RESTON, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/08/08 -- Era Corporation has reached a majormanufacturing milestone with the delivery of its 1,500th Squid, thecompany's industry leading vehicle tracking unit. The landmark Squid wasdelivered to NATS of the UK for use at London's Gatwick Airport.In all parts of the world, runway incursions remain one of the mostsignificant safety risks for aviation, with vehicle incursion onto activerunways being a significant cause of reported incidents. Advanced airtraffic control organizations and airports are augmenting their surfacemovement systems with active vehicle position and identificationinformation provided by Squid by Era, the world's most commonly chosen andwidely deployed airport vehicle tracking device.
While the technology was initially deployed primarily for safety reasons,it is now increasingly clear that operational benefits can also be derivedby comprehensive real-time awareness of the location of all airportvehicles.
"Era's Squid has proven itself as the most accurate and flexible vehicletracking unit in numerous competitive evaluations and procurements, workingflawlessly with leading surface surveillance systems around the world,"said Russell Hulstrom, Era's Vice President and General Manager of AirTraffic Management Solutions. "No other vehicle tracking unit on the markettoday provides the accuracy, durability and functionality of Squid by Era."
Squid by Era can be seen at many of the world's busiest airports, includingAmsterdam Schiphol and Singapore's Changi International.
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About Era
Era Corporation is a pioneer and leading supplier of next-generationsurveillance and flight tracking solutions for the air traffic management,military, security and airport operations markets. With provenmultilateration and ADS-B technologies delivering high-performance,high-reliability surveillance solutions, the company has over 100commercial, air traffic management and military customers throughout theU.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America and Asia.Era's investment in research and development and its track record ofproduct innovation have resulted in a substantial patent portfolio. Era isheadquartered in Reston, Virginia with leading product research anddevelopment centers of excellence in the U.S. and Czech Republic.
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