Airservices Australia Selects Metron Aviations Air Traffic Flow Management Solution

Airservices will initially deploy Metron Traffic Flow, a component of the Metron Harmony integrated ATFM suite, to provide the foundation for ATFM and regional coordination to enhance the capacity, efficiency and safety of the Australian airspace. The contract covers a 15 year period, with all options exercised, and provides the framework for future collaboration. Metron Traffic Flow will be used to manage traffic flow and capacity for all controlled airspace, including those flights originating from outside of Airservices area of responsibility and entering Australian airspace. The system provides CDM capabilities for Airservices operations groups, airlines and regional stakeholders. Metron Traffic Flow will be deployed at the National Operations Center (NOC) in Canberra, control towers, area control centers and airline operations centers as well as being used by Australian military units. Greg Russell, Chief Executive Officer of Airservices Australia, said that Metron Aviations air traffic flow solution provided transformational functions enabling gate-to-gate harmonization. We are confident that this technology will assist us with increasing efficiency, predictability, shared situational awareness and safety, while also reducing our aviation environmental footprint, Mr. Russell said. Airservices is proven to be a world leader in innovation for the modernization and optimization of air traffic management systems, said Dave Ellison, Chief Executive Officer of Metron Aviation. We are excited to be a part of Australias next generation air traffic flow endeavors and look forward to the collaboration. Airservices vision is unique and will help us to achieve a greater understanding of not only deploying our capabilities, but also widen our breadth of knowledge on other components such as ground handling and curbside operations.