North Terminal Airlines Consortium at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Contracts for PASSUR

Dec. 12, 2008
Ramp Tower Management System contracted for new terminal

GREENWICH, Conn. , Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PSSR) announced today that the North Terminal Airlines Consortium at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DANTeC) has contracted for the PASSUR Ramp Tower Management Program for the launch of its newest terminal facility, to include PASSUR Portal(TM), PASSUR inSight(TM), and components of PASSUR OPSnet(TM).

Detroit Metropolitan Airport has also been a subscriber to the PASSUR Landing Fee Management solution for several years.

"We needed a proven, trusted solution that could be deployed quickly and cost effectively," said Steve Paquette , Executive Director, APS c/o DANTeC. "PASSUR is well-known to us as a leading solution used by airline and airport ramp towers around the country to provide superior situational awareness and decision support, contributing to an efficient, cost-effective and state-of-the-art operation."

"Airports and airlines throughout the country count on our ramp management solutions to ensure maximum throughput and the most efficient use of their airfield resources," said Jim Barry , president and CEO of PASSUR Aerospace. "We're very pleased to introduce yet another PASSUR solution to Detroit Metro and look forward to this partnership to help ensure the successful launch of their newest terminal."

The PASSUR Ramp Tower Management Program includes:

-- PASSUR Portal, which reinvents the way the aviation industry accesses timely, accurate and complete information for tasks such as gate and connections management, airfield optimization, and ramp management. It provides a web dashboard onto the one-of-a-kind PASSUR database of live flight information affordably and simply, and is also an access point for all other PASSUR web services.

-- PASSUR inSight, the only web-based flight following program that combines national en route flight tracking with precision, terminal-area tracking from the PASSUR network of radar, along with a next-generation graphics engine for real-motion tracking and aircraft movement and the renowned PASSUR ETA.

-- Airline Management tools in PASSUR OPSnet, a secure web portal which uses an advanced PASSUR information database to create instant communication and information sharing with all key players of the airport community in real time, in a secure environment, resulting in coordinated decision making, effective use of resources, and consistent public information -- from any Internet-connected PC. It combines automated updates from the PASSUR radar-based database, with local updates from all key users of the airport facility. PASSUR OPSnet has a proven return on investment, based on studies by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey .

About PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.

PASSUR Aerospace is changing the way aviation and aerospace information is collected, analyzed, and delivered. PASSUR Aerospace owns and operates a unique database of flight information with proprietary decision-making software, primarily powered by a growing international network of passive radars (PASSURs) located at more than 85 airports world-wide, including 34 of the top 35 U.S. airports -- from which it provides PASSUR information, analytics, and decision support tools to improve the financial condition and operational efficiency of organizations. PASSUR Aerospace offers unique user-friendly information, as well as decision support algorithms, which provide innovative commercial air traffic solutions to more than 50 airports, including 8 of the top 10 U.S. airports; to dozens of airlines, including 7 of the top 10 U.S. airlines; and to more than 180 corporate aviation customers, as well as to the U.S. Government. In addition, the company has created and implemented collaborative web-based software that allows the company's customers to instantly share information to improve individual and joint decision-making, creating additional value for those customers.

Visit PASSUR Aerospace's web site at http://www.passur.com for updated products, solutions, and news.

The forward-looking statements in this news release relating to management's expectations and beliefs are based on preliminary information and management assumptions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a wide range of risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ in material respects, including those related to customer needs, budgetary constraints, competitive pressures, the success of airline trials, the profitable use of the Company's owned PASSURs located at major airports, the Company's maintenance of above average quality of its product and services, as well as potential regulatory changes. Further information regarding factors that could affect the Company's results is contained in the Company's SEC filings, including the October 31, 2007 Form 10K, and the July 31, 2008 10Q.

Contact: Ron Dunsky (203) 622-4086 [email protected]

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