Calgary, Alberta - November 06, 2009… AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (AMS) has signed an agreement with L-3 Communications to sell AMS's real-time data communications and Internet data delivery systems for aircraft. L-3 Communications is the world’s largest producer of aircraft Flight Data Recorders (FDRs).
The agreement provides for a reselling and teaming arrangement under which L-3 will offer aircraft manufacturers and civil aviation users economically viable access to FDR analytical data via real-time data streaming, from anywhere and at any time, around the world. Under the brand name FLYHT™, AMS will be the exclusive provider to L-3 of Iridium satellite-based real time data communications and Internet data delivery technology. This will include AMS’s revolutionary FLYHTstream™ data streaming system, as well as its fuel-and emissions-management products.
The agreement also provides for L-3 to offer AMS technology to operators of maritime vessels in conjunction with L-3's Marine Voyage Recorder products.
AMS president Richard Hayden said, “This agreement will combine L-3's flight recorder and electronic flight bag products, with AMS’s real-time data communication systems to offer customers the ability to receive, record, store, monitor, transmit and analyze critical aircraft flight data, in real time when necessary. The result will be to improve both cost-effective aircraft performance and operational safety.”
Together with an on-board L-3 FDR, AMS has demonstrated real-time FDR data and aircraft position streaming on in-service aircraft using its patented Automated Flight Information Reporting System (afirs™). Using ground-based data analysis tools, operators can review captured data to plan maintenance and verify that each aircraft is conserving fuel and flying safely. In an emergency, ground personnel can review data for aircraft and subsystem functionality, and provide guidance and recommendations to the flight crew.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 66,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion. Its aviation recorders division based in Sarasota, Florida, is the world's leading provider of FDR devices, with over 50,000 delivered to date to over 3000 customers.
AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (TSX: AMA) provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the aviation industry. The company has successfully commercialized four products and associated services currently marketed to scheduled and unscheduled aircraft operators, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technologies, afirs™, UpTime™, FLYHTstream™, and FIRST™ allow airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real-time.
