Adding to the capabilities of the Center are eleven affiliated universities, which contribute skills and specialized facilities to the research effort. The outstanding resources of these organizations form an unsurpassed body of knowledge and expertise able to address a wide range of aviation issues. This unique synergy between the component organizations participating in the Center will facilitate the rapid deployment of research findings and the achievement of practical results. Aviation research is enhanced through mutual collaboration between the FAA, universities, airlines and the aviation industry. Universities increase their technical strength and provide greater academic potential to their students.
Airlines gain insights to improve their operational efficiency and profitability.
The public sector benefits from the opportunity to participate in projects that enhance their effectiveness, through the sharing of information. Private industry benefits by participating in the development of the rapid technological advances sweeping through the aviation community. The Industry Partners represent the full spectrum of the aviation industry, and presently include ATAC , Boeing , California Department of Transportation , Draper Laboratory , Federal Express , Honeywell , Leigh Fisher Associates , Logistics Management Institute , Los Angeles World Airports , Maryland Aviation Administration , Massachusetts Port Authority , Metron , Port of Oakland , San Francisco International Airport , Seagull Technology , Southern California Association of Governments , TASC , Virginia Department of Transportation , and Wesson International . As manufacturers, operators and system developers, they bring to the Center a clear sense of research needs and the means to implement the results of research. Further, their technical expertise provides an invaluable component of the broad array of resources that can be deployed through the Center to help shape the future of aviation.