Airports
FAA Picks uAvionix ADS-B System To Prevent Incursions
FlightLine offers a lower-cost alternative to airport surveillance systems
uAvionix FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational awareness system
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The FAA has qualified uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B surveillance and situational awareness system for the Surface Awareness Initiative (SAI). The SAI program offers a more cost-effective alternative for airports that aren’t equipped with surface surveillance equipment.

“The FAA has identified over 230 airports that are potential candidates for an SAI solution,” according to uAvionix, and an operational needs assessment lists 45 that are first candidates. Two airports are deploying FlightLine SAI installations—Indianapolis International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport—and these will be operational by June 30.

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