AeroMechanical Services Names Bill Peltola Director, Business Development at FLYHT Inc. Subsidiary
Calgary, Alberta August 10, 2009 - AeroMechanical Services Ltd. president Dick Hayden has appointed Bill Peltola director of business development for its FLYHT™ subsidiary. FLYHT™ markets and supports several patented technologies that assist live downloading of navigation, airframe, systems and engine data via SATCOM and the Internet directly to ground stations. Its premier technology, afirs™ UpTime™, allows airlines and business aircraft users to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real-time.
Joining the company on August 3, Peltola holds an MBA from the University of Puget Sound and is a native of the state of Washington. He is a licensed private pilot from an aviation-oriented family. He has had a distinguished career in aviation communications and electronics, most recently at Aircell LLC, where over seven years as senior vice-president he played a major role in its rapid growth.
His career began at The Boeing Company, followed by 12 years at Sundstrand Data Control, where he focused on flight data recorder activities.
Increasing responsibilities in bringing air to ground communication solutions to the aerospace market saw Peltola assume senior positions at British Telecom, Iridium LLC, GTE Airfone and GEC Marconi Inflight Systems and, most recently, at Aircell LLC.
Hayden welcomed Peltola to his management team, saying, “Bill is the right person to help us penetrate international markets – civil and military end users and OEMs – with his career record across international and technological frontiers. Our goal is to become a world leader in our chosen markets, and Bill can help make that happen.”
AeroMechanical Services Ltd., under the brand name FLYHT™, provides proprietary technological hardware and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the aviation industry. The company has patented and successfully commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, business aviation, airframe manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, afirs™ UpTime™, allows companies to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real-time.
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