Today we announced our latest Guardian 3 certification, a Brazilian CHST on AS 350 and 355 models. In addition to this certification we’ve started offering service to our customers in Portuguese, marking our commitment to our Brazilian customers. Check out our press release here. Also, you can read the Portuguese version by clicking on the following link: Brazilian Eurocopter STC Press Release (Portuguese).

Keep checking back for more developments across the globe!

Our very own Ken Stewart (again!) will be exhibiting on Guardian’s behalf at the Alaska State Aviation Trade Show and Conference in Anchorage Alaska May 1-2, 2010. The trade show will take place in the Fed-Ex hangar, where Guardian Mobility will occupy booth #44.

If you’re planning on attending this event, stop by our booth to say hi to Ken and to explore our evolving product offerings. See you there!

Yesterday we released our latest news called “Guardian Mobility Equips Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with Nation’s Aircraft Monitoring Center”.  You can see the whole press release here.

Guardian is going to be the primary subcontractor to Globaltouch (West Africa) to provide Globalstar complete tracking solutions (portable and fixed tracking devices along with mapping applications) to Nigerian aircraft operators. Nigeria has just mandated aircraft tracking and Globalstar and Inmarsat are the only satellite networks licensed there at this time. We’re very excited to work with the operators in Nigeria to show them the many benefits from implementing our full tracking solution, including improved accuracy of maintenance records and increased operational efficiencies.

For all of you who subscribe to Guardian Mapping, Enhanced or Premium Editions, we have a treat for you!  We recently released a mapping upgrade which gives current customers more features on their maps automatically. Please find the press release here.

Upgrades to Guardian Mapping, Enhanced and Premium Editions include:

• Updated nomenclature, with vehicles referenced as aircraft
• Airport icons when zoomed in
• User defined event configuration: it is now possible to configure event labels, event severity, and notification preferences
• Data exchange optimization which will reduce bandwidth needs by 90%
• Event based trip processing where the user can select desired trip start and end tags

Upgrades to Guardian Mapping, Premium Edition only include:

• Aviation weather including TAFs and METARs worldwide

The following feature appears for customers who have DZM devices, or any other Guardian devices that support multi-point payloads:

• Breadcrumbs: Guardian will map points in sequence without inferring any times or order

Check back soon to find out how we’ll be demonstrating how to take full advantage of these new features.

Our own Ken Stewart of Guardian Mobility will be holding down the fort at the HAC (Helicopter Association of Canada) convention from April 11 to the 13 in Quebec City. Please drop by our booth, #58, to chat with Ken or to get a demonstration of the Guardian 7.

See you there!

Here at Guardian Mobility we have recently appointed a new Director of Products and Services, Aurel Serghi. This position includes product management responsibilities as well as managing services such as technical support, consulting services and customer support (currently Aurel is also the voice of Guardian Mobility ).

Aurel has just what the company’s been looking for in terms of a mixed background in aviation and communications. Through his role as Manager of Telecommunications and Project Manager with Intelcan Technosystems Inc., Aurel has sound knowledge of commercial and military aviation communications. His experience includes Air Traffic Control (ATC), Air Control Center (ACC), radar communications, navigational aids, and voice and data communications. Additionally, his role as Product Manager at Nortel was focused on product development in wireless broadband technologies.

Guardian is confident that Aurel’s expertise in wireless communications and aviation will be a good fit for the position, and we congratulate Aurel for taking on this new challenge!

Guardian Mobility will be displaying and demonstrating the newly released Guardian Gryphon™, a new product for aircraft operators and partners, recently announced at Heli Expo 2010.

Stop by Booth #34 to say hi to Ken Stewart and see what’s new from Guardian Mobility.

Some exciting news from our Heli-Expo booth (3040) today!  We are launching a new product line, Guardian 7. It builds on our years of expertise in data communications, delivering flight tracking data for thousands of aircraft worldwide on two satellite networks.

Guardian 7 is a platform for simplified air-to-ground communications, and for delivering solutions to aircraft operators where a real-time data communications link adds value.

Word from the show is that people are lined up at the Guardian booth to get a peek!

Other news from the show: We announced our deal with the Mexican government, for Guardian 3 devices and tracking services for 65 aircraft.

If you are at the Heli-Expo show, please be sure to drop by (booth 3040). Guardian is having a reception for customers and partners. Try to get to the booth before the event gets underway (2:30 pm), and snag a drink ticket if you are a Guardian customer or friend.

Note: This post was edited on March 10, 2010 to reflect a product name change from Guardian Gryphon to Guardian 7.

Guardian Mobility will be exhibiting at HAI’s Heli-Expo 2010 in Houston, Texas from February 21 to 23, in Booth #3040. Guardian Mobility is looking forward to celebrating its fifth year at Heli-Expo with a special event for customers and partners on the Monday, and with the launch of a new product to be unveiled at its booth.

Guardian will be demonstrating its Guardian 3 product line and Guardian Mapping varieties. The company will also be launching a new product geared to meeting aircraft operators evolving needs. Be sure to stop by booth #3040 and see what’s new from Guardian Mobility.

The time has arrived for Guardian to retire the “Guardian Skytrax” name, and we have replaced it with “Guardian 3”. Rest assured, Guardian 3, formerly Guardian Skytrax, is still our flagship aircraft tracking product. This change has been reflected on our website and documentation, as well as on our auto-attendant message when you call our office.

Guardian Mobility has a broad product offering with more products in the works for our aviation customers and partners. As a result, we have decided to streamline our naming and put the emphasis on the overall Guardian brand. Any of the products in the Guardian Skytrax product line are now part of the “Guardian 3” product line.

The model numbers and relevant STCs are unchanged, and Guardian continues to support the aircraft tracking devices and services that hundreds of customers count on, worldwide.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Safe flying!