Flight Data Services

FDM Training Courses held in Portsmouth 18-20 January 2010

marketing — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:30:18 +0000

FDS Consulting held a Use of Flight Data to Support Engineering Investigations training course in Portsmouth on 18 January 2010. The course was developed specifically for Engineers who wanted to improve their knowledge of Flight Data Monitoring and how to use flight data in engineering investigations.

The training course for Engineers was followed by a two day Flight Data Monitoring training course on 19 and 20 January. This course included tuition and extensive exercises covering all aspects from data recording and analysis to event investigation and aircrew interviews.

Course delegates practising interviewing techniques with course instructor Simon Searle (on the left).

For further information, please contact:
Riina Savolainen
Marketing Executive
Tel: +44 (0)1329 223663
Fax: +44 (0)1329 223664
E-mail: riina.savolainen@flightdataservices.com
Website: www.flightdataservices.com
Flight Data Services, 189-199 West Street, Fareham, PO16 0EN, UK

Flight Data Services Inc. Moves to New Offices

marketing — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:53:16 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) Inc. has relocated to new offices in Goodyear, Arizona. The move to new larger premises reflects the recent expansion of the company. The increase in office space will enable FDS Inc. to continue to grow in the future and the new offices will also provide more hospitable environments for visitors and improve employee facilities.

FDS Inc. Offices

FDS Inc. new office address and contact details are:

250 N. Litchfield Road
Suite 230
Goodyear
AZ 85338
USA

Tel: +1 (623) 932 4426
Fax: +1 (623) 932 4427

About FDS Inc.

FDS Inc. is a subsidiary of the UK based parent company FDS Ltd and provides a complete flight data analysis service to the commercial aircraft industry in North and South America.

For further information, please contact:
John Flemming
Executive Vice President
Email: john.flemming@flightdataservices.com

Hewlett Packard selects Flight Data Services as their Flight Data Analysis Service Provider

marketing — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:11 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) is pleased to announce that Hewlett Packard has contracted with FDS for their Flight Data Analysis.

With corporate headquarters based in California, World renowned technology company Hewlett Packard operates a fleet of Gulfstream aircraft.

John Flemming, Executive Vice President of FDS said:

I am delighted to welcome Hewlett Packard Aviation to the ever increasing number of US customers and look forward to being part or their safety enhancing team.

The 11th FDS User Group Meeting Held in Norway

marketing — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:39:03 +0000

The 11th Flight Data Services (FDS) User Group Meeting was held at the Radisson SAS Airport Hotel in Oslo Norway on Wednesday 18th November 2009.

The meeting was hosted by FDS customer Norwegian Air Shuttle and as part of the meeting the delegates were given a tour of the Norwegian’s operational facilities visiting the hangar and terminal building.

In addition to presentations on FDS company and service developments, the meeting was addressed by guest speakers Mr Asgeir Nyseth, Accountable Manager of Norwegian Air Shuttle who gave a presentation on Norwegian’s milestones, Mr Kåre Halvorsen from Norwegian Accident Investigation Branch who explained how flight data is used in investigations and Hans Jørgen Bugge from Avinor who spoke about Integrated Runway Information System (IRIS).

FDS would like to thank Norwegian Air Shuttle and the guest speakers for their contribution to the meeting.

Delegates of the 11th User Group Meeting

Flight Data Services Exhibits at the International Air Safety Seminar in Beijing

marketing — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:54:48 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) exhibited at the Flight Safety Foundation’s 62nd International Air Safety Seminar (IASS) in Beijing on 2-5 November 2009.

The IASS is held annually since 1947 in cities around the globe and enables the international aviation community to meet face to face for discussions on key safety issues. This year’s meeting focused on global safety review, worldwide perspectives, human factors challenges, investigation lessons learned, operational issues and safety management systems.

During the exhibition FDS ran a Business Card Prize Draw to win a Luxury Hamper. Mr Bill McCabe, a member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation, drew the winning business card. The lucky winner of the Hamper was Mr Tzvetomir Blajev from Eurocontrol.

GMG Airlines contracts with Flight Data Services for their Flight Data Monitoring

marketing — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:38:15 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) is pleased to announce that GMG Airlines has selected FDS as their Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) service provider.

Based in Dhaka, GMG Airlines is Bangladesh’s largest and leading private airline operating domestic, regional, and international services with a fleet of MD80 and Dash 8 aircraft.

Al Jaber Aviation contracts with Flight Data Services for their Flight Data Monitoring

marketing — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:26:25 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) is delighted to announce that Al Jaber Aviation has selected Flight Data Services as their Flight Data Monitoring service provider.

Al Jaber Aviation is a company of Al Jaber Group. With a fleet of 21 aircraft on order, Al Jaber Aviation offers VIP charter services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Dana Executive Jets contracts with Flight Data Services for their Flight Data Monitoring

marketing — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:30:55 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) is delighted to announce that Dana Executive Jets has selected Flight Data Services as their Flight Data Monitoring service provider.

Dana Executive Jets is a premier private jet charter and aircraft management company in the UAE. Wholly owned by the Government of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, Dana Executive Jets is committed to bringing the best of luxury travel to its clients throughout the region and around the world. FDS will be monitoring Dana Executive Jets A318 aircraft.

Global Jet contracts with Flight Data Services

marketing — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:24:23 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) is pleased to announce that UAE oparator Global Jet has signed a Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) service contract with FDS for their Boeing 737-300 aircraft.

Global Jet joins the growing number of Middle East operators outsourcing flight data analysis to FDS. With FDS Global Jet will benefit of benchmarking against other Boeing 737 operators that will allow the Global Jet Management to make informed decisions about flight safety priorities.

Mark Hoban Member of Parliament for Fareham visits Flight Data Services

marketing — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:14:46 +0000

Flight Data Services (FDS) was delighted to welcome Mark Hoban, Member of Parliament for Fareham, to visit the FDS offices recently.

During the visit Dave Jesse, the CEO of FDS gave a short presentation about the company and Flight Data Monitoring. After the presentation, Office Manager Mandy Simpson showed Mr Hoban around the offices and Flight Data Analysis Manager John Denman explained the flight data analysis process and demonstrated FDS visualisation service including flight paths superimposed on Google Earth.

Mark Hoban was delighted to see a pioneering company in his constituency:

I was really impressed by the work done by Flight Data Services. Dave Jesse and his team demonstrate a real commitment to improving flight safety through the use of cutting edge technology. Flight Data Services is yet another world beating business based in Fareham.

In the picture from left: IT Support Engineer Ian Brazier, Office Manager Mandy Simpson and Mark Hoban Member of Parliament for Fareham