Jim Slate

Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc.

RVA is an aviation services company specializing in air traffic control (ATC) operations; ATC communications systems engineering, installation, and maintenance; navigation and landing system engineering, installation, and maintenance; aviation safety and Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) studies; and transportation security studies and planning. RVA is headquartered in Oklahoma City with Executive Offices in Manassas, Virginia. Our customers include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), private corporations, universities, state, city and foreign governments. Founded in 1986, RVA began providing air traffic control services in 1994 as a prime contractor in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Contract Tower (FCT) Program. We currently employ over 450 air traffic controllers, supervisors, and managers at 97 air traffic control towers under this Program. RVA operates two non-federal towers and one Army National Guard (ARNG) tower. We also conduct ramp tower operations at JFK International Airport and Ft. Lauderdale International Airport. In addition, RVA has maintenance agreements with 14 airports to provide maintenance for ATC communications equipment/systems and a contract with the Army National Guard (ARNG) for airfield ATC communications system maintenance at six Army Airfields distributed throughout the lower 48 states and one in Alaska. RVA has an extensive history in Quality Assurance and is the only Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) in the U.S. to have an ISO 9001:2008 certified Air Traffic Services Quality Management System with an imbedded Safety Management System. All of our senior management personnel and tower managers are SMS trained. The processes and procedures identified in our S/QMS are used throughout our organization on every program and project ensuring that each customer receives a quality end product.