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Added: Feb 11, 2009
Courtesy PASSUR/AGI http://www.passur.com/ PASSUR(R) Captures Data for Flight Path of US Airways Flight 1549 Made Available to Investigators Minutes After Plane Lands on Hudson River Wednesday February 11, 12:00 pm ET GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PSSR - News) announced today that it had provided the exact data points for the flight track of US Airways Flight 1549 to the investigators researching the incident, from its departure at LaGuardia Airport to its descent into the Hudson River. The data, with PASSUR's 4.6 second update rate, was available within seconds of the event, and provided to investigators and US Airways within minutes. A high resolution animation of the flight, created with PASSUR's partner Analytical Graphics, Inc. (www.agi.com) is now available on PASSUR's home page at www.passur.com. "As we have done many times before, we collaborated closely with accident investigators, and in this case with US Airways, in providing data and analytics derived from our national network of PASSUR radar and our live aviation database," said Jim Barry, President and CEO of PASSUR Aerospace. "And, as always -- because information security is our number-one priority, and because of the unique nature of our data -- we wait until we have concurrence from investigators and the airline before releasing our data to the public. We are pleased to make the simulation of this extraordinary flight available to the public at this time." PASSUR provided the information immediately to the National Transportation Safety Board, FAA, US Airways, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The PASSUR radar systems located at Newark Liberty International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport identified the flight at 400 feet from lift-off from LaGuardia Runway 4 on January 15th and tracked it down to 400 feet above the Hudson River. There are a total of 49 PASSUR radar hits which feed the US Airways Flight 1549 simulation with detailed data. PASSUR is a unique aviation resource because of: -- Rapid-update rate of data: PASSUR tracking data updates every 4.6 seconds -- Instant availability and replay: PASSUR flight and airspace data become available in real time on a variety of applications -- The International PASSUR network: there are more than 100 PASSUR installations worldwide -- Integrated database: PASSUR data is instantly correlated with multiple additional sources of aviation data to create a single comprehensive flight and airspace management resource About Analytical Graphics, Inc. Analytical Graphics, Inc. develops commercial off-the-shelf analysis software for land, sea, air, and space that is relied upon by the national security and space communities in more than 35,000 worldwide installations. AGI's software includes desktop applications, an application engine, and lightweight component libraries, with a wide range of licensing and pricing options. For additional information about AGI, e-mail info@agi.com or explore http://www.agi.com. About PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. PASSUR Aerospace owns and operates a unique database of flight information with proprietary decision-making software, primarily powered by a growing international network of passive radars (PASSURs) located at more than 100 airports world-wide, including all of the top 35 U.S. airports -- from which it provides PASSUR information, analytics, and decision support tools to improve the financial condition and operational efficiency of aviation organizations. PASSUR Aerospace offers unique user-friendly information as well as decision algorithms which provide innovative commercial air traffic solutions to more than 50 airports, including customers at 8 of the top 10 U.S. airports; to dozens of airlines, including 7 of the top 10 U.S. airlines; and to more than 200 corporate aviation customers, as well as to the U.S. Government. In addition, the company has created and implemented collaborative web-based software that allows the company's customers to instantly share information to improve individual and joint decision making, creating additional value for those customers. Visit http://www.passur.com for updated products, solutions and news. Contact: Ron Dunsky (203) 622-4086 rondunsky@passur.com Source: PASSUR Aerospace, Inc.
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