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RTCA is a membership organization encompassing companies and governments across the globe representing all facets of the air transportation industry.

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The Industry Member applies to public or private domestic and international organization, corporation, company, partnership, or proprietorship.

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U.S. and Non-U.S. Government entities are encouraged to apply. Large government organizations depend upon RTCA Performance Standards.

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An Association member is qualified as an organization that represents the collective interest of businesses or individual entities in the aviation industry.

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Among RTCA's members are universities across the globe. Academic membership applies to educational institution that issues degrees.

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2025 Event Schedule

RTCA's 2025 Event Schedule has been announced!

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WILLIAM E. JACKSON AWARD

Dr. Elisa Gallon

The  William E. Jackson  Award is presented to an outstanding graduate student in the field of aviation electronics and telecommunications. The 2023 William E. Jackson Award will be presented to Dr. Elisa Gallon for her thesis entitled “High-Integrity Modeling of Non-Stationary Kalman Filter Input Error Processes and Application to Aircraft Navigation.”

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