The European Simmod Users Group Celebrates 50th Meeting
1 November 2017 – The European Simmod Users Group (ESUG) celebrated its 50th meeting on 27 October 2017 at ENAIRE’s offices in Madrid. Since 1993, this group has met bi-annually to present ideas and share information on Simmod fast-time simulation activities as well as aviation analysis, in general. ATAC congratulates ESUG in achieving this milestone, […]
NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 Projects
April 17, 2017 – ATAC is proud to announce the win of two NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) projects. In one project, ATAC will be developing an innovative automation tool to improve temporary and permanent runway closure management. The ATAC Movement Area Closure Planner (MACP) will provide airport stakeholder capabilities to improve decision processes and […]
Drones in Disaster Emergency Response Flight Test/Demonstration Event
Researchers from the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center’s Aviation Research Division and Engineering Services Division supported the Drones in Disaster Emergency Response Flight Test/Demonstration Event which took place on Wed. Jun. 22, 2016 in Cape May, NJ. This historic milestone represented the first-ever ship-to-shore commercial drone delivery of medical supplies in a simulated disaster […]
FAA SE2025 SIR 1 Program Win
November 5, 2015 – ATAC is proud to announce the award of a 10-year Indefinite Deliverable, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide Research and Mission Analysis (SIR 1) services with a joint, pooled contract ceiling of greater than $767M. ATAC and its Team will be providing operationally-relevant research and […]
Supporting FAA’s UAS Test and Engineering
10/09/2015 – ATAC has opened new office space including conference facilities in Egg Harbor, New Jersey in support of the mission of the FAA’s UAS Test and Engineering effort at the William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City. ATAC provides a T&E Support Team including engineers, IT experts, and ATC and aviation safety subject matter experts […]
Helping to Improve Controller Training
CONGRATULATIONS to our SAIC team on winning the FAA’s Controller Training Contract! As a team member, ATAC will play a major role in the innovative solutions offered by our SAIC-led team as a better way to train air traffic controllers. ATAC will be working with our team and the FAA to embark on improvements to developmental, […]
SoCal Metroplex Project Update
08/31/2015 -The FAA has released information on the SoCal Metroplex project in Google Earth format. This information can be accessed here.
NATCA COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY Conference
03/04/2015 – Individuals from ATAC, Kongsberg Gallium and SAIC pose with NATCA leadership at the recent Communicating for Safety conference in March 2015. The companies teamed to potentially provide support to the FAA’s Technical Training program, bringing innovative simulation solutions to assist with developmental, skill enhancement and recurrent training.