LAS VEGAS, Oct. 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG) announced today at the National Business Aviation Association's 57th Annual Meeting & Convention, that the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted a Part 145 Maintenance Organization Approval Certificate to EMS Technologies' SATCOM Division.
As an EASA-approved maintenance organization, the SATCOM Division of EMS will be able to release, and return to service, all of its aeronautical communication avionics systems within EASA organization countries.
"This certification opens up many new aeronautical opportunities within the European Community which had previously been difficult to break into without EEC partnerships," said Neil Mackay, general manager and senior vice president of the SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies. "This further demonstrates to our European clients that EMS SATCOM continues to be recognized by industry regulators as a superior provider of aeronautical products and services."
About EMS Technologies
EMS Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology solutions to wireless and satellite markets. The Company focuses on mobile information users, and increasingly on broadband applications. The Company is headquartered in Atlanta, employs approximately 1,700 people worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Atlanta, Montreal, Ottawa and Brazil.
The SATCOM Division of EMS Technologies, based in Ottawa, Canada, specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, land-mobile, maritime and emergency management markets, and is a leader in the development and supply of high-speed data communications equipment for the supply of e-mail and Internet capability to the aircraft cabin.
For more information, visit the Company on the World Wide Web at http://www.ems-t.com
Note to Editors: Visit EMS SATCOM at NBAA 2004 in Booth 5229 or at the online pressroom at www.emssatcom.com/nbaa2004
For more information, please contact:
Halina Sejdak-Rydel Public Relations Manager EMS Technologies, SATCOM Division 613-727-6277, ext. 1290 mobile: 613-863-1144 rydel.h@emssatcom.com