The FAA on Thursday announced a request for information (RFI) for a Common Automation Platform (CAP), an initiative aimed at replacing the En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) system and the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) with a single tool for air traffic controllers. The agency described the effort as part of a broader technology modernization plan announced earlier this year by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

A Single Platform for En Route and Terminal Operations

According to the FAA, CAP is intended to consolidate the systems used at air route traffic control centers with those used in terminal environments such as TRACONs and towers. Today’s systems operate on separate platforms that were developed during different modernization cycles.

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