Airports and Aviation

In a world dominated by increasing change and a demand for safety and efficiency, Tetra Tech’s airports and aviation practice offers a broad range of consulting and project management services relating to planning, engineering design, construction, airport and air carrier operations, airport and airline safety and environmental management, and program support services such as Performance Based Navigation (PBN).

Our team of planners, engineers, aviation specialists, technologists, and support staff come from a broad range of backgrounds in the aviation and transportation industry. Our clients recognize our ability to provide sound program management, excellent service, and innovative solutions.

Our employees have participated in and successfully completed hundreds of assignments for airlines, government agencies, airports, and navigational facilities throughout North America and the international marketplace.

Our aviation experts use the latest modeling tools to implement safe and harmonized procedures, allowing pilots and controllers to achieve efficiency gains on the ground while maintaining the highest level of safety. Tetra Tech works with industry partners to achieve the environmental and safety imperatives demanded by an increasingly complex world.

Tetra Tech has been a leading provider of safety management services for Canadian certified airports since 2007. Our experts also assisted with writing the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Airports SMS Order (5200.11) and associated policies, procedures, and implementation plans.

Tetra Tech environmental specialists also ensure sustainable operations are incorporated in the aviation safety portfolio. The fusion of operational efficiencies, technology, and aviation policy comes together in the airports. Tetra Tech has been instrumental in developing Airport Council International’s Airport Carbon and Emissions Reporting Tool (ACERT).

Airports

Architectural and Engineering Services

Tetra Tech offers a broad range of services to the airport industry including planning; design; and environmental, regulatory, and construction management of airport facilities and related infrastructure. Our multidisciplinary team of planners, engineers, aviation specialists, pilots, airport managers, and environmental scientists are able to provide a unique perspective to clients.

Airside and groundside engineering (civil, electrical)
Road and bridge engineering
Navigational aids and approach systems design
Passenger terminal building development (architectural, mechanical, structural, electrical, security systems)
Apron and gate planning
Passenger boarding bridge selection and installation
Baggage handling systems
Fuel system design, construction, and monitoring
Stormwater systems design and management
Plan of construction operations and safety phasing plans
Asset and pavement life cycle management and systems
Airport master planning
Land use planning
Greenfield site selection
Traffic impact assessments
Funding applications

Airport Operation Services

Our airport operation services are predicated upon system safety and environmental sustainability.

Safety management system design and implementation
Airport regulatory compliance and the Airport Certificate
Obstacle limitation surfaces
ICAO Type A charts
Airside self-inspection safety programs
Airside vehicle operations programs
Bird and wildlife risk assessments and management plans
Emergency response and aircraft rescues and fire fighting
Emergency planning
Winter operations and aircraft movement surface condition reporting
De-icing plans and glycol mitigation studies

Aviation

As the leading provider of Performance Based Navigation (PBN) and information technology services for aviation clients for more than 20 years, Tetra Tech understands the safety expectations of government and the traveling public. Tetra Tech provides in-depth aerospace advisory services to regulators, air carriers, and the government and defense sectors with unparalleled, internationally-recognized industry expertise using cross-functional teams focused on the client’s needs.

Satellite Navigation

Tetra Tech has the engineering knowledge and FAA domain expertise to apply aviation technologies to airspace management, both domestically and internationally. Tetra Tech plays a vital role in the development of the FAA Next Generation (NextGen) Air Transportation System through our support to the program offices of the Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) and Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) and Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS), and the Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance Group.

Airspace implementation, integration, and redesign
Air transport aircraft and operations performance
PBN approach design and implementation
Air traffic control
Operational implementation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) such as WAAS and LAAS
GNSS training
Systems and software engineering
Communication navigation surveillance (CNS) and air traffic management (ATM)
Systems security
Data collection, fuel consumption, air quality studies, and noise studies
Program and project management of large and complex aviation projects
Financial management, such as budget formulation, execution, and earned value management (EVM)
3D Airspace Visualization

Safety

Tetra Tech designs, develops, implements, certifies, and audits safety solutions. Our expertise covers all facets of safety management systems (SMS). We help the aviation industry meet new regulatory requirements to implement SMS for their operations, helping organizations identify risks and address core safety needs.

SMS program development, including ICAO and FAA compliant SMS programs
Safety risk management and safety reporting systems
SMS quality assurance audits and corrective action plans
SMS employee training support
Human factors
Airline safety data management and analysis

Environment

Our safety and environmental experts use the FAA legacy environmental tools such as the Integrated Noise Model (INM), the Aviation Environmental Design Tool, and the Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System (EDMS) to implement safe and harmonized procedures, which allow pilots and controllers to achieve efficiency gains while maintaining the safety of the airspace. Tetra Tech has developed NextGen procedures at several airports and examined noise and other environmental impacts using FAA-approved screening software.