Environmental Analysis Services

Harmonized approach to environmental issues

Metron Aviation provides a broad range of environmental services to the aviation industry, with an emphasis on airport/airspace analysis, model development, impact mitigation and policy-development support. Metron Aviation is currently involved in several initiatives that span both near-term and long-term horizons, including:

Decreasing Fuel Consumption through Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) — Metron Aviation has been associated with improvements in efficiency, related to improved data sharing and tactical planning of Air Traffic Management (ATM) measures for more than a decade. These measures reduce delays and improve planning during delays by transitioning to engine-off states whenever possible and taking delays on the ground in order to save fuel.

Surface/Terminal Traffic Management — Metron Aviation has developed surface management systems that provide better situational awareness and improved planning of surface activities, by coordinating slots in different phases of the traffic management process. These system enhancements reduce fuel consumption and emissions by avoiding delays for aircraft in an engine-on state, minimizing surface queues and taxi times.

NextGen Air Transport — Metron Aviation conducts ongoing research into the long-term environmental impact of new developments in the air transportation industry worldwide. In the U.S., the focus is on the effects of anticipated operational improvements, such as the widespread adoption of arrival profiles using lower thrusts and less fuel.

Improving the Sustainability of Air Transportation

Metron Aviation has been at the forefront of developing environmental modeling and analysis tools that measure the potential environmental impact of proposed changes in air transportation systems across all areas: surface, terminal and en route. Metron Aviation also has a proven track record developing noise and emissions tools that calculate the macroscopic and microscopic impact of greenhouse gases and associated fuel metrics, which can also determine the root causes of noise and emission impacts due to specific variable changes.

Metron Aviation possesses a unique and comprehensive understanding of the environmental impact of air transportation and is committed to helping the industry address vital energy challenges that will improve the sustainability and harmonization of aircraft operations worldwide.