-- WSI’s leading cockpit weather system featured as an avionics option on Pilatus’ business turboprop --
LAS VEGAS, NV, October 12, 2004 — WSI Corporation and
Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. today announce the availability
of WSI InFlight on the Pilatus PC-12 single engine business
turboprop. WSI’s award winning weather datalink system,
which delivers the highest quality, continuously updated WSI
NOWrad® U.S. 2 km weather radar mosaic, METARs, TAFs, EchoTops,
TFRs and Canadian Weather, will be offered as an Avionics Option,
bundled with a Garmin AT MX20 multifunction display. .
The first installation of WSI InFlight by Pilatus Business
Aircraft is underway at the Broomfield, CO completion center. “Pilatus
is a customer focused organization,” states Mike Rector,
Production Manager for Pilatus Business Aircraft. “We
decided to offer the WSI system at the request of this aircraft’s
owner, and many other customers.”
Pricing and Availability
The WSI InFlight avionics option for the Pilatus PC-12 is
available today. Pricing for the option on new aircraft
is dependent on panel configuration. PC-12 customers should
contact their Pilatus Sales Representative for more information.
About WSI InFlight
The WSI InFlight system uses satellite technology to continuously
broadcast the most accurate, up-to-date weather and related
mission critical information to any aircraft equipped with
the WSI InFlight antenna and receiver. WSI InFlight, named
a Research and Development Magazine Top One Hundred Innovation –2003,
delivers the industry’s highest quality radar mosaic,
WSI NOWrad®, directly to the cockpit. WSI InFlight
builds on the strength of WSI’s Pilotbrief service,
trusted and used daily by thousands of aviation professionals
in corporate flight departments, FBOs, major and regional
airlines, and FAA Flight Service Stations. WSI Pilotbrief® was
again voted the #1 weather briefing service in Professional
Pilot magazine’s annual reader poll for the sixth
year in a row.
A list of WSI Authorized dealers is available online at:
http://www.wsi.com/solutions/aviation/inflight/locator.asp
About WSI Corporation
WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven
business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media
and energy markets, and multiple federal and state government
agencies. WSI is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts
with offices in Birmingham, England, and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Landmark Communications.
About Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd.
Established in 1939, Pilatus Aircraft is the world's leading
manufacturer of single-engine turboprop aircraft. Headquartered
in Stans, Switzerland, Pilatus is a privately held company
employing over 1,100 people. Pilatus provides aircraft
and aviation services worldwide for the general aviation,
commercial, training, utility, and special mission markets.
Based in Broomfield, Colorado, Pilatus Business Aircraft
Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pilatus Aircraft, was
founded in 1996 to provide completions, marketing, sales,
and service for Pilatus aircraft in North and South America
More information about Pilatus Aircraft, Ltd. is available
at www.pilatus-aircraft.com.
Press Contact and Image/Photo Requests:
Paul Devlin
WSI Corporation
(978) 983-6766
pdevlin@wsi.com
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