L3- AMA NewsL-3 Aviation Recorders and AeroMechanical Services, Ltd Sign Reseller Agreement for Flight Data Communications Products
SARASOTA, Fla., Feb 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
L-3 Aviation Recorders has signed an agreement with AeroMechanical Services Ltd (TSX-V: AMA) of Canada to sell AMA's real-time data communications and Internet data delivery solutions for aircraft. Together with L-3's flight recorder and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) products, these AMA product and service solutions offer customers the ability to receive, record, store, monitor, transmit and analyze critical aircraft flight data, in real time when necessary, to cost effectively improve aircraft performance and operational safety.
These AMA solutions will be marketed under the brand FLYHT, in conjunction with L-3's industry-leading line of Flight Data Recorders (FDRs), commonly referred to as aircraft "black boxes." Supporting the selling activity, AMA will be the provider to L-3 of Iridium-based real-time data communications and Internet data delivery solutions, including AMA's FLYHTstream(TM) data streaming solution and its fuel and emissions management solutions, FIRST(TM) and Fuel MI.
"L-3 is extremely pleased to offer to its extensive worldwide airline and OEM customer base a complete flight data storage, transmission and management system that combines L-3's leading quick access recorder, FDR and EFB products with the AMA suite of wireless data monitoring, transmission and analysis products and tools," said Bruce Coffey, president of L-3 Aviation Recorders. "In conjunction with an on-board L-3 flight recorder, AMA has already demonstrated FDR data and aircraft position streaming on in-service aircraft."
Richard Hayden, AMA president, added, "We are delighted to team with the world leader in data recording and are proud that L-3 has recognized AMA's technologies as cutting-edge solutions for seamless information delivery -- from air vehicle to end user. As a team, we will truly offer end users and original equipment manufacturers one-stop shopping for their data recording and information delivery requirements."
About L-3 Communications
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 66,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C(3)ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2009 sales of $15.6 billion. Its Aviation Recorders division, based in Sarasota, Fla., is the world's leading supplier of transportation solid-state recorders, specializing in accident-survivable recording devices for the aerospace and maritime industries. To learn more about L-3 Aviation Recorders, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3ar.com.
About AeroMechanical Services Ltd.
AeroMechanical Services Ltd. provides proprietary technological solutions 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(TM), UpTime(TM), FLYHTstream(TM) and FIRST(TM), allow airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. To learn more about AMA, please visit the company's Web site at www.amscanada.com.
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SOURCE: L-3 Communications
L-3 Aviation Recorders Glenn Wilson, Vice President, Aviation Business Development
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