MDA receives contract extension from the FAA to continue modernization of flight route design practice

MDA will upgrade the Instrument Procedure Development System (IPDS) to include the latest aviation standards and high accuracy geospatial calculations within the instrument flight procedure domain. This contract extends the value on the existing first development phase IPDS contract, announced in January 2007, to over $22 million U.S. The IPDS is part of a joint initiative between the FAA and the Department of Defence (DoD) to create an automated solution to modernize flight route design practices and to harmonize military and civilian air navigation in the long term. The IPDS provides the FAA and the DoD with the capability to design terminal area flight routes that take advantage of the latest navigation equipment, resulting in improved terminal airspace usage and better fuel efficiency.