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CALGARY and BOSTON, May 21 /CNW/ - AeroMechanical Services Ltd. ("AMA") is pleased to announce that Mr. Richard Hayden, a Vice President of Meggitt PLC's Sensing Systems Division (www.meggitt.com), will be employed by AMA effective July 1st to establish AMA's new initiative in business aviation. Mr. Hayden is leaving Meggitt on good terms and will continue to work with the Meggitt AMA relationship. AMA will be providing its patented afirs(TM) UpTime(TM) system and information delivery services to the business aircraft community through our FLYHT brand name. The process will be commencing immediately on a Hawker Beechcraft family of business aircraft for which AMA recently received the required provisions Supplemental Type Certificate ("STC") approvals from Transport Canada and the FAA to allow for a flight test.
Dr. Richard Greaves, Managing Director of Meggitt Sensing Systems stated, "We are pleased that Mr. Hayden will remain part of the exciting initiatives that Meggitt companies are undertaking with AeroMechanical Services Ltd. and look forward to continuing our productive relationship with AMA. We are confident that Dick will help both companies and our customers realize the potential of our relationship and our industry-leading products."
Mr. Bill Tempany, CEO of AMA added, "The last 30 months of working with Mr. Hayden and Meggitt on many exciting initiatives has shown us that the breadth and depth of his experience are required to undertake as complex a business proposition as business aircraft will be for AeroMechanical Services Ltd. Mr. Hayden has successfully led the introduction of this type of technology into other industry segments with great benefits realized, and we are confident that our team can bring important benefits to business aviation in these times of increasing importance of unscheduled operations in the overall air transportation equation. We are very excited to take this next step in the evolution of our company and believe this will be a very rewarding venture for all concerned."
Mr. Hayden, a mechanical engineer by training (BS, Norwich University; MS, Purdue University), has led the development and successful transition into production of new monitoring and diagnostic technologies and products for aviation for 25 years. The common theme has been automated acquisition, processing, and fusion of sensor data to support improved operations, compliance, and maintenance enhancements. As founder and CEO of Technology Integration Inc., he provided vision and collaborated with end users, OEMs, and industry partners to optimize product capabilities and suitability, as well as building staff and partners that created two innovative products that are now industry standards: IMD-HUMS (Integrated Mechanical Diagnostics-Health and Usage Management System) for helicopters, acquired and produced by Goodrich Corporation and now standard fit on Sikorsky Aircraft products and several US military platforms; and ANOMS(TM) (Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System), now a Lochard (www.lochard.com) product installed at major airports globally. Mr. Hayden has been with Meggitt since 2002 and has served as the primary interface between AMS and Meggitt for the past 2-1/2 years. In his new role, he will continue to provide connectivity and coordination between the two organizations to help deliver highly effective monitoring and data delivery solutions to the aviation industry
