Calspan Corp. was awarded a five-year, $40 million contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation to continue research of motor vehicle crashes. The contract will help Calspan retain 71 jobs, including 23 locally, and could mean additional hiring by the company, said Louis H. Knotts, the president and chief executive officer. "It assures that our crash data research center is going to prosper and grow for the next five years," said Knotts, who was a part of a local buyout of Calspan six years ago. "We've had this contract a long time, but you have to compete [for] it every five years, whether you've had it a long time or not."
For more than six decades the men and women of Calspan have continually played a major role in changing the technology landscape. We have assisted in the development of many new aircraft and have helped train most of the world's test pilots, provided valuable data for the design and testing of automotive systems, and made significant innovations in aerospace and transportation safety.
Our name evokes a sense of comfort and security because we have made getting from one place to another safer for everyone.
