Harris Corporation provides emergency support during hurricane season

Airline Industry Information, Oct 21, 2008

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Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), a contractor and system architect for the US FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) programme, announced that its employees had zealously provided emergency support to the FAA throughout the hurricane season in the US this year.

The company said its staff worked double shifts to protect the commercial telecommunications infrastructure which is relied upon by air traffic control. When the FAA's key facilities were in the paths of hurricanes Dolly, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, Harris deployed mobile satellite communications systems that provided on-demand communications capabilities.

The US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) telecommunications network provides efficient and secure transmission of information which is essential in the operation of the National Airspace System.

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