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Lion Air Selects Teledyne Controls' Wireless GroundLink® Quick Access Recorder (WQAR) and AirFASE® Software for Data Retrieval and Analysis

El Segundo, CA - July 23, 2010 - Teledyne Controls, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE: TDY), announced today that Lion Air has selected Teledyne Controls' Wireless GroundLink® Quick Access Recorder (WQAR) to retrofit their 60 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. The Indonesian airline also selected the AirFASE® software, a Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) tool jointly developed by Teledyne and Airbus to assist operators with their flight operations, safety management, and aircraft maintenance programs. Integrating these two systems will provide Lion Air with an automated end-to-end data retrieval and analysis process to reinforce their FDM program.

Lion Air's selection of Teledyne's WQAR was driven by the system's new Download on Demand (DoD) feature. DoD will allow Lion Air to remotely command wireless flight data download whenever they need earlier access to their data, regardless of airport destination, designated hub or gate connectivity. By using the WQAR with the AirFASE software, the downloaded data can be analyzed within minutes of landing to evaluate the flight's performance. This solution will also give Lion Air the ability to run ACMS (Aircraft Condition Monitoring System) and Boeing supported APM (Aircraft Performance Monitoring) reports.

"With increasing needs to collect aircraft data to meet regulatory requirements and to support our operations and maintenance, we selected Teledyne's proven FDM solutions to automatically retrieve and wirelessly transfer data from destinations with very little coverage," said Ari Giantara, Lion Air's FDM Program Manager. "We fly across three time zones, on scattered routes all over Indonesia to remote destinations with no out-stations, making it a challenge to manually collect and process flight data in a timely manner. But now, WQAR and AirFASE will allow us to analyze our data at our home office shortly after landing."

"Introducing our WQAR to the largest private airline in Indonesia is a significant milestone," said Chuck Tamburo, Teledyne Controls' Regional Sales Director for Asia Pacific. "The wireless solution will be a key component in streamlining Lion Air's FDM program. We are pleased to partner with Lion Air, and look forward to a long and successful association."

As a significant element in safety management and aircraft maintenance programs, Teledyne Controls' WQAR offers unprecedented end-to-end system reliability for transferring data automatically from the aircraft to the airline's back office. Within 15 minutes after landing, 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.

Selected by over 80 operators worldwide, Teledyne's WQAR has been certified on numerous aircraft types. It is available factory fit from Boeing on the B777 and B737NG aircraft; Airbus on the A320 family, A330, A340 and A380 aircraft types and Embraer on the ERJ190/195 family.

In operation at over 125 airlines worldwide, AirFASE® offers a proven flight data analysis solution that allows aircraft operators to maintain their flight operations monitoring programs and meet regulatory agencies' recommendations and requirements. Designed to translate aircraft data into meaningful information, AirFASE enables operators to evaluate flight operations trends, identify risk precursors, and take early preventive/corrective actions.

About Lion Air
Based in Jakarta, Lion Air is Indonesia's largest private carrier with a fleet of 43 aircraft flying from Jakarta to 40 destinations within an extensive domestic network. Internationally, Lion Air flies to Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and began long haul flights to the Middle East in 2009.

About Teledyne Controls
Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Teledyne Controls is a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. Teledyne Controls is a leading manufacturer and innovator of a wide range of aircraft data and information management solutions for commercial air transport, business and commuter aircraft, as well as helicopter and military applications. Teledyne Controls supports its many customers with extensive product-support bases and worldwide facilities. More information about Teledyne Controls can be found at http://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 http://www.teledyne.com.


Teledyne Controls Contacts:

Albert Yoong
Sales Manager
Southeast Asia
Phone: +1 65-6545-3858
Cell: +1 65-9337-4783
Email: ayoong@teledyne.com

Charles Tamburo
Regional Sales Director
Asia - Pacific
Phone: +1 310-765-3636
Cell: +1 310-740-7260
Email: ctamburo@teledyne.com





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