STAR-ISMS(R) Lite Provides Flight Tracking on "Around the World in 30 Days"
June 24 2014 - 1:16PM
Marketwired
STAR-ISMS(R) Lite Provides Flight Tracking on "Around the World in
30 Days"
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jun 24, 2014) - Star Navigation
Systems Group Ltd. (TSX-VENTURE:SNA) ("Star" or the "Company"), is
pleased to announce that it has provided the use of a STAR-ISMS®
Lite tracking system and supporting services to the Fly around the
World in 30 Days effort (www.flyaroundtheworldin30days.com). The
system has been installed on a single engine Beechcraft Bonanza
that is travelling around the world in support of education for
under-privileged children in the Third World. The aircraft is
piloted by 17 year old American born Haris Suleman, of Plainfield,
Indiana, who is the pilot-in-command. His father is assisting him
as co-pilot.
STAR-® ISMS Lite, powered by TROO Corp of Ottawa, is providing
flight following and 2 way text messaging, which are especially
useful on oceanic routes where there is no means of tracking such a
small aircraft. Even today's modern passenger jet pilots frequently
fall out of radio contact with air traffic controllers in a host of
remote spots in the world, and airlines often cannot track their
planes in large areas of global air space.
Star has already monitored/tracked their flights over the
Atlantic Ocean, from Goose Bay, Labrador to Reykjavik, Iceland, and
on to London's Biggin Hill Airport. Along the way, they encountered
strong tail winds, turbulence and harsh weather conditions. They
proceeded from Biggin Hill to Rome today.
Mr. Babar Suleman said in his recent statement, "We plan to use
the communication with our dispatcher to keep us abreast of weather
conditions, tracking our flight status and other information
related to our upcoming destination airports. Since our dispatcher
will have access to our exact location, speed and altitude, they
will be able to make our arrival arrangements or suggest deviations
to alternates in real time. The texting capability will allow us to
communicate with them and have the confidence of knowing that we
are in good hands. With recent Malaysian MH-370 incident, for
safety reasons we wanted to be in contact at all times with ground
control, allowing them to provide us vital assistance while flying
through various destinations around the globe."
Viraf S. Kapadia, Chairman and CEO of Star said,
"We are very pleased to be able to assist this challenging and
worthy endeavour. It has often been said that our future is in our
children, and this young man is proving the truth of that saying.
Being able to add to his safety and to contribute to proper flight
decision making makes the Star team proud."
About Star Navigation:
(www.star-navigation.com)
Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. owns the exclusive worldwide
license to its proprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring
System, STAR-ISMS®, the heart of the STAR-A.D.S. ™ System. It is
the first system in the world to feature in-flight data-analysis,
monitoring and diagnostics with a real-time connection between
aircraft and ground. Its real-time capability of tracking
performance trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances
aviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs
for the operator.
Star's MMI Division designs and manufactures high performance
mission critical flight deck, flat panel displays for defence and
commercial aviation industries worldwide.
Certain statements contained in this News Release may constitute
forward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words
"may" "would", "could", "will" and similar expressions, as they
relate to Star or its management are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect Star's current
views with respect to future events and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause
Star's actual performance or achievements to vary from those
described herein. Should one or more of these factors or
uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying
forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those described herein as intended, planned,
anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of the content of this release.
Please visit www.star-navigation.com.
Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd.Viraf KapadiaCEO(416) 252-2889
Ext.
230viraf.kapadia@star-navigation.comwww.star-navigation.comFrontier
Merchant Capital GroupInvestor Relationsinfo@frontiermcg.comHudes
Communications InternationalNelson HudesPublic Relations(905)
660-9155nelson@hudescommunications.com
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