Airport Systems Announces $7.1 Million Airfield Lighting Contract Awards.Business Editors OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Airport Systems International, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :ASY ASY Ali Sami Yen (Stadium of Galatasaray, Turkey) ASY Assembly Instructions (TMINS) ) announced that it has been awarded airfield lighting contracts in Egypt and Laos for a total value of U.S. $7.1 million. The Egyptian contracts include complete airfield lighting systems for five airports and are valued at $6.9 million. The equipment will be delivered during fiscal year 2001 with installation over the next two years. The Laotian contract is valued at approximately $200,000 and will be delivered in fiscal 2001. These contracts encompass the full range of airfield lighting systems including approach lighting systems, elevated edge lights, inset lights, apron lighting, precision approach path indicators The Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) is a light system positioned beside the runway that consists of two, three, or four boxes of lights that provide a visual indication of a fixed-wing aircraft's position on the glidepath for the associated runway. , signs, constant current regulators, control panels, transformer, cables and installation. "These awards firmly establish us as a leading airfield lighting supplier," said Keith Cowan, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are extremely pleased that our partnership with Idman Oy in the airfield lighting business area has resulted in this significant increase to Airport Systems' base navigation aids business. The scope of these projects will demonstrate our capability to provide complete, turnkey airfield lighting products and services and validates our strategy of entering the airfield lighting market," Cowan added. Airport Systems International, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of electronic components, subassemblies and systems. Its aerospace unit designs, manufactures and implements ground-based radio navigation Radio-location intended for the determination of position or direction or for obstruction warning in navigation. and landing systems (navaids) and airfield lighting to aid the in-flight navigation and ground movement of aircraft. These products are used worldwide to guide the navigation of aircraft in various phases of flight and in all visibility conditions. Additionally, the Company's DCI (Display Control Interface) An Intel/Microsoft programming interface for full-motion video and games in Windows. It allowed applications to take advantage of video accelerator features built into the display adapter. subsidiary provides contract electronic manufacturing services and custom liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. devices. |
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