May 27, 2005

Elvia Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1696)

Tammy Jones
Federal Aviation Administration, Washington 
(Phone: 202/267-3883) 

Colleen Robar
NCAM, Detroit
(Phone: 313/394-0304/Cell: 313/304-8639)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-087

VISION OF FUTURE AIR TRAVEL SYSTEM FEATURED AT VIRGINIA EVENT

NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and industry partners 
will showcase forward looking aviation technology at SATS 2005: A 
Transformation of Air Travel, on Monday, June 6 at the regional 
airport in Danville, Va. 

NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and FAA Administrator Marion Blakey 
are expected to help kick off SATS 2005. The Small Aircraft 
Transportation System (SATS) is a demonstration of technologies and 
capabilities to complement airlines and allow small airplanes to use 
community airports to fly people from place to place, on demand. 

SATS is a public-private partnership among NASA, the FAA and the 
National Consortium for Aviation Mobility (NCAM). The SATS 
demonstration will use six airplanes. The planes are equipped with 
advanced cockpit technologies and displays, to show how small planes 
can fly safely and efficiently, even in bad weather, into small 
airports that don't have radar or extensive ground aviation 
navigation systems. 

New advanced small airplanes will also be in Danville, June 5-7, as 
will other aviation experts including NASA Associate Administrator 
for Aeronautics Research, Dr. J. Victor Lebacqz, author James 
Fallows, heads of aviation manufacturing and air taxi companies. 

For media credentials, contact NCAM's Colleen Robar at: 
colleen.robar@mullen.com or call: 313/394-0304; or register on the 
Web: 

www.sats2005.com  

	
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