Awards & Recognition -
Ryals Named Board Chair of Women in Aerospace
January 6, 2012
MCLEAN, Va., January 4, 2012 — The MITRE Corporation is pleased to announce that Lillian Zarrelli Ryals was recently elected chair of the board of directors of Women in Aerospace (WIA). Ryals, who was previously WIA vice chair, is executive director for Air Traffic Systems and Operations in MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), the federally funded research and development center that the company operates for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Her one-year term began January 1.
With MITRE's Help, Republic of China Overhauls Air Traffic Management System
January 4, 2012
A decade ago, with passenger and cargo traffic on the rise, aviation authorities in the Republic of China determined it was time to upgrade the country's aging air traffic management (ATM) system. But to avoid disruption to flight schedules and ensure safety, they also knew they needed to execute upgrades while the old system was still operational.
A Career in Aviation Technical Leadership
December 21, 2011
When John Gonda came to MITRE in 2001, he saw an opportunity. Having collaborated with MITRE staff previously in his career, he was familiar with the corporation's values and the technical excellence of its staff. He felt MITRE was the ideal place for him to use his 30 years of experience as an Air Force pilot, engineer, and aviation operations expert to contribute to a broad range of projects, including the next-generation air transportation system known as NextGen.
ARIAS: A Near-Term Runway Safety Solution
December 2, 2011
On February 1, 1991, a USAir 737 was making its final approach to Los Angeles International Airport. On the runway below, SkyWest Flight 5569, a twin-engine turboprop, waited to take off. A series of errors and misjudgments had led air traffic control to assign the same runway for both the 737's landing and the turboprop's departure. The pilot of the 737 did not see Flight 5569 in his path until his wheels settled onto the tarmac. By then it was too late. The jet crashed into the turboprop, crushing the smaller plane beneath it. All 12 passengers and crew aboard Flight 5569 and 22 of 89 people on Flight 737 died in the collision.
Awards & Recognition -
FAA Receives Top Honors, Thanks MITRE for Modeling Support
November 29, 2011
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently received two prestigious awards and thanked The MITRE Corporation for the analysis and modeling work that helped make these wins possible. The more significant honor, the Partnering for Excellence Award by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, is among the highest honors the department bestows. The FAA received it “for outstanding technical, financial and legal support” of the O'Hare Modernization Program, wrote Joseph Post, director of NextGen Systems Analysis at the FAA, in an email announcing the win. He went on to explain the specific work his team performed. “We estimated the delay implications of the O'Hare Modernization Program, with and without NextGen air traffic management improvements.” Mr. Post then made a special point to add, “I would like to thank the MITRE CAASD team who helped us with the airport capacity estimates.”
Improving Airspace Efficiency for New York Traffic
November 15, 2011
The New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia metropolitan area contains the most complex airspace in the world, and the traffic to and from its airports experience nearly 50 percent of the total-delay minutes that occur at the top 45 airports across the country. These delays can have a ripple effect on the entire country because one third of the nation’s traffic either flies to, from, or through this airspace.
May’s Employee Spotlight Shines on Valerie Gawron
May 18, 2011
Writer and international traveler Valerie Gawron loves to explore different places, investigate alternate ideas, and meet new people. These qualities, paired with her multiple advanced degrees, match up well for her job as a human-systems integrator in MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), the FFRDC for the Federal Aviation Administration. Before coming to MITRE in 2007, Gawron spent many years designing, testing, and evaluating systems for government, military, and private organizations. Her work has ranged across all types of human factors engineering projects including fielding computer-aided engineering tools; evaluating security systems in airports and embassies; conducting research in human performance optimization; directing accident reenactments; and testing helmet-mounted displays and night-vision goggles.
Flying the Friendly Skies: Merging UAS into Civil Airspace
April 8, 2011
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have transformed modern warfare and are expected to have a similar transformational impact as they are routinely integrated into our national airspace. A wide range of civilian applications are envisioned for UAS (also commonly referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, and other names), including border patrol, crop dusting, cargo delivery, traffic reports, weather forecasting, and a long list of other potential applications. Some of these UAS will be as big as a Boeing 737 and others will be launched by hand.
Jeremy Irish Writes Flight Validation Article for Envision 2011
March 7, 2011
As the demand for more efficient arrival and departure routes at airports continues to grow, the Federal Aviation Administration is seeking ways to allow airlines and private companies to meet the comprehensive safety testing requirements for designing flight procedures. MITRE has prototyped tools using inexpensive commercial technology that makes designing new procedures feasible.
CAASD's Laine D'Augustine is MITRE's Employee Spotlight for February
February 23, 2011
"I have been interested in aviation for as long as I can remember," says Laine D'Augustine. This fascination led her to study both aerospace and mechanical engineering in college and graduate school. "My parents got me an introductory flight lesson for my 21st birthday, and I was truly hooked. As soon as I could afford it, I got my private pilot certification and later my instrument pilot certification."
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