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Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) Award to the NASA\u00a0ATM-X\u00a0Digital Information Platform (DIP) Team
<\/strong>In November 2024, the Digital Information Platform (DIP) team received the prestigious Industry Award from the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) at the annual ATCA Connect Conference in Washington, DC.\u00a0The award recognized the team\u2019s efforts in supporting NASA\u2019s Sustainable Flight National Partnership (SFNP), which aims for net-zero carbon emissions\u00a0from aviation\u00a0by 2050.\u00a0 The DIP sub-project focuses on increasing access to digital\u00a0aviation\u00a0information to enable\u00a0efficient and\u00a0sustainable airspace operations.\u00a0\u00a0DIP team has been conducting live operational demonstrations in North Texas Metroplex environment since 2022 with commercial airlines on the Collaborative Digital Departure Reroute (CDDR) tool that applies machine learning to make predictions on runway availability, departure times, and arrival times.\u00a0DIP has signed Space Act Agreements with five major US airlines to carryout operational evaluation of CDDR in complex metroplex environments and is now deploying the CDDR capability to Houston. CDDR machine learning algorithm intelligently provides re-routing options to the operators by using real time weather and operational data reducing delays, fuel burn and carbon emissions.\u00a0DIP is part of the Air Traffic Management \u2013 eXploration (ATM-X) project, which is focused on transforming the air traffic management system to accommodate new air vehicles.\u00a0 More information on the ATCA award is at:\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n