uAvionix has been awarded contracts by the FAA to install its FlightLine surface situational awareness system at six more U.S. airports, following successful deployments earlier this year.
The installations, part of the FAA’s Surface Awareness Initiative, aim to enhance safety and efficiency on airport surfaces, company officials explain.
The new airports include Tampa, Jacksonville, Orlando Sanford, Daytona Beach, Miami Executive, and Palm Beach International, with all systems expected to be operational by Thanksgiving 2024.
The FlightLine system provides real-time data on aircraft and ground vehicle movements, helping air traffic controllers monitor surface activity more effectively, company officials noted. By reducing the risk of runway incursions and improving operational efficiency, the system is designed to support safer airport environments, particularly during busy travel seasons, they added.
“We are thrilled to expand our collaboration with the FAA to enhance surface awareness at key airports in Florida and across the nation,” said Christian Ramsey, chief commercial officer at uAvionix. “The rapid deployment of our FlightLine capability at Indianapolis and Austin this past summer and its proven ability to support air traffic controllers set the stage for our efforts this fall.”
The uAvonics system looks to provide monitoring of ADSB out data to the towers or folks controlling the ground ops, most usefull at cless B and C airports.
I don’t know if they ‘see’ the mode C only aircraft, and not at all, the ‘no-electrics’ aircraft.
They don’t appear to have a means to provide billing fees for landing aircraft, unlike Virtower and Vector Airports…!