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!

CEOs from Guardian and Guardian’s Partner Flightcell On Hand, Booth 4759
Guardian Mobility will be exhibiting its latest GPS tracking devices and services for aircraft at  NBAA 2009 at the Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando, Florida from October 20 to the 23th. Visit Guardian at  Booth 4759.

Our CEO, Jean Carr, will be in our booth and happy to meet with you. He will be joined for much of the show by John Wyllie, CEO of our partner, Flightcell International, makers of the DZM 2.  If you are attending the show and are interested in meeting either CEO, or have a specific question about how aircraft tracking can help your organization and want to book an appointment, please let me know, and I will be happy to set something up for you.

At the show we will be demonstrating new features of Guardian’s Enhanced Mapping, as well as the features of the DZM 2.  Please stop by our booth to see how Guardian’s mapping solutions can help leverage the functionalities of the DZM, and to enter a draw to win a Guardian 3i IRIDIUM tracking device.

To kick off the first day of Helitech 2009, Guardian Mobility announced that the Iraqi Air Force has increased the deployment of Guardian aircraft tracking within their fleet. The press release is available at http://www.prweb.com/releases/guardian-mobility/iraqi-air-force/prweb2917004.htm.

The Iraqi Air Force has been using Guardian tracking for over two years, and is now tracking over 125 fixed wing and rotary aircraft. Following yesterday’s announcement, Jean Carr, CEO of Guardian Mobility, was interviewed on local radio CFRA. Click on the following link to hear the interview: Jean Carr on CFRA – Iraqi Air Force Announcement.

This fall is proving to be very busy here at Guardian Mobility, with many interesting developments in the pipeline. Check back for more interesting news from Guardian as it happens!

Guardian Mobility will be exhibiting at Helitech in England from September 22 to 24, 2009. We will be taking this opportunity to show some new features of our products, such as the high level of detail now found in our mapping. Jamplands Flyg, a customer of ours from Sweden, has mentioned enormous satisfaction with our product improvements, specifically in Europe, and is featured in our latest press release about Helitech, available at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2791484.htm.  Please drop by Guardian’s booth at Helitech, booth 1717 to see live demos of our product and to see the latest in flight tracking solutions from Guardian Mobility. For more information about the show, please visit www.helitech.co.uk.

Hello! I would like to introduce myself as the newest addition to Guardian Mobility.  My name is Diana Power and I am Guardian Mobility’s new Marketing Coordinator. I am a recent graduate from Carleton University in the B.Comm program with a concentration in Marketing, and will be working on new and upcoming initiatives here at Guardian Mobility! Having only been with Guardian for a week and a bit,one of the few things I have worked on so far is our latest press release which went public this morning, announcing that the Guardian 3i and Guardian 3x tracking devices have been granted STC approval by Transport Canada for installation in some Eurocopter models. The press release is currently available at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2100/01/prweb2641244.htm. I am still taking it all in, as new and exciting things are in the works here at Guardian Mobility!

Safe Flying!

Diana

Happy New Year to our Guardian Mobility blog subscribers!  2009 is shaping up to be a very busy and least I say, interesting year with lots of new product development to keep me busy on the marketing front.  To start this interesting year Guardian will be exhibiting at the largest helicopter show currently on the planet – Helicopter Association International - HELI-EXPO 2009.  The “big shew” as Ed Sullivan would say, (I just dated myself big time!) is being held in Anaheim, California, February 22 to 24th.  Not a bad first gig during the mid-winter blahs not to mention deep freeze in Ottawa.  Did I mention that a record number of Guardian staffers will be tending the booth this year!

Guardian has exhibited at HELI-EXPO for the past 4 years showcasing our company and our flight tracking units as they’ve continued to evolve in technology and the ever changing customer needs.  2008 – Houston, Texas had 565 exhibitors including 65 aircraft & mock ups filling more that 639,000 gross square feet and exceeded 17,000 aviation professional attendees.  HELI-EXPO has been a successful endeavor in the past and this year we’re busting out with a larger booth presence to introduce and showcase our newest flight tracking unit, SKYTRAX 3i.v2 which now offers as standard features, “ping” and remote programming “on the fly”.  Our new Trax Mobile application that enables you to know where your aircraft are from anywhere you have cellular or WiFi connectivity – exciting stuff!   Stay tuned for further details on these latest Guardian children.

Our engineers at Guardian have been extremely busy continually taking flight tracking and asset management to the max. We’ve got quite the medley of flight tracking solutions to offer a wide range of aircraft management tools from single operators to fleets, fixed wing to small jets and rotary, surveillance to sight-seeing and flight schools.  I constantly hear calls from clients to our technical support requesting individual or “custom” adjustments to better suit their operational requirements and that is another feature that makes Guardian different from the rest…..we’ve got the SOLUTIONS and the capabilities and in-house technical support to custom fit our products to the end users needs.  One product does not always fit all.

Anyway, back to HELI-EXPO 2009!  We’re in booth #3181.   If you plan to attend, do stop by and say hello and check into what we’ve been up to!  Guardian Mobility BOOTH # 3181.  If you do go to HELI-EXPO 2009, drop us a line and share your experience and thoughts on what you found…we’d like to hear!

HELI-EXPO 2009    February 22-24, 2009    Anaheim Convention Centre    Anaheim, California

http://www.heliexpo.com/

 Stay tuned, stay warm and stay safe.

Barb Priestley, Marketing Coordinator

Guardian Mobility will be showcasing the new Iridium Skytrax3i and Skytrax3xi along with our new extended product line:Flightcell DZM at the ALEA Conference and Trade Show in Houston TX – July 16 to 18th.  Stop by Guardian booth # 738 for a demonstration of our newest flight tracking products. 

July 14, 2008, Ottawa, Canada:  Guardian Mobility, the company that pioneered the use of low cost, easy to use, portable devices for aircraft tracking, has announced the introduction of its first new products designed to operate with the Iridium satellite system. 

SKYTRAX 3i and SKYTRAX 3xi

Both products share the same electronics hub, containing a GPS receiver and an Iridium modem providing global coverage for aircraft tracking.   The unit is powered by any 12V to 28V power input. The enclosure is FAR 25.853 compliant, small in size, easy to carry or easy to permanently install. It’s one of the lightest products in the industry.

Choice of Configurations – Portable and Fixed External Antenna

SKYTRAX 3i is provided with one small GPS and one Iridium antenna. Designed to be mounted internally, it is ideal for helicopters and many other fixed-wing aircraft.

SKYTRAX 3xi is provided with a dual mode GPS-Iridium antenna. The antenna is mounted externally on the aircraft skin with an unobstructed view of the sky and with the electronics hub mounted inside. The antenna is TSO144C certified.

 

Commenting on the announcement, Jean Carr, CEO of Guardian Mobility said the new products create a much larger addressable market for the company.  “This is a significant development for us. These products address an important pent up demand from our existing customers who need expanded satellite coverage. In addition to our traditional markets, these new products will be of interest to a number of new customer segments including business jet market. It is significant that our initial product installations will be used on five continents”

 

Guardian Mobility provides complete solutions for aircraft tracking, including the device, satellite services, message routing, mapping services, alerting and reporting systems.

 

Ottawa, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand – February 23, 2008 – Guardian Mobility Corporation and Flightcell International Limited have signed a distribution agreement whereby Guardian will have rights to resell the complete line of Flightcell avionics products, including the versatile Flightcell DZM satellite tracking system, throughout North America.  Flightcell DZM is the world’s most advanced all-in-one communications and tracking hub for commercial and military aviation.  DZM is a panel-mount module with simple user interface that connects to any satellite or cellular phone thereby providing integrated voice communications to the cockpit and to passengers.  The integrated GPS tracking system transmits aircraft positions based on a number of defined settings including time, course change, speed threshold as well as hot-key activation from the cabin in distress situations.

“Many of our customers are requesting more advanced tracking and communication systems for selected aircraft” declared Ian Stewart, head of Guardian’s Aviation Product group.  “We feel that including the DZM product with our current lineup of flight tracking solutions will give us added firepower to expand into the business and military aviation markets”. Guardian will be displaying their complete product line-up this month at Heli-Expo 2008 in Houston, TX.

The Flightcell DZM product will fit seamlessly into Guardian’s existing message management and web mapping services.  It is a premium product; however by making use of existing portable satellite or cellular phones, it is significantly more versatile and lower in cost compared to other installed voice and/or data systems.  The product ships fully compatible with the Iridium 9505/9505A satellite phones supporting voice, SMS and email communications.

According to Hamish Neill, Sales and Marketing Director at Flightcell International, “We look upon Guardian Mobility with their focus on web mapping and reporting services to be a key partner in the flight tracking market in North America but world-wide.  With their on-going sales to military customers, we expect that our ruggedized Military product range will receive added exposure into this highly demanding segment.”

About Flightcell International Limited
Flightcell international has been providing voice and data interfaces into the global aviation market since 1998. Its customer base has expanded across the globe into Military, Industrial, and general Aviation sectors. Flightcell DZM is a compact easily installed smart data and voice system providing pilot programmable global tracking. Hermetically sealed, the lightweight hub is ideal in hostile environments and retains the flexibility to allow Satcoms OFF the aircraft.  Flightcell products are proudly New Zealand designed and manufactured.