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To view the Social Media Release, click here: http://smr.newswire.ca/en/nav-canada/technology-upgrade-leads-to-safer-flight-fuel-savings OTTAWA, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - NAV CANADA Air Traffic Controllers who direct aircraft as they transit across the North Atlantic - the busiest oceanic airspace in the world - are now employing an enhanced system that makes oceanic flight safer and more efficient. The technology upgrade, along with a new initiative to improve the efficiency of operations in oceanic airspace, will lead to significant airline cost savings through reduced fuel burn, with accompanying reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.  The technology behind the improvements is known as the Gander Automated Air Traffic System Plus (GAATS+).

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has enhanced multiple air traffic management platforms to enable the processing of data received from satellite-based navigational aids such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). A key foundation of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System, ADS-B enables the transition from ground-based to satellite-based air traffic control.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is increasing the performance, usability and data storage capacity of the system used by the Federal Aviation Administration for oceanic air traffic control.

EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensis Corporation's Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) deployment around four airports in Colorado's Rocky Mountains has achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).