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Columbus Regional Airport Authority Enhances Emergency Communications

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:54:22 GMT

Westerville-based Leader Technologies(R) will provide its patented Leader Alert(R) system

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) announced today it will use Westerville-based Leader Technologies' patented Leader Alert(R) system to enhance airport security and make possible the simultaneous alerting of all key personnel in case of an emergency.

According to Public Safety Director Richard Morgan, the Airport Authority saw Leader Alert's unique alerting capabilities as a key component in meeting the security needs for Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton Field airports. CRAA conducted months of testing in various conditions and security scenarios before making its decision.

"Leader Alert gives us the ability to simultaneously alert key personnel at the airport - as many or as few as we need - with the vital information that they need to handle any kind of crisis, from an aircraft incident to a security threat," said Morgan. "We will be able to alert using any kind of messaging system: landlines or cell phones, texting, even instant messaging, which will give our people a jump on the situation."

Using a technology that Leader has patented, Leader Alert can be deployed by a single individual to send a recorded message to hundreds of people simultaneously, using all current forms of messaging technology.

Leader Chairman Mike McKibben sees the use of Leader Alert at airports as a natural choice, given that its current users are schools and colleges, harbors and police forces, and state governments and agencies such as the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.

Before Hurricane Katrina struck, Pass Christian Harbor successfully used Leader Alert to alert people to get their vessels to safety, while another Leader product, Leader Phone(R), was quickly deployed by the Louisiana state government to coordinate relief efforts following the crippling of the state's systems by the storm. Already this year, the Parma School system has reassured worried parents via Leader Alert after an armed assailant was detained as she tried to enter the school.

According to McKibben, "These kinds of situations have shown us how vital it is for first responders to get the right information quickly in order to handle situations, keep people out of harm's way, and save lives."

Leader Technologies Incorporated is located in Westerville, Ohio and offers other communications and alerting products and may be reached at John Needham, (614) 890-l986 or online at www.leader.com.

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority operates Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton Field airports. For additional information, contact Angie Tabor, Manager of Communications, at (614) 239-4081 or at atabor@ColumbusAirports.com.

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DaveCo Awarded the Lockheed Martin Gold Supplier Trophy

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:29:26 GMT

GARLAND, Texas, May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DaveCo Industries recently received their second supplier award from Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. After initially being inducted into Preferred Supplier Program in 2003 at Silver status, Lockheed now recognizes DaveCo as a Gold status Preferred Supplier. Representatives from Lockheed visited DaveCo's facilities in Garland, TX and presented the award to the entire company.

This prestigious award comes on the heels of DaveCo's AS9100 registration, and the ensuing celebration was intended to commemorate both accomplishments. The Gold Supplier status requires a quality rating of 100% and on-time delivery of 100% for 24 straight months, and this accomplishment is not easily achieved in this challenging market.

DaveCo now has its sights set on the Platinum level, which requires an additional 12 months of 100% quality and delivery ratings.

Accepting the Gold status award for DaveCo was the president of the company Mark Helterbrand. "Our partnership with Lockheed has and will be a big part of our success. They continue to raise the bar on our performance and that is making us a better supplier to them and to our other customers as well," stated Helterbrand.

DaveCo is well-positioned for significant growth in the aerospace and defense markets in the coming months and years. This business segment has already increased in recent years and is targeted to become a much larger percentage of DaveCo's revenue base in 2009 and beyond.

More information: www.daveco-ind.com.

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Air Charter Association of North America Adopts Safety and Quality Assurance Program

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:32:25 GMT

BOSTON, Mass., May 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA), a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism in the air charter industry has announced that ACANA members now have the ability to utilize Wyvern/PASS. This automated vendor management tool will allow the charter professionals of ACANA to continue to focus on full compliance and disclosure, assurance of operational control, safety and operator quality.

PASS, a trip specific report, enables ACANA members to verify that each flight that they arrange on behalf of a client conforms to the relevant legal requirements, including the all-important issue of operational control.

Additionally, ACANA members can determine that a proposed operator will utilize crew members with an appropriate level of crew experience, and that the operator is sufficiently insured.

The Safety Intelligence Report (SIR) capability allows users to access detailed, accurate and up-to-date information about charter operators, their fleets, pilots, insurance and accident/incident information to help the air charter professionals of ACANA make informed decisions about potential vendors.

Because information is gleaned directly from the FAA, members do not have to utilize third party vendor certification unless they choose to do so. Currently virtually all Part 135 operators can be researched utilizing SIR, and at the request of ACANA, Wyvern has added the majority of Part 121 operators.

"We are very pleased that our members now have access to PASS via Wyvern/CharterX. ACANA will continue to be at the forefront of our industry relative to establishing consistent standards and best practices in our industry. This initiative demonstrates our continued commitment to differentiating our membership in the marketplace from those entities that do not add value to our industry. We are confident that our efforts will also benefit the many quality vendors that our membership does business with," said Scott Bickford, Chairman of ACANA and CEO of Air Planning, LLC.

More information: www.flyacana.org.

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SATSair's Air Cab Service Posts Significant Growth in 2007

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:22:43 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C., May 1 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SATSair, a provider of on-demand air cab services, is pleased to announce that the 2007 fiscal year which finished strong and marked significant growth and achievement for the company, continues in the 1Q 2008. SATSair experienced more than 60% growth in the number of flights from 2006 to 2007. The air cab operation flew more than 16,000 flights and landed in 27 states in 2007. SATSair ended the year with over six million passenger miles flown since the company's inception in November 2004.

The most noteworthy year-to-year growth took place in Florida, which saw a 314% increase in flights over 2006. Though Florida showed the most notable growth, every state SATSair flew to in 2007 saw an increase in flights from the previous year, including considerable growth in the company's core six-state region.

SATSair's headquarters is located in South Carolina which had an average of 3 flights per day into all the major economic centers such as: Greenville / Anderson / Spartanburg, Charleston / Beaufort / Hilton Head, Columbia, and Myrtle Beach. Just as importantly, of 60 public use airports in South Carolina, SATSair landed in 47 of them, providing the start of an effective South Carolina Intrastate Air Network.

Traditionally, the use of the air cab service has been a remedy for driving trips of 2-5 hours, not a replacement for other forms of air travel. However, 2007 saw a shift with a significant number of new SATSair customers using the point-to-point air cab operation as a solution to their hub-and-spoke airline frustrations and woes, in fact decreasing the door to door travel times.

"We're extremely pleased with our 2007 and 1Q 2008 numbers and the growth they represent," said Steve Hanvey, SATSair CEO and President. "2007 was a landmark year for our innovative business concept. In 1Q 2008, we have seen that trend continue even with the broad economic concerns of today. This is our fourth year in business; we're continuing to refine our air cab model that provides economical personal travel for our growing customer base."

Nearly 90% of the company's business for 2007 was in a six-state region, comprised of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. SATSair currently serves more than 600 airports throughout the Southeast.

About SATSair
SATSair, Smart Air Travel Solutions, is the first company to offer the innovative air cab service based on extensive research and strategic relationships with agencies such as NASA and the FAA. Using new Cirrus SR22 aircraft, SATSair's mission is to provide safe, convenient, economical air travel and top-notch customer service. SATSair's service area includes much of the eastern United States.

For more information on SATSair, visit www.satsair.com.

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Seaweed Systems, Inc., and Curtiss-Wright Partner on OpenGL Graphics Solutions for Rugged, Mil Aero Platforms

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:40:00 GMT

BURLINGTON, Mass. - Oct. 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Seaweed Systems, Inc., the leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X Window System embedded graphics solutions for embedded markets, announced today that it has partnered with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products for the aerospace and defense (A&D) market to make available its SeaWind(R) family of X/OpenGL graphics software drivers integrated with Curtiss-Wright's own value-added graphic software IP, enabling customers to more easily and efficiently take complete advantage of the full capabilities of Curtiss-Wright's embedded graphics hardware offerings.

The partnership between Seaweed Systems and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) provides Curtiss-Wright customers with access to the industry's leading software and hardware graphics products and support for high-performance embedded Power Architecture (PowerPC) and X86-based board-based systems using the VxWorks, Integrity and Linux operating environments. In addition, the availability of Seaweed's DO-178B certifiable driver software (SeaWind/178(R)) for new Curtiss-Wright hardware platforms, that will be based upon graphics chips provided and supported by Seaweed, will enable Curtiss-Wright to better serve customers seeking compliance with both DO-178B and DO-254.

"Partnering with Curtiss-Wright ensures that our customers will get the highest level of service and support for Seaweed's SeaWind and SeaWind/178 software for the latest hardware platforms," said Robert Schulman, President of Seaweed Systems. "Working together, our leading edge COTS software and Curtiss-Wright's hardware products will help our customers field better and more advanced systems faster, with optimized performance and integrity."

SeaWind, Seaweed Systems' implementation of the X11 Window System, provides a fully functional environment appropriate for real-time or embedded systems. SeaWind includes both X server-side and client-side technology and optimized support for SGI's GLX OpenGL extension for X. SeaWind is currently an X11R6/Motif 2.0-based implementation, and its X server and client-side products can connect over the backplane, over the network, and locally.

Seaweed Systems also offers the SeaWind/178 product family of DO-178B certifiable OpenGL subset APIs for applications that are safety or mission-critical in nature. The heart of this suite is the SeaWind/178 Core API, the first COTS offering compliant with the Khronos OpenGL SC 1.0 API for safety critical embedded applications.

More information: www.seaweed.com.

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DaveCo Achieves AS9100 Certification

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:59:00 GMT

GARLAND, Texas - Oct. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DaveCo Industries recently demonstrated its commitment to quality and continuous improvement by achieving certification to AS9100, which has been adopted as the quality standard for the Aerospace Industry. Shortly after the recent certification audit of DaveCo's management system and processes, the company received an audit score of 98.3. DaveCo is now officially certified to AS9100 and ISO 9001:2000.

The increased requirements of AS9100, which builds on ISO 9001:2000 elements, will benefit both DaveCo's defense and non-defense customers since the standard focuses on critical areas important to all industries such as supply chain management and process control.

DaveCo has focused on improving all processes for quality and efficiency gains, and the AS9100 push has been instrumental in making those efforts successful. The firm has also continued to implement Lean manufacturing techniques to meet the cost reduction requirements of its customers.

As the defense industry continues to push higher levels of production requirements down the supply chain, DaveCo is well-positioned to benefit from those opportunities from several prime defense contractors. The AS9100 implementation along with the continued Lean manufacturing push is helping DaveCo continue to be a leading supplier to the defense and other industries.

DaveCo Industries is a leading manufacturing services firm serving the aerospace, defense, energy, food and beverage, postal automation, semiconductor, transportation, and telecomm industries. The company provides precision fabrication and assembly services to the world's elite companies and is AS9100 and ISO 9001:2000 certified.

For more information please visit www.daveco-ind.com.

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Futron Awarded NASA JSC Strategic Planning and Business Management Support Contract

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:30:00 GMT

BETHESDA, Md. - Sept. 5 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, September 4, 2007, Futron Corporation announced the award of the Strategic Planning and Business Management Support contract by NASA Johnson Space Center. This contract will support NASA's Space Shuttle transition and retirement efforts as the Agency moves to retire the space shuttle and develop the next generation vehicle.

The contract is for two years with three one-year options.

"Futron is very pleased to continue our work with the NASA Space Shuttle Program and is committed to the successful transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle. Futron appreciates the confidence expressed by the Strategic Planning Office's decision, and looks forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead," said Joseph Fuller, Jr., President of Futron.

Futron provides leading-edge decision support consulting services to organizations throughout the aerospace and telecommunications industries. In a world of risk and uncertainty, our results help clients make higher quality business and technical decisions.

"Our aerospace consulting services include market and industry analysis, engineering and management services, safety and risk management, and communications and information management."

Please visit our website at www.futron.com to explore what Futron can do for you or contact info@futron.com.

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Heli-Support Awarded Certification for Factory Overhaul of Turbomeca Arriel 1

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:00:00 GMT

Colorado firm first independent ever to be factory approved in the United States

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - July 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Heli-Support, a leading helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, today announced they have been awarded full factory approval for overhaul and repair of one of the most popular helicopter engines in use today, the Turbomeca Arriel 1. The certification is without limitations, and covers the Arriel 1, 1B, 1D and 1D-1, and will soon be followed by all additional Arriel 1 variants.

"This is a very big day for our company, and our entire workforce," said Ken Roberts, president of Heli-Support. "This is a goal we've been working towards with Turbomeca for more than five years, and to see it come to fruition at last is simply terrific."

As a part of the certification requirements Heli-Support has installed a dedicated Arriel 1 test stand, workroom and spares inventory. In addition, eight engine specialists from the company have completed Turbomeca's factory training.

Two Arriel 1 engines from Heli-Support customers are now in the shop and the company is expecting more very soon. "Factory support for the Arriel 1 should quickly become a major portion of our work load" said Mr. Roberts, "and we've taken several steps to ensure we can meet the demand with the level of service and around the clock support customers have come to expect from our firm."

Didier Desnoyer, vice president of customer support for Turbomeca said, "We are very proud of this day, and of the team at Heli-Support. Finding the right company in the United States to entrust with factory overhaul and repair of our Arriel 1 Series has been a major corporate objective for several years, and the effort and expertise Heli-Support demonstrated made all of us here at Turbomeca more than certain we made an excellent choice."

Heli-Support's factory authorized area of coverage for Arriel 1 work includes the United States, Canada and Mexico. Turbomeca has produced more than 7,000 Arriel engines to date, and it is estimated that some 70% of them are in service within North America. The powerplant enjoys a tremendous following thanks to its reliability and ease of operation. The Arriel 1 has been especially popular in its application on board Eurocopter's AS350, AS365, EC145 and BK117 models, as well as the Agusta 109, and the Sikorsky S-76A+ Series helicopters.

About Heli-Support
Heli-Support (www.helisupport.com) was founded in 1981 by Ken and Jim Roberts and specializes in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of helicopter airframes and engines. The company is an American Eurocopter approved dynamic component overhaul facility, providing Level D maintenance for the Alouette, Lama, Puma and AS-350/355 series helicopters.

Heli-Support is also a factory approved service and repair center for the Turbomeca Artouste, Arrius, Turmo and Arriel turbine engines, and is a member of the Turbomeca Turbo Support Network. The company holds an FAA repair station license, is EASA accepted, and ISO 9001:2000 certified. Heli-Support today employs more than 70 aviation maintenance professionals at its 80,000 square foot facility in Fort Collins, Colorado.

PHOTO Caption:
Turbomeca Certification for Arriel 1 Awarded to Heli-Support.
Ken Roberts (left), president of Heli-Support, is congratulated by Jean Peugnet, corporate contract manager for Turbomeca, on Heli-Support's receipt of full factory certification for overhaul and repair of the popular Arriel 1 turbine engine. Heli-Support is based in Fort Collins, Colorado and provides helicopter airframe and engine support to customers worldwide.

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North Carolina Pilot Lands At All 109 NC Public Airports... In One Day!

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:43:00 GMT

GOLD HILL, N.C. - July 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Hangar talk. That's where it all started. Ron Schreck (61) of Gold Hill, North Carolina took it just a bit further. Schreck lifted off from Gold Hill Airpark in his home built airplane and after 19 hours and 51 minutes he had touched down at all 109 public use airports in the state. "I suppose a few pilots have landed at all of those airports, but I know of no one who has done it in one day," said Schreck after completing the record breaking flight.

Schreck has been flying for over 40 years and has over 9500 hours in the air. After graduating from the US Air Force Academy in 1969 he served as a forward air controller (FAC) during the Vietnam War. During his 20-year Air Force tour of duty he flew the OV-10 "Bronco," the A-7 "Corsair II," the F-105 "Thunderchief," the F-4 "Phantom" and the F-16 "Falcon."

*(Photo Caption: Schreck with wife, Kathy after last landing.)

He retired from the Air Force with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1989 and signed on with Piedmont Airlines that same year. In his 14-year career with Piedmont, and later USAirways, Schreck flew the Fokker F-28, Boeing 727, 737, 757, 767 and the Airbus 320-series aircraft. Since retiring from the airline he has been employed by Orion Aviation, based at Siler City, NC. He flies in support of numerous government contracts, including whale survey missions to track the migratory habits of the endangered Northern Right Whale and "air attack" missions to combat wildfires for the US Forest Service.

In March of 2006 Schreck first took to the air in an airplane that he constructed from a kit. His RV-8 aircraft is no toy. The all-aluminum aircraft, powered by a 180 horsepower Lycoming engine, tops 220 MPH. It is capable of aerobatics and is equipped for instrument and night flight. He named the airplane "Miss Izzy" after his granddaughter, Isabelle, and has flown the tiny two-passenger airplane as far as the California coast. Schreck and his wife, Kathy recently completed a 4000-mile trip to Yellowstone Park along with ten other RV aircraft from the Southeast RV Squadron, a group of pilots who share the love of the poplar RV-series home built aircraft. Schreck also flies with several formation demonstration teams at air shows throughout the southeast.

In preparation for his record-breaking flight, Schreck consulted with Mr. William Cook, a professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech. Cook has spent years developing algorithms to solve the "Traveling Salesman Problem" which has consumed mathematicians for years. The problem is simple: a traveling salesman has dozens of cities to visit and must find the shortest route to take in order to minimize travel time and maximize his profit. Once the number of cities reach twelve, the number of possible routes is into the billions! "I'm no math genius," said Schreck, "so I just gave Cook the coordinates of the 109 airports that I needed to visit and he came back with the optimum route." The resulting routing covered 2291 miles and Schreck refueled four times during the flight.

"I had to fly the route during the summer months when the days are longest because many of the public airports in North Carolina are not lighted," said Schreck. He departed Gold Hill Airpark just before midnight on July 3rd so that his first landing at Concord Regional Airport occurred at 1201 AM on July 4th. Slowing to 80 MPH at each en route airport, Schreck touched his wheels down briefly then roared off to the next destination, stopping only for fuel. Touchdown at Siler City Airport, the last of the 109 public airports occurred at 7:52 PM and Schreck returned to his home at Gold Hill Airpark, a private airport, seventeen minutes later.

What's next for the ambitious aviator? Well, there are 49 more states!

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Air Charter Professionals Form Organization to Promote Ethical Practices

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:33:00 GMT

BOSTON, Mass. - June 25 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and promoting the highest standards of ethics, integrity and professionalism in the air charter industry has been formed by principals from several of the most well established and successful air charter companies in North America. With combined revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually, the Air Charter Association of North America (ACANA) represents a significant presence in the aviation marketplace.

The purpose of the organization is to recognize and set standards of financial stability, longevity, industry presence, ethical business practices and compliance with DOT and FAA regulations. By virtue of these standards and a company's membership in ACANA, clients and prospective clients will have a benchmark with which to judge the air charter provider that they choose to use.

"We realize that there are companies in our industry that operate with an apparent absence of ethical business practices and standards. It is our hope that the creation of ACANA will be taking the lead to promote awareness of the high level of ethics and standards that the majority in our industry operate by," said Scott Bickford, Chairman of ACANA and CEO of Air Planning.

ACANA will engage with the Department 0f Transportation to ensure that current industry regulations will be enforced and will encourage the government to take action against violators, rather than create a more burdensome regulatory environment for those who maintain a high ethical standard.

"As an organization, we strongly believe that the number of companies in our industry that add value for the client and create revenue for the operators vastly outnumbers the few that choose to operate in a manner that undermines the public's perception of our work," said Jonathan Tasler, President of ACANA and President of Air Charter Team.

The founding member companies are Air Charter Team, Air Planning, Chapman Freeborn, Le Bas, Performance Aviation and Sportsflight, with an average of ten years in business. To become a member in the organization the applicant company must be sponsored by an existing member, provide certified financial information and meet a stringent list of operating criteria including but not limited to the number of years in business, permanent office space and a commitment to only working with Part 135 and Part 121 operators.

Betsy Nocton of American Trans Air and Laura Douglas of US Airways have accepted an invitation from ACANA to serve as Advisory Board Members to the organization.

More information: www.flyacana.org.

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Curtiss-Wright Partners with Seaweed to Bring High Performance OpenGL Graphics to Rugged, Deployed Defense and Aerospace Platforms

Mon, 14 May 2007 15:00:00 GMT

BURLINGTON, Mass. - May 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Seaweed Systems, Inc., the leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X Window System embedded graphics solutions for safety-related embedded markets, today announced that it will partner with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged deployed commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME, VPX and CompactPCI products to make Seaweed's market-leading SeaWind(R) OpenGL embedded graphics solutions available on Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing's high-performance embedded graphics platforms for the defense and aerospace market.

"We look forward to working with Seaweed to deliver high-performance OpenGL graphics on the latest NVIDIA graphics processors to our rugged deployed defense and aerospace customers," said Lynn Patterson, Vice President and General Manager of Curtiss Wright's Modular Solutions group. "Our market demands advanced graphics displays in critical embedded applications in harsh environments. Together with Seaweed, we will be able to provide best-of-breed graphics processing with proven, market-leading OpenGL support."

"SeaWind was designed to deliver the highest level of performance and reliability," said Robert Schulman, President of Seaweed Systems. "Our leading edge COTS software products are ideal for Curtiss-Wright's military customers and we are delighted with this announcement."

SeaWind, Seaweed Systems' implementation of the X11 Window System, provides a fully functional environment appropriate for real-time or embedded systems. SeaWind includes both X server-side and client-side technology and optimized support for SGI's GLX OpenGL extension for X. SeaWind is currently an X11R6/Motif 2.0-based implementation, and its X server and client-side products can connect over the backplane, over the network, and locally.

Seaweed Systems also offers the SeaWind/178 product family of DO-178B certifiable OpenGL subset APIs for applications that are safety or mission-critical in nature. The heart of this suite is the SeaWind/178 Core API, the first COTS offering compliant with the OpenGL SC (Safety-Critical) API.

Sales inquiries: Please forward all Sales and reader service inquiries to Jerri-Lynne Charbonneau, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, Tel: (613) 254-5112; Fax: (613) 599-7777; e-mail: sales@cwcembedded.com.

For editorial information regarding Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing products or services, contact John Wranovics, Director of Public Relations, Curtiss-Wright, Tel: (925) 640-6402; email: jwranovics@curtisswright.com. Web site: www.cwcembedded.com.

For additional information regarding Seaweed Systems' products or services or for sales support for Seaweed Systems' products, contact Phil Cole, VP Sales and Marketing, Seaweed Systems, Inc., Tel: (781) 852-0052; email: phil@seaweed.com. Web site: www.seaweed.com.

About Seaweed Systems, Inc.
Seaweed Systems provides software products and consulting services in the embedded X Window System and OpenGL(R) markets. Seaweed Systems' customers, which include many of the world's leading aerospace and defense companies, benefit from Seaweed's unmatched price, performance, feature set and implementation schedules in the real-time embedded space. They also benefit from the strong working relationships established between Seaweed Systems and other leading COTS suppliers in this arena. These relationships ensure that customers are provided with the most complete and advanced product solution possible for both certifiable and non-certifiable developments. Additional information is available at www.seaweed.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry's most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.cwcembedded.com.

About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.

Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: a reduction in anticipated orders; an economic downturn; changes in the competitive marketplace and/or customer requirements; an inability to perform customer contracts at anticipated cost levels; a change in government spending; and other factors that generally affect the business of aerospace, defense contracting, marine electronics and industrial companies. Please refer to the current SEC filings for Curtiss-Wright Corporation under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for further information.

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U.S. Army Shadow UAV Program Orders More SuperHUMS(TM) from Intelligent Automation Corporation

Wed, 09 May 2007 14:04:00 GMT

IAC to Supply Revolutionary Health and Usage Monitoring Systems for Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS)

ATLANTA, Ga. - May 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- AAAA 2007 Convention - Booth 519 -- Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC), a proven leader in aircraft Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS), has been awarded a production contract for ten IAC 1474 SuperHUMS(TM) for the U.S. Army's RQ-7B Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS).

The award, in conjunction with the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center Prototype Integration Facility and Joint Venture Yulista and SES (JVYS), was made by the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command Redstone Arsenal.

IAC will manufacture and field the IAC 1474 SuperHUMS(TM), a patent pending, field programmable, gate array-based (FPGA), reconfigurable computing technology at their Poway, California facility. As the largest supplier of condition based maintenance (CBM) HUMS technology to the U.S. Army, IAC expects that its breakthrough technology will help reduce maintenance, support, and turnaround time by directly linking aircraft health status to ground maintenance personnel.

According to IAC Chief Executive Officer Jeff Goodrich, "There is unprecedented demand for our HUMS and CBM technology and this additional Army order is an expression of the confidence that our customers have in our health and usage monitoring systems," he said.

IAC's SuperHUMS(TM) is a landmark advancement in HUMS technology featuring faster than real time processing using the latest Virtex4 FPGA (field programmable gate arrays) and XTremeDSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology from XILINX Corporation. SuperHUMS(TM) is based on the highly successful, combat proven IAC 1209 Modern Signal Processing Unit (MSPU) selected by Bell Helicopter, Boeing, and the U. S. Army as their helicopter Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS).

About Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC)
Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) is a machinery diagnostics company with a unique blend of research, systems engineering, manufacturing, and field support expertise. Our products and technology add value for our customers by applying easy-to-understand advanced technology solutions to complex problems that increase machinery availability, reduce operating costs, and improve safety.

More information is available at www.iac-online.com.

Intelligent Automation Corporation Wins U.S. Army Contract to Develop Advanced Diagnostic System for Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:00:00 GMT

IAC to Supply Leading Edge Health and Usage Monitoring System Technology

POWAY, Calif. - Mar. 7 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC), a proven leader in aircraft Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS), has been awarded a contract in conjunction with the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center Prototype Integration Facility and Joint Venture Yulista and SES (JVYS) to integrate its just introduced SuperHUMS(TM) technology onboard the U.S. Army's RQ-7A/B Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS).

The U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command Redstone Arsenal awarded this contract to IAC to help reduce maintenance, support, and turnaround time by directly linking aircraft health status to ground maintenance personnel. IAC will design, develop, manufacture, and field the IAC 1474 SuperHUMS(TM), a patent pending, field programmable gate array-based (FPGA), reconfigurable computing technology.

According to IAC Chief Executive Officer Jeff Goodrich, "IAC is pleased to enter into this new partnership with the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army's Shadow unmanned aircraft system is considered a "must have" system by the soldiers who rely on it. By investing in IAC's SuperHUMS(TM), an advanced aviation diagnostics technology, the U.S. Army will likely maximize this valuable aircraft's availability. The demonstrated ability of IAC's conditions-based maintenance systems to significantly reduce aircraft operating costs while improving readiness and safety is a key discriminator and represents significant market potential within the growing unmanned vehicle market."

The IAC-1474 SuperHUMS(TM) is a revolutionary advancement in diagnostic technology for aircraft condition based maintenance (CBM) applications. Featuring next generation system-on-chip technology, SuperHUMS(TM) offers faster than real time processing using the latest Virtex4 FPGA (field programmable gate arrays) and XTremeDSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology from XILINX Corporation. This pioneering new technology offers the highest performance machinery diagnostic and monitoring system on the market today. The IAC 1474 SuperHUMS(TM) is based on the highly successful, combat proven IAC 1209 Modern Signal Processing Unit (MSPU) selected by Bell Helicopter, Boeing and the U.

Intelligent Automation Corporation (IAC) is a machinery diagnostics company with a unique blend of research, systems engineering, manufacturing, and field support expertise. Our products and technology add value for our customers by applying easy-to-understand advanced technology solutions to complex problems that increase machinery availability, reduce operating costs, and improve safety.

More information: www.iac-online.com.

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Jet Repair Anywhere Inc. Announces On-Site 'Maintenance Facility' Audit Service as Next Level of Safety and Compliance Assurance

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:10:00 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Jan. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As promised at the NBAA 2006 Orlando Florida convention, Jet Repair Anywhere has commenced the scheduling of On-site Audits for FAA Repair Stations and maintenance facilities. Subscribers to Jet Repair Anywhere can view both the paper audit and the On-site Audit documents via Jet Repair Anywhere's web site.

Currently Jet Repair Anywhere aircraft owner and operator subscribers are not charged for this service and Jet Repair Anywhere will be offering subscriptions to attendees of this year's 18th Annual NBAA Schedulers and Dispatcher Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Jet Repair Anywhere currently performs "Paper Audits" on its maintenance facility members. Paper Audits verify its member's claims concerning, maintenance authorizations and Drug Program compliance before posting this data for its subscribers.

"Most of the time an aircraft operator needing away from home maintenance is in the dark when searching for a legitimate facility," said JRA President, Robert Salvo, "most maintenance facilities do not fall under direct FAA surveillance," adding "If an aircraft operator insists on using a Jet Repair Anywhere member, he is assured a certain level of compliance."

The requests for a face-to-face "On-site Audit" came from the maintenance industry itself. The leading maintenance facilities have been battling to educate the public about the risks of gypsy mechanics and shoe-string operations.

Quoting Chris Cullen, Director of Aircraft Maintenance Services for Swift Aviation, "We spend an incredible amount of money each year to purchase testing and support equipment so that we can provide state of the art service to our clients, yet we constantly get requests from our competitors to borrow our equipment because they have made claims about their ability to perform maintenance on aircraft that they are not even tooled up to support."

Swift Aviation in Phoenix, Arizona and Western Jet in Van Nuys, California have both requested to be on the top of the list for On-site audits scheduled for February of this year.

About Jet Repair Anywhere
Based in Scottsdale, AZ., Jet Repair Anywhere is a provider of a comprehensive Internet based maintenance directory and a maintenance auditing company. Jet Repair Anywhere offers 24/7 service to their aircraft owner/operator clients.

More information: www.jetrepairanywhere.com.

Jet Repair Anywhere, 14555 North Scottsdale Rd. Suite 230, Scottsdale, AZ. 85254.

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Earthjet Introduces Their New Air Taxi Jet

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:10:00 GMT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Oct. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Microjets or VLJ's may be suitable for private pilot use, but a ubiquitous air taxi operation requires a different aircraft. Earthjet is guiding the development of a purpose-designed jet which will deliver safe, comfortable, reliable and affordable air taxi service.

Earthjet developed a market specification from extensive research, pilot interviews and customer survey data. The market specification informed an aircraft specification which has been the basis for the aircraft design. The purpose-designed air taxi jet will be certified and produced by world-class aerospace manufacturing companies, in collaboration with Earthjet. We have mitigated the risk associated with relying on a start-up aircraft manufacturer trying to enter a new aircraft into service, by working with established aerospace companies that have direct experience in passenger aircraft.

The inherent limitations of microjet/VLJ equipment has forced air taxi operator hopefuls into confined service areas, a cramped cabin, and expensive pricing even on a per-seat basis due to limited payload-range. This leaves a large market opportunity for the right aircraft which can deliver business jet service at dramatically lower prices.

The aircraft payload-range, durability, reliability, operating economics and cabin comfort far exceeds what any microjet/VLJ is advertised to deliver. Compared to the microjets, Cost per Available Seat Mile for this aircraft is approximately half, so Earthjet can offer airline type pricing which opens up the market to millions more passengers.

Our customers will enjoy stand-up cabin service in a real business jet. Earthjet service includes trips up to 1,000 miles even with all seats occupied and generous baggage capacity. The seat price is around half of the prices being quoted by microjet-based air taxi service providers. The payload-range capability of the aircraft enables Earthjet to service 70% of all U.S. domestic airline markets, and can effectively service thousands of origin-destination market pairs that have less than 25 passengers per day.

According to Joe Grimes, Earthjet COO: "One advantage to involving professional pilots in almost every aspect of the business from the beginning was our ability to verify our assumptions. It was surprising how strongly professional pilots felt regarding the new aircraft. They concurred with our recognition that meeting the aircraft performance, comfort, durability, and economic requirements was essential for profitable operations. Without the right aircraft, the business doesn't make sense - and the microjets cannot meet the requirements for this business."

The Earthjet aircraft pricing model has been corroborated with sub-tiered aircraft system suppliers. Suppliers embrace the idea that a smaller and lighter aircraft is not necessarily lower price - higher volume production enables economies of scale, supply chain efficiency and lower cost. Some aircraft system suppliers have indicated pricing levels at 1/10th the cost of the same system supplied at typical business jet production volumes. The air taxi plane can be larger and more capable, yet cost no more than the microjet/VLJ pricing levels advertised today.

About Earthjet

Earthjet Incorporated was established to bring airline affordability to business jet travel, and open up private jet travel to millions more passengers. Our motto is "Business jet service, at Airline prices." By developing a network of highly qualified professional pilot-owners, our franchise offers safe, high quality and reliable service through a vast network. We believe Earthjet is the next evolutionary step in air travel, combining the comfort, convenience and speed of business jets with seat prices normally associated with the airlines.

For more information about Earthjet, please visit their Web site: www.earthjet.com.