ATM and ATC simulation and training provider Adacel has been awarded a new Tower Simulation System contract by the FAA.
The contract with the USA’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which could run for up to five years will see Adacel provide ATC Tower Simulation System (TSS) Software and Support Services for technical and operational training of Air Traffic Controllers at selected FAA Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs).
Adacel estimates the total value of the contract over its five-year duration to be US$6.7 million contingent on the optional years exercised.
The contract for the software support comes after Adacel was awarded the contract to refresh the TSS hardware for the FAA in October.
Speaking about the recent contract award, Daniel Verret, Adacel’s CEO said, “As the FAA TSS software Original Equipment Manufacturer, we are thrilled with the confidence the Federal Aviation Administration continues to place in our team, products, and services.
“Adacel consistently improves the performance of its ATC simulation software, while maintaining the highest levels of availability and reliability. We look forward to successfully supporting the FAA TSS software and deploying our latest ATC training software solutions to the FAA.”
The scope of the awarded contract includes TSS software support and maintenance plus options to update the TSS simulation engine, speech recognition software and migrate the FAA’s current Image Generator to AeroScene, Adacel’s latest image generator solution.
“We are fully committed in supporting the FAA to successfully recruit, train, and enhance the skills of Air Traffic Controllers at critical National Airspace System (NAS) terminal facilities and ensure each day is a training day with Adacel’s high-performing simulation and training solutions,” added Verret.
Adacel’s has been working with the FAA for more than 20 years.