Flight Safety Technologies Featured in Airport Magazine Company's New System Could Generate Substantial Annual Savings for Airports and Airlines.MYSTIC, Conn. -- Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :FLT FLT Fault FLT Flight FLT Flat FLT Filter FLT Fleet FLT Fermat's Last Theorem FLT Fairlight (software cracking group) FLT Float/Floating FLT Fairfield Language Technologies FLT Fork Lift Truck FLT First Lieutenant ), a developer of technologies designed to monitor wake turbulence with the goal of reducing airport delays, and enhancing aviation safety, is the subject of the cover story in the current issue of Airport Magazine. The article, which was written by Dr. Neal Fine who is Senior Vice President of Technology for the Company, focuses on the Company's unique Aircraft Wake Safety Management (AWSM AWSM Awesome AWSM Association of Women in Sports Media AWSM Arctic Warfare Super Magnum (sniper rifle) AWSM Acoustic Warfare Support Measure AWSM Age of Wonders Shadow Magic (computer game) ) system that is designed to integrate direct, real-time measurements of flight paths, weather parameters and wake vortex positions at flight critical locations with predicted information, enabling air traffic controllers to provide basic radar separation to all aircraft under normal conditions. Flight Safety Technologies' President, William B. Cotton, said that AWSM could improve upon the FAA's current wake mitigation plan by providing a comprehensive solution to the problem of additional wake spacing of aircraft during takeoffs and landings at major airports. "Currently, costly delays occur because safety requires that additional spacing be provided behind large and heavy aircraft since vortex behavior is not currently monitored or predicted. The AWSM system would incorporate two types of real-time monitoring sensors: Flight Safety's opto-acoustic sensor, SOCRATES Socrates (sŏk`rətēz), 469–399 B.C., Greek philosopher of Athens. Famous for his view of philosophy as a pursuit proper and necessary to all intelligent men, he is one of the great examples of a man who lived by his principles even [R] and a laser-velocimeter, called LIDAR. This real-time monitoring characteristic could validate predicted vortex behavior and provide for both improved safety and additional runway capacity. NASA-sponsored studies have shown that a system like AWSM has the potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually in cost savings due to reduced delays. Considering the increasing mix of super-heavy and very light aircraft, the economic impact of such a system could eventually surpass a billion dollars annually," Mr. Cotton said. Flight Safety Technologies plans to show a "canned emulation" of AWSM next month, based on aircraft arrival data recorded in earlier tests including SOCRATES[R] and LIDAR sensors. The demonstration also will involve aircraft wake movement predictions provided by NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , to show how these predictions are validated by the sensors. Subject to funding availability, the Company plans to conduct a live emulation beginning about April 2007, which could be followed by an initial beta test later in the same year. Several airports have expressed interest in testing the system, including US airports in Memphis (MEM), Las Vegas (LAS), Anchorage (ANC ANC abbr. African National Congress ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid ANC n abbr (= ), and Honolulu (HNL HNL In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Honduran Lempira. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). The Company states that beta testing will facilitate a system safety assessment which is one of the necessary steps to obtaining FAA commissioning of the system for operational use. Beta site testing would be subject to a variety of factors, including but not limited to, success of the emulations, suitable arrangements with a host airport and the availability of government or private financing, of which there can be no assurance. About Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. is a development stage company pursuing advanced technologies aimed at enhancing safety, security and efficiency for the aviation industry. The Company is currently pursuing four technologies including AWSM, described above, SOCRATES[R], UNICORN[TM] and TIICM[TM]. SOCRATES[R] is an airport based laser acoustic sensor for the detection and tracking of wake vortex turbulence. UNICORN is an airborne radar for collision avoidance using state of the art components to achieve low cost, small size and light weight. TIICM is an airborne passive countermeasure system to protect airliners against the threat of certain terrorist missile attacks. About AIRPORT magazine AIRPORT magazine targets the key decision-makers of the aviation and airport business world-wide. With circulation of 13,000, it is read by senior officials in airports, airlines, industry, international consultancy organizations, ground services and key organizations such as IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. , ICAO ICAO abbr. International Civil Aeronautics Organization Noun 1. ICAO - the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation International Civil Aviation Organization , ACI, ECAC ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference ECAC Exceptional Children's Assistance Center (Davidson, NC, USA) ECAC Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis Center ECAC Estimated Cost At Completion , EAGOSH, ARTEX and IFALPA IFALPA International Federation of Air Line Pilots Association . 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When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. alleging violations of federal securities laws, pending litigation challenging our rights to TIICM[TM], whether the government will implement WVAS WVAS Wireless Value Added Services WVAS Wabash Valley Astronomical Society (Indiana, USA) WVAS Wabash Valley Astronomical Society WVAS Wake Vortex Advisory System WVAS Welland Valley Art Society (UK) at all or with the inclusion of a SOCRATES[R] wake vortex sensor, the impact of competitive products and pricing, limited visibility into future product demand, slower economic growth generally, difficulties inherent in the development of complex technology, new products sufficiency, availability of capital to fund operations, research and development, fluctuations in operating results, and other risks detailed from time to time in Flight Safety Technologies, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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