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October 11, 2023FAA recognizes data-based Aircraft Braking Action Reports (ABARs) as the preferred methodology for measuring and reporting on actual braking friction. Read More...
December 15, 2021The SafeLand™ Surface Management System continues to advance its role in the future of aviation safety. Read More...
December 14, 2021The proven SafeLand™ system has demonstrated compliance with ASTM Standard E3266 – another milestone on its path to worldwide acceptance. Read More...
December 2, 2020The SafeLand™ Surface Management System, today’s leading runway friction measuring and reporting platform, complies with the aircraft braking measurement standard recently released by ASTM International. Read More...
November 14, 2019AST is proud to announce a new contract with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that could help clear a path to enhanced runway safety, improved operational efficiency for both airports and airlines, and better predictability for the traveling public. Read More...
January 14, 2019AST is proud to announce that South Bend International Airport, Indiana, USA, has recently signed on to use AST’s SafeLand™ sensors to support their winter Snow and Ice Plan. Read More...
May 4, 2018AST's Runway Friction Forecast is a state-of-the-art forecasting model for available runway friction for landing aircraft. Read More...
March 3, 2018Today, AST’s subject matter experts are actively helping to develop new standards for landing friction reporting and mobile sensors of airport surface contamination. Read More...
December 28, 2017AST signs agreements with Denver International Airport and Washington Dulles Airport to provide mobile sensor technology for detection, measurement and communication of airport surface contaminates. Read More...
March 30, 2017Today, AST released AST SafeLand™, a newly-configured website allowing subscribers to use a common portal to access both airport contaminant data and TALPA-compliant landing friction reports. Read More...