AeroMechanical Services Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AMA) (the "Company"), through its
FLYHT(TM) brand, reports the next generation Automated Flight Information
Reporting System ("AFIRS(TM)") 228B is nearing completion of DO-160F
Environmental Certification testing. 


DO-160F tests are conducted on production standard AFIRS 228 units manufactured
by AMA to determine their performance characteristics in extreme environmental
conditions similar to those that may be encountered in airborne operation such
as temperature, altitude, humidity, vibration, and electromagnetic interference.
In total, AFIRS units have passed over 300 individual tests, conducted to test
different settings, voice and data modes and transmission frequencies to help
ensure AFIRS does not interfere with communication, navigation or flight control
systems on any aircraft. With the completion of the tests, AMA's Transport
Canada manufacturing certificate will be updated to allow the manufacturing and
sale of the AFIRS 228B. 


"The equipment has performed as expected to date," commented Bill Tempany, CEO.
"Our customers and the marketplace have been waiting with anticipation for the
228's release. AFIRS contributes to our customers' operational effectiveness,
dispatch availability, and compliance with evolving Air Traffic Control
regulations, saving both time and money with a multi-function single Line
Replaceable Unit ("LRU") that can handle many functions." 


The DO-160F testing is the final process before completion of multiple
Supplemental Type Certificates ("STC"). With these first-article approvals in
hand (STCs and a manufacturing certificate), AMA can then obtain follow-on STCs,
which will allow for AFIRS 228 installation on additional aircraft. AMA will
complete STCs for the Hawker Beechcraft 125 series, the Bombardier CRJ 900 and
Challenger 300, Boeing 737 NGs, 757-200, 767, 777, Airbus 319, 320, 321 and A330
series and the others in progress. A provisions STC has already been received
for the Boeing 777 and the Hawker 987 series and a launch installation has been
completed. The equipment must undergo a flight test to complete each STC. 


The 228B is the first release in the series of 228 products, which are a new
generation of AMA's AFIRS product line that has been delivered to over 35
customers globally for installation on over 300 aircraft on all seven
continents. When the full AFIRS 228 series is completed in early 2012 (as
currently anticipated by management), the AFIRS 228 family will be fully
certified to provide safety services, voice, data, text, and electronic flight
bag ("EFB") integration, including support of ACARS over Iridium and FANS over
Iridium. It is anticipated that one version of the 228 - the 228U - will provide
Link 2000+ Controller Pilot Data Link Communications ("CPDLC") compliance for
some aircraft types and will be available before the EU deadlines. The AFIRS 228
will be the first safety services certified platform to provide real-time data
streaming through FLYHTStream, the Company's patent pending triggered data
streaming facility. 


About AeroMechanical Services

AeroMechanical Services Ltd., under the brand name FLYHT(TM), provides
proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and
improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The company has patented and
commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to
airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its
premier technology, AFIRS(TM) UpTime(TM), allows airlines to monitor and manage
aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters
an emergency, AMA's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream(TM),
automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to
designated sites on the ground in real time. The company has been publicly
traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since 2003 under the trading symbol AMA. 


AFIRS, UpTime, FLYHT, FLYHTStream and aeroQ are trademarks of AeroMechanical
Services Ltd.


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