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SkyTrac to Provide Satellite Communication and Flight Following to Sloan Helicopters - 29 April 2008SkyTrac is pleased to announce it has been selected to provide satellite communication (SatCom) and flight following systems to Sloan Helicopters, a provider of helicopter charter services for the oil and gas and forest management. Based in Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta, Sloan Helicopters will install SkyTrac on its fleet of Eurocopter EC120B and Robinson RH44 Raven II aircraft to enhance operational safety while operating in remote locations. “Our need for satellite-based communication and flight following is driven by safety,” said Kim Rossi, Operations Manager and Chief Pilot at Sloan Helicopters. “Serving the oil and gas and forestry sectors, we operate in remote locations where communication is difficult and emergency services are not close at hand. With SkyTrac’s system, we are always in contact with our helicopters and crew and are aware of their locations.” Regarding the selection of SkyTrac, Ms. Rossi added, “After speaking with several different vendors, we felt that SkyTrac offered the most value and support for their systems. We spoke with operators that were already using the SkyTrac system and were impressed with the system.” “In remote areas such as the Canadian North the Iridium-based communication and flight following capabilities offered by SkyTrac are invaluable for enhanced crew safety and effective fleet management,” said SkyTrac CEO Kathleen Wallace. “We are pleased to welcome Sloan Helicopters to our growing family of customers.” About Sloan Helicopters From its headquarters in Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta Sloan Helicopters offers a wide variety of helicopter services including: forest fire management, forest and timber management, tree planting, oil and gas support, land surveying support, external load work, medevac, general charter, reclamation, aerial inspection and surveillance, aerial mapping, aerial photography and conservation. Sloan Helicopters operates the Eurocopter EC120B Colibri and Robinson RH44 Raven II aircraft types. About SkyTracSkyTrac is the world’s trusted supplier of satcom solutions for data, text and voice communications. With customers on every continent and from all areas of operation, from Oil & Gas to Air Medical to Law Enforcement to Search & Rescue, SkyTrac provides market leading solutions to market leading companies. SkyTrac has acquired a long list of Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) and the company’s hardware has been installed on a large number of rotary and fixed wing aircraft types from AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Bell, Sikorsky, MBB, Beechcraft, de Havilland, LearJet and Raytheon. EDITORS NOTE:This follows shortly after similar agreements reached with Helicopters NZ, Slave Lake Helicopters and Quantum Helicopters.
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