Metron Aviation

Metron Aviation, a subsidiary of Airbus, is an Air Traffic Management Services company based in Herndon, Virginia, with secondary offices in Washington, DC and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The company specializes in concept engineering in aviation, advanced research, and software development related to aerospace, traffic flow management, surface operations management, airspace design and environmental analysis tools for the aviation industry.[1]

Metron Aviation
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAir Traffic Management
Founded1995
HeadquartersHerndon, VA
Key people
Chris Jordan, President
ProductsHarmony
Number of employees
Decrease 100
ParentAirbus
Websitewww.metronaviation.com

Origins

Founded in 1995, Metron Aviation provides services in Air Traffic Flow Management, working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop a Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) platform for optimizing system-wide traffic flow.[2]

Airbus Acquisition

In July 2011, Airbus announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the privately held Metron Aviation, Inc. In 2012, Metron Aviation was reorganized and aligned to support the launch of Airbus Pro-sky, the Toulouse, France-based ATM subsidiary of Airbus. Today Metron Aviation has around 100 employees, down from a high of at least 200 in 2011.[3][4]

Customers

Metron Aviation's business is currently composed of 70% Advanced Research and Engineering and 30% Commercial Products and Solutions. Current and past customers include: FAA, NASA, NAV CANADA, Air services Australia, ATNS South Africa, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Express-jet Airlines, FedEx Express, Jazz Aviation, Jet Blue Airways, Net Jets, Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, Virgin America Airlines, and WestJet Airlines.

References
  1. "Solutions For ANSPS, Airlines And Airports". Metron Aviation. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. "CDM » RMTCDM". cdm.fly.faa.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. Staff Writer (2011-07-26). "Airbus to Acquire Metron". Avionics International. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. Airbus ProSky Assisting ANSPs: 8th Global ATFM Conference, Stuart Ratcliffe

1. ^http://www.marketwatch.com/story/airbus-to-buy-us-firm-metron-aviation-2011-07-26.

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