ATD-1 Technology Transfer

Executives from NASA, the FAA, and industry during a ceremony celebrating the technology transfer from NASA to the FAA of the Flight Interval Manager (FIM) software and the successful completion and closeout of NASA’s Airspace Technology Demonstration One (ATD-1) project. Pictured from left to right are: Rocky Stone, United Airlines chief technical pilot surveillance; Carl Esposito, Honeywell Aerospace president of electric systems; Jeanne Yu, Boeing Commercial Airplanes director of product development; Robert Pearce, NASA’s deputy associate administrator for aeronautics; Ali Bahrami, the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety; Tim Arel, the FAA’s deputy chief operating officer; and Greg Burke, the FAA’s acting deputy assistant administrator for NextGen.