the FAA’s strategic program for implementing Next Gen. Metron Aviation’s research and engineering capabilities are greatly enhanced with proximity to the WJHTC. The WJHTC offers unmatched laboratory and data interface capabilities, essential to validation and verification of emerging NextGen concepts and prototypes.
“Our facility in New Jersey will allow us to focus more resources and to fully support the research that takes place at the WJHTC to ensure the success of NextGen,” said Jim Gaughan, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Research and Engineering, Metron Aviation.
The opening of the New Jersey office also enables Metron Aviation to support job growth in the southern New Jersey area. This new facility provides ample research and engineering jobs while enhancing the capacity, efficiency and safety of our national airspace.
“I’ve long said that the FAA’s NextGen project is critical to South Jersey’s economic future, building upon the FAA Technical Center’s reputation as the premier facility for aviation research and development in the nation. National companies with deep roots in the aviation and security industries also recognize the strategic importance of having their operations here,” said Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02). “The opening of Metron Aviation’s office in Egg Harbor Township – and hiring of local engineers and support staff - is yet another sign of the force multiplier effect of NextGen for South Jersey.”
About Metron Aviation
Founded in 1995, Metron Aviation, a subsidiary of Airbus, 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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