Awards & Recognition - Ryals Named Board Chair of Women in Aerospace

MCLEAN, Va., January 4, 2012 — The MITRE Corporation is pleased to announce that Lillian Zarrelli Ryals was recently elected chair of the board of directors of Women in Aerospace (WIA). Ryals, who was previously WIA vice chair, is executive director for Air Traffic Systems and Operations in MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), the federally funded research and development center that the company operates for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Her one-year term began January 1.

With MITRE's Help, Republic of China Overhauls Air Traffic Management System
January 4, 2012

A decade ago, with passenger and cargo traffic on the rise, aviation authorities in the Republic of China determined it was time to upgrade the country's aging air traffic management (ATM) system. But to avoid disruption to flight schedules and ensure safety, they also knew they needed to execute upgrades while the old system was still operational.

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