LOS ANGELES, CA - May 25, 2006 - Teledyne Controls, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), announced today that Qantas, the largest airline in Australia has ordered Teledyne Controls' Wireless GroundLink® quick access recorder (WQAR) for installation on its A380 aircraft. The Australian carrier, which recently ordered twelve Airbus A380, with options for twelve more, will use Teledyne's WQAR to fully automate the recording and transmission of its flight data.
"We are very pleased Qantas has expanded their use of our Wireless GroundLink system to their A380," said George Casper, Teledyne Controls' director for the Asia-Pacific region. "We look forward to continuing working with them on streamlining the data collection process across their fleet." Since its introduction to the market, Teledyne's Wireless GroundLink QAR has been selected by 23 operators across the globe and is flying on over 300 aircraft.
A significant element in safety management and aircraft maintenance programs, Teledyne Controls' Wireless GroundLink quick access recorder is a unique patented system, designed to provide aircraft operators with an immediate, reliable, and cost-effective solution for data recording and transmission over cellular infrastructure. Offering unprecedented reliability, the GroundLink system can record and wirelessly transfer flight data from the aircraft to the ground, without any media handling and human intervention. Using a Teledyne proprietary protocol, the raw data recorded during flight is compressed, encrypted and then transmitted via cellular technology and the Internet to the airline's or Teledyne's ground-based data center for processing and analysis. With the Teledyne Wireless GroundLink solution, airlines can significantly reduce data delivery delays (the data is typically available within 10-15 minutes after an aircraft has landed, versus several days or weeks with manual data retrieval). Additional operational benefits are realized since human resources, equipment costs and data-loss associated with manual retrieval methods are virtually eliminated.
About Qantas
Qantas Airways is a global air carrier with more than 200 aircraft offering service to 140 destinations in 40 countries. Founded in 1920, Qantas Airways in 2004 celebrated 50 years of continuous flying between North America and Australia with more non-stop flights to Australia and New Zealand than any other carrier and provides convenient connections from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Honolulu to Indonesia, India and South Africa via the Sydney hub. Named Airline of the Year 2004 by Air Transport World magazine, Qantas Airways has long been recognized for its continued focus on excellence in the air as well as on the ground. More information about Qantas is available at http://www.qantas.com.au
About Teledyne Controls
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Teledyne Controls is a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, and a leading manufacturer and innovator of a wide range of air transport, business & commuter aircraft, helicopter, and airport systems. Teledyne Controls supports its many airline, airframe, helicopter, airport customers with extensive product-support bases and worldwide facilities. More information about Teledyne Controls can be found at www.teledynecontrols.com.
About Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronics, instruments and communication products, systems engineering solutions aerospace engines and components and on-site gas and power generation systems. Teledyne Technologies has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Canada. For more information, visit Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com.
Teledyne Controls Contacts:
George Casper
Director - Asia Pacific Region
Phone: +1 (310) 442-4155
Email: george_casper@teledyne.com
