NASA Launches International Space Station Webcam Streaming Video
March 10, 2009
HOUSTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Internet visitors can now see the Earth as never before — live from the International Space Station via streaming video, seven days a week.
The streaming video views of Earth and the exterior structure of the station are from cameras mounted outside the laboratory complex, orbiting Earth at 17,500 miles an hour at an altitude of 220 miles. The video is transmitted to the ground — and Web viewers — primarily while the astronauts aboard the complex are asleep, usually from about 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. CDT. When live feeds are not available, a map showing the current location and path of the station will be streamed from NASA’s Mission Control in Houston.
The streaming video will include audio of communications between Mission Control and the astronauts, when available. When the space shuttle is docked to the station, the stream will include video and audio of those activities.
The International Space Station is a unique partnership between the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe. Construction began in 1998 and will be completed in 2010. Eighteen crews have lived aboard the orbiting complex since 2000, including the current crew of three. Station residents have conducted important scientific experiments and gathered data to help assist future missions to the moon and Mars.
To view the streaming station video and for more information about the station and its crew, visit:
To find out when the station will be visible over your city, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings
Honeywell y KCP&L Extienden Exitoso Programa de Optimización de Consumo Energético
March 10, 2009
10/03/2009 /PR Newswire Latinoamerica/ — El Programa Cuenta Ahora con el Termostato “UtilityPRO” de Honeywell y Alcanzará a 50.000 Clientes Adicionales
MINNEAPOLIS, 10 de marzo /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Honeywell (NYSE:HON) anunció hoy una extensión por tres años del contrato para administrar el programa de Optimización de Consumo Energético de KCP&L, el que reduce la demanda de energía durante los períodos de mayor uso de los sistemas de aire acondicionado.
Como parte de esta extensión, los clientes que participen del programa recibirán ahora el termostato programable UtilityPRO(TM) de Honeywell. Este nuevo termostato líder de la industria brindará a KCP&L un mayor control del consumo en horarios pico y ayudará a los clientes a reducir sus gastos de energía.
Desde el inicio del programa en 2005, Honeywell ha instalado más de 30.000 termostatos, lo que duplica la meta original de tres años. Estos termostatos vienen con un módulo de comunicaciones que permite a KCP&L conectarse con los dispositivos y controlar los aparatos de aire acondicionado para apagarlos y encenderlos durante breves intervalos. Esto sólo ocurre en los días más calurosos del año, cuando el consumo de energía alcanza su cima.
Fuente: Honeywell
Continental Airlines is Official Airline of National Association of Hispanic Publications Annual Convention
March 10, 2009
HOUSTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) is the Official Airline of the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) 2009 Annual Convention and Business Exposition to be held in McAllen, Texas, March 11-14.
“Continental is proud to continue its long-standing support of the NAHP, whose member publications so often are the connection between ‘homeland and new land’ for Latin Americans in the United States,” said John Slater, staff vice president, Latin America, Continental Airlines.
“The NAHP board of directors is extremely grateful to Continental Airlines for its continued support of our membership and our mutual goal of serving the Latino community,” said Clara Padilla Andrews, president, NAHP.
The sponsorship includes a Continental MeetingWorks discount agreement for NAHP members traveling to the NAHP Annual Convention and Business Exposition in McAllen.
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum Celebrates Women’s History Month
March 10, 2009
Speakers, Feature Films, a Special Exhibit, and Discounts for Visitors
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — To recognize Women’s History Month and continue its tradition of encouraging women to consider a career in aviation, the American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum is presenting a special series of distinguished speakers and showing feature films about women in aviation.
Additionally, the museum will host a special exhibit honoring the contributions of women who have made groundbreaking contributions to American Airlines and will offer discounts on books and videos related to women’s history month.
Special Speakers
Former pilot Betty Jo Streff-Reed will speak at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 21 about her remarkable experiences ferrying military aircraft during World War II as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Author Ric Gillespie will deliver a fascinating presentation about his book entitled Finding Amelia: the True Story of the Earhart Disappearance at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the presentation.
Retired American Airlines pilot Bonnie Tiburzi will speak about her experience of becoming the first woman to fly for a major airline at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28. She also authored Takeoff! The Story of America‘s First Woman Pilot for a Major Airline, and a limited number of these books will be available for purchase.
Featured Films
The C.R. Smith Museum is also proud to launch Tripleheader Movie Saturdays. On March 7, 14, 21, and 28, three videos will be shown in the museum’s main theater. At 11 a.m., Biography: Amelia Earhart, an A&E Television Network production, will be shown (not rated, 50 minutes).
Then at 12:30 p.m., Women Combat Pilots: the Right Stuff, an A&E Television Network production, will be presented (not rated, 50 minutes).
At 5 p.m., Fly Girls: the WWII Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, a Silverlining Productions film for American Experience, will be shown (not rated, 56 minutes).
Women in Aviation Exhibit
The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum also has a photographic exhibit that honors the contributions of women who have worked for American Airlines. Included are photos of women such as Carlene Roberts, the first woman to serve as vice president of a major airline; Bonnie Tiburzi, the first woman hired as a pilot by a major airline; Beverly Bass, the first female pilot to be promoted to captain by a major airline; and Millie Alford, the first director of the American Airlines Stewardess College who received the company’s highest honor, the American Airlines Distinguished Service Award.
Discounts
Books and videos related to women’s history will be on sale at a 15 percent discount in the C.R. Smith Museum Gift Shop during March. Purchasing these materials is a great way to learn more about women’s historic contributions to the field of aviation.
The presentations by distinguished speakers, videos presented during Tripleheader Movie Saturdays, and the photographic exhibit are included at no additional cost with the price of admission. Museum members and employees of AMR Corporation are admitted to the museum for free. Non-member and non-employee admission fees are $4 for adults and $2 for seniors, students, and children. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Visit the museum’s Web site at www.crsmithmuseum.org for more information.
Honeywell and KCP&L Expand Successful Energy Optimizer Program
March 10, 2009
Program Now Features Honeywell UtilityPRO Thermostat, Will Reach 50,000 Additional Customers
MINNEAPOLIS, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a three-year contract extension to manage the KCP&L Energy Optimizer program, which reduces energy demand when air-conditioning use is at its highest.
As part of the extension, participating customers will now receive the Honeywell UtilityPRO(TM) programmable thermostat. The new, industry-leading thermostat will give KCP&L greater control of peak consumption and help customers cut their energy costs.
Since the program’s inception in 2005, Honeywell has installed more than 30,000 thermostats, doubling the original three-year goal. The thermostats include a communications module that allows KCP&L to connect with the devices and cycle air conditioners off and on for brief intervals. This only happens on the hottest days of the year, when energy use spikes.
Honeywell plans to install an additional 50,000 thermostats, all UtilityPRO, in houses, apartments and small businesses by the end of 2011. As a result, KCP&L will be able to reduce approximately 80 megawatts of peak energy use — equivalent to the generating capacity of one combustion turbine, which can power approximately 40,000 homes.
“Program success depends on maximizing customer participation,” said Kevin Bryant, vice president of Energy Solutions for KCP&L. “UtilityPRO is an appealing incentive that will help drive enrollment, making Energy Optimizer an even more effective means to defer new peaking power plants while maximizing customer savings.”
KCP&L, a subsidiary of Great Plains Energy, increased the Energy Optimizer goals based on the program’s past success. In addition, Great Plains Energy (NYSE: GXP) acquired Aquila, Inc. and all of its Missouri-based electric utilities in 2007, which increased the number of eligible participants. The acquisition increased KCP&L’s customer base to approximately 800,000 residential and commercial customers, and extended the utility’s geographic reach.
KCP&L customers who enroll in Energy Optimizer now receive a free, professionally installed UtilityPRO, which combines utility peak demand reduction capabilities with Honeywell’s best-selling programmable thermostat.
Homeowners and businesses get a thermostat that is simple to use and effective. Its intuitive logic and menu-driven programming help increase energy savings while maintaining comfort. UtilityPRO also offers top-of-the-line features like touchscreen interaction and a large, easy-to-read backlit display. And it includes online programming so users can adjust settings via the Internet.
For KCP&L, UtilityPRO helps improve customer service by allowing the utility to send customized text messages to customers. Specifically, the utility can send information like weather forecasts or updates on other conservation programs.
Honeywell will continue to provide program management, installation and call center support as part of the contract extension. The company will also provide an expanded scope of marketing services for Energy Optimizer, including an enhanced customer Web site and customer research to better identify and reach target customers.
“Utilities are tasked with managing energy consumption in the face of increasing demand and fiscal concerns, and Energy Optimizer is an ideal example of how it can be done effectively,” said Paul Orzeske, president of Honeywell Building Solutions. “Honeywell provides the expertise and technology to successfully deliver demand response programs, which are essential to managing the energy grid and keeping electricity affordable.”
Honeywell Utility Solutions, a division of Honeywell Building Solutions, has 25 years experience designing and implementing demand response programs for utilities. The business has installed more than 1 million load control devices to date, which makes it one of the largest implementers of residential demand response in North America. It also provides smart metering, and energy and water conservation solutions to utilities. For more information, visit www.honeywell.com/utility.
About KCP&L
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, two of the leading regulated providers of electricity in the Midwest. Kansas City Power & Light and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations use KCP&L as a brand name. More information about the companies is available on the Internet at: www.greatplainsenergy.com or www.kcpl.com.
UTC Expands 2009 Restructuring to $750 Million In Response to Global Economies; Employment Reductions of 11,600 Expected; Earnings Guidance Revised to Range Of $4.00 To $4.50 Per Share
March 10, 2009
HARTFORD, Conn., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) President and Chief Executive Officer Louis R. Chenevert announced $600 million of additional restructuring actions for 2009 and now expects restructuring for the year to total $750 million. These actions will result in global employment reductions of 11,600, primarily from overhead and SG&A reductions throughout UTC. Additional hourly workforce adjustments may occur during 2009 based on market driven production volume changes. The expanded restructuring responds to anticipated 2009 revenues $2.7 billion below the company’s December guidance due to contracting markets worldwide.
Earnings per share guidance is being revised to a range of $4.00 to $4.50, including $0.30 to $0.40 for the $750 million of total 2009 restructuring costs net of anticipated one-time gains of $200 million to $350 million. Consistent with prior guidance, the earnings per share range excludes the impact of acquisition-related costs, if any, resulting from the adoption of SFAS 141(R). The revised revenue guidance of approximately $55 billion also includes $1 billion from the first-time adoption of EITF Issue No. 07-1, which covers revenues associated with engine collaboration agreements. The company continues to expect 2009 cash flow from operations less capital expenditures equal to or in excess of net income.
“The outlook for commercial aerospace and global construction markets has continued to deteriorate since UTC’s December investor meeting and the economic recovery previously anticipated in the second half of 2009 now appears unlikely,” said Chenevert. “These expanded restructuring actions are required to protect UTC profitability and are expected to position the company for resumed earnings growth in 2010. In 2008, UTC anticipated slowing economies for 2009, although not at the severity which has since developed. Savings from 2008 and 2009 restructuring and other 2009 actions will result in total cost reductions exceeding $1 billion in 2009. Employment reductions will total approximately 18,000 or slightly more than 8 percent over the two years. These difficult actions will allow us to continue outperforming peers.”
UTC also revised share repurchase guidance for the year to $1 billion from $2 billion while preserving the usual acquisitions placeholder of $2 billion. “We want to be in a position to take advantage of strategically attractive opportunities that may arise in the current market conditions. UTC’s strong balance sheet and operating cash flows enable us to do this,” Chenevert added.
United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company that provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the building systems and aerospace industries.
La Secretaría de Defensa de México otorga a Eurocopter un pedido de seis helicópteros EC725
March 10, 2009
México, 10 de marzo de 2009
La Secretaría de Defensa de México ha otorgado a Eurocopter un pedido de seis helicópteros EC725. Con este contrato, el Grupo se apunta un nuevo éxito en América Latina.
Los aparatos, de la clase media de peso, se destinan principalmente a misiones de transporte y de protección civil. Es la primera vez que la Secretaría de Defensa de México opta por helicópteros del fabricante europeo. El pedido refuerza la presencia de Eurocopter en el país, dado que la Secretaría de Marina ya dispone de aparatos de la gama Eurocopter -más concretamente, de Panther- y la Presidencia del Estado de helicópteros EC225 y Super Puma. En total, prestan servicio en la región cerca de 350 aparatos de la marca europea. La cuota de mercado de Eurocopter, que ha aumentado de forma constante, supera hoy el 50 por ciento.
Eurocopter está radicada en México desde hace 25 años, es decir, desde la implantación, en 1982, de la filial Eurocopter de México SA (EMSA), que cubre Centroamérica, la zona del Caribe, Venezuela y el Ecuador. Las principales actividades desarrolladas por la subsidiaria con su plantilla actual de 165 personas son de mantenimiento, montaje y personalización de los helicópteros, así como de apoyo técnico y logístico a la flota de la región. Eurocopter contribuye en alto grado a la formación profesional de pilotos y técnicos a través de acuerdos de asociación con diferentes centros de formación, tales como el Instituto Politécnico Nacional, el Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica (Conalep) y la Escuela de Pilotos de México, con el fin de acompañar el fuerte desarrollo del mercado en esa zona. Además, ese crecimiento impulsa al Grupo a desarrollar sus actividades locales sobre el terreno, por lo que ha puesto en marcha la elección de una planta industrial, en coordinación con las autoridades mexicanas.
El EC725 es el benjamín de la familia Cougar. El helicóptero biturbina de peso medio (de la categoría de 11 toneladas) está provisto de un rotor principal de cinco palas, dispone de una notable capacidad de combustible y ofrece una autonomía de cinco horas y media de vuelo. Aparte de dos pilotos, puede transportar hasta 29 pasajeros. Se ha diseñado para llevar a cabo misiones tan diferentes como de búsqueda y salvamento (SAR, en sus siglas en inglés), transporte a largas distancias y sanitarias, así como de apoyo logístico. Antes de este contrato ya se habían recibido 151 pedidos para este modelo y su versión civil, EC225, cursados por 17 clientes. La gran diversidad de misiones que es capaz de ejecutar han hecho de él la elección ideal para la Secretaría de Defensa de México.
Acerca de Eurocopter
Creado en 1992, el Grupo franco-germano-español Eurocopter es una División de EADS, un líder mundial en el sector aeroespacial, de defensa y servicios conexos. El Grupo emplea a aproximadamente 15.600 personas. En 2008, Eurocopter ha confirmado su posición de nº 1 mundial en la fabricación de helicópteros para los mercados civil y de servicios públicos, con un volumen de ventas de 4.500 millones de euros, con pedidos por 715 nuevos helicópteros y una cuota de mercado de 53 por ciento en los sectores civil y de servicios públicos. Los productos del Grupo representan actualmente el 30 por ciento de la flota mundial de helicópteros. Su fuerte presencia mundial está asegurada por 18 filiales situadas en los cinco continentes y una extensa red de distribuidores, agentes autorizados y centros de mantenimiento. Actualmente hay en funcionamiento más de 10.000 helicópteros de Eurocopter en 140 países, por cuenta de unos 2.800 clientes. Eurocopter ofrece la más amplia gama de helicópteros civiles y militares del mundo.
The Mexican Ministry of Defence Orders 6 EC725 Helicopters from Eurocopter
March 10, 2009
Mexico City, March 10, 2009
Eurocopter has chalked up another success in Latin America: The Mexican Ministry of Defense has placed an order for six EC725 helicopters.
The medium-lift helicopters will mainly be used for transport and civil security missions.
This new order—the first ever placed with Eurocopter by the Mexican Ministry of Defense—will help reinforce the European helicopter manufacturer’s presence in Mexico. The Mexican Naval Ministry already operates Panther helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter, and the EC225 and Super Puma currently serve the Mexican President. Some 350 Eurocopter helicopters are in service in the region, and the Group’s market share has progressed steadily to more than 50% today.
Eurocopter has been present in Mexico for more than 25 years. In 1982, the subsidiary Eurocopter de Mexico SA (EMSA) was opened to cover Central America, the Caribbean, Columbia, Venezuela and Ecuador. The main activities of the subsidiary, which now has a staff of 165 employees, are maintenance, aircraft assembly, customization, and technical and logistics support for the Eurocopter fleet in the region. In response to rapid market growth, the Group has become a major provider of training for pilots and technicians in the region through partnership agreements with educational institutions such as the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), (CONALEP) Mexico’s National Technical Professional School and the country’s Pilot Training Academy. Another response to this rapid growth has been the development of the Group’s industrial activities in Mexico, and talks are currently underway with the Mexican authorities to decide on the location of an industrial plant.
The EC725 is the latest member of the Cougar family. The medium-lift, twin-engine helicopter in the 11-ton class is equipped with five main rotor blades. With its impressive fuel capacity, the EC725 offers flight endurance of 5.5 hours. It can carry up to 29 passengers in addition to the two pilots. The EC725 was designed to perform a wide range of missions, including search and rescue, long-distance transport, emergency medical services and logistics support. Before the current contract was signed, 151 orders for the EC725 and its civil version (the EC225) had already been received from 17 different customers. Its multi-purpose capabilities made it the logical choice of the Mexican Ministry of Defense.
GE Aviation Entering New Propulsion Era with Multiple R&D Programs
March 10, 2009
EVENDALE, OHIO – March 10, 2009 – GE Aviation is advancing jet propulsion and its next-generation engine core program, called eCore, through several private- and government-funded R&D programs, many with key technology milestones this year.
The program involve testing demonstrator engines and engine hot sections with aggressive technical goals, new materials and 3D aerodynamic designs, unique architectures, as well as advances in electric power and thermal management. They will help to validate key aspects of GE> ‘> s eCore> -> the cornerstone for GE> ‘> s future jet engines.
eCore will dramatically improve fuel efficiency over current engines, and use ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and advanced turbine alloys, unique aerodynamic cooling technologies, a next-generation twin-annular pre-mixed swirler (TAPS) combustor for lower emissions, and higher air compression.
“> We are at an important juncture in our history,> “> says David Joyce, president and CEO of GE Aviation. > “> Over the next 20 years, jet engines will perform at greatly improved levels in terms of fuel efficiency, lower emissions, cost of ownership and electric power generation. GE will be at the forefront of these technology breakthroughs because of the hard work and investments underway today.> “>
More than 1000 engineers, scientists and technical personnel across several GE Aviation facilities are engaged in these programs, as well as collaboration with GE Global Research in Niskayuna, New York. The programs include:
* LEAP-X: The first version of eCore runs in mid-year as part of CFM International> ‘> s (50/50 joint company of GE and Snecma) LEAP-X engine program, a new turbofan engine for future replacements for current narrow-body aircraft. With the first core running this year, GE and Snecma are targeting the run of a full demonstrator engine in 2012, incorporating technologies developed over three years as part of the LEAP56 technology program. The LEAP-X is rooted in advanced aerodynamics and materials technologies, such as CMCs and Titanium-Aluminide. This new turbofan will reduce the engine contribution to aircraft fuel burn by up to 16 percent compared to current CFM56 Tech Insertion engines powering Airbus A320 and Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft. Additional fuel burn improvements will be achieved once this engine is paired with new aircraft technology.
* ADVENT (ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology):
Sponsored by the U.S. Air Force (USAF), ADVENT involves game-changing technologies to greatly impact future military and commercial engines. The five-year program focuses on variable-cycle technologies to enable pilots to switch from combat maneuvers to long-range flight and accommodate lower fuel requirements of long-range missions and high performance during supersonic missions. GE will test CMCs and next-generation turbine alloys. With preliminary design review complete, core tests scheduled are for mid-2009.
* AATE (Advanced Affordable Turbine Engine): AATE> ‘> s objective is to develop a 3,000-shaft-horsepower class engine with greater power, fuel efficiency and enhanced part durability and reliability for military attack and utility helicopters. U.S. Army goals include a 25 percent reduction in specific fuel consumption, 65 percent improvement in power-to-weight ratio*, 20 percent better design life, 35 percent lower production and maintenance costs and 15 percent lower development costs. GE has developed technologies for AATE since 1997 and was selected for five pre-AATE component areas: CMCs, advanced power turbine, mechanical systems, compact/high-power combustor and advanced compressors. In 2008, GE won a competition for the next phase of the AATE program, which is the technology demonstration program.
*> FATE (Future Affordable Turbine Engine): A follow-on to AATE is the U.S. Army> ‘> s FATE program, focusing on a 7,000-shaft-horsepower class engine to power future heavy-lift helicopters. Goals include a 35 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, 20 percent reduction in development costs, 45 percent improvement in maintenance costs and 90 percent improvement in power-to-weight ratio**. GE will test advanced materials and pursue aerodynamic improvements for high-pressure ratios. Competitions for component programs are under way. In September, GE received a contract on turbine cooling technology. A second round of contracts will be awarded this year to develop a compressor, followed by a four-year technology program scheduled to begin in 2012.
* HEETE (Highly Efficient Embedded Turbine Engine): A three-year program sponsored by the USAF, HEETE focuses on embedded technologies for the endurance and range of future intelligent surveillance and reconnaissance, tanker, mobility and unmanned combat air vehicles. The first phase will fund development of an ultra-high-pressure ratio compressor and associated thermal management technologies > -> potentially the centerpiece of GE> ‘> s next compressor system. Along with a new high-pressure turbine, HEETE will provide a 25 percent improvement in fuel burn at a 70:1 overall pressure ratio in a full engine. GE completed detailed design and is procuring a compressor rig to run in 2010.
* INVENT (INtegrated Vehicle ENergy Technology): The USAF Research Laboratory> ‘> s INVENT program is studying next-generation military electric power and thermal management systems for aircraft with integrated hybrid-electric system architectures. Goals include a 10 to 15 percent extension of range and endurance, 10 to 30 percent increase in power and thermal capacity, and lifecycle reduction costs. GE contracts involve preliminary designs of possible adaptive power and thermal management systems and robust electric power systems for possible integration into tactical, unmanned and long-strike platforms. An integrated ground demonstration is scheduled for 2012, with flight demonstrations planned for 2015.
* Future Vehicle Aircraft Research (N+3 Designs): NASA contracted GE to study concepts for commercial aircraft 25 to 30 years from now. The concepts are called N+3, denoting technologies three generations beyond today> ‘> s aircraft. They face significant performance and environmental challenges set by NASA, including: an 80 decibel reduction in noise below current Stage 3; 80+ percent lower NOx emissions below CAEP 2; 70 percent improvement in fuel burn; and the ability to operate from small airports. GE, Georgia Institute of Technology and Cessna Aircraft Company will take an integrated airframer and propulsion system design approach to analyze a 10- to 30-passenger aircraft that can fly point-to-point service between small community airports. Potential designs include a traditional ducted turbofan and open-rotor or unducted fan engine designs.
* Open Rotor: Last fall, GE announced a joint study with NASA related to an open rotor or unducted fan engine design. In the 1980s, GE successfully ground-tested and flew an open-rotor engine that demonstrated dramatic fuel savings. Since then, GE has advanced its data acquisition systems and computational tools to better understand open-rotor systems. GE also gained extensive experience with composite fan blades in its GE90 engine and GEnx engine. This year, GE and NASA will conduct wind tunnel tests, using a component rig, to evaluate subscale counterrotating fan blade designs and systems. Snecma (SAFRAN Group), GE> ‘> s longtime 50/50 partner in CFM International, will participate in fan blade design testing.
GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components as well as avionics, electric power, and mechanical systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to support these offerings.
CAE signs service contracts and alliances in simulation-based healthcare training
March 10, 2009
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwire – March 10, 2009) – CAE (TSX:CAE) (NYSE:CGT) has signed contracts and alliances in simulation-based healthcare training. They are with the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences in Toronto, the Universite de Montreal and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. The contracts have an initial total value of approximately C$5 million.
“The aviation simulation-based training model is becoming universally recognized as one of the effective ways to prepare healthcare professionals to care for patients and respond to critical situations while reducing the overall risk to patients,” said Robert E. Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE. “CAE has already applied its technology and capabilities developed for the civil aviation and military markets to public safety and emergency response. Healthcare simulation is a natural extension of this know-how. By partnering with experts in the healthcare field, we will leverage our knowledge, experience and best practices in simulation-based aviation training to work with healthcare experts to deliver innovative education, technologies and service solutions in order to improve the safety and efficiency of the healthcare industry.”
CAE estimates the global market for simulation-based healthcare training will be in excess of $1.5 billion by 2012(i). CAE’s healthcare services will range from providing simulation-based training solutions to managing simulation-based training centres.
Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
CAE signed a contract with the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences to collaborate on establishing a healthcare simulation training centre. The new centre will be located in the Michener Institute’s facility in Toronto, Canada, and will be named the CAE-Michener Centre for the Advancement of Simulation in Healthcare. When fully operational, the centre is expected to train more than 1,500 students and healthcare practitioners per year.
“Our alliance with CAE will build upon our respective strengths to offer leading-edge and cost-effective professional development to healthcare practitioners,” said Dr. Paul Gamble, President and CEO, Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences. “The CAE-Michener alliance will bring simulation excellence from the aviation industry to healthcare and create simulation-based education programs that will graduate a wide variety of qualified healthcare professionals. Our alliance will be one of the first in North America to specialize in providing inter-professional simulation education for integrated healthcare teams, including health professionals.”
Under the terms of the agreement, CAE will have responsibility of managing the training centre operations and will develop simulation-based courseware for the new centre. In addition, CAE will market excess training capacity of the Michener Institute facility to third parties. Michener will contribute inter-professional and healthcare expertise.
Universite de Montreal
Universite de Montreal and CAE have signed a collaboration agreement to co-develop courses for the University’s new state-of-the-art simulation-based training centre located in Montreal, Canada. Universite de Montreal and CAE will develop simulation-based Crisis Resource Management (CRM) team training, designed to improve inter-professional team work. Under this agreement, CAE will also offer training to third parties. Universite de Montreal’s new simulation centre will be operational this summer and will train medical students and practicing healthcare professionals.
“We are proud to be one of the first to use CAE’s extensive knowledge in simulation-based training to create, together, courses that will radically change the way healthcare practitioners are trained today,” said Dr. Jean Lucien Rouleau, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Universite de Montreal and President of the Reseau Universitaire Integre de Sante (RUIS). “We look forward to continuing to collaborate with CAE for other training solutions.”
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
CAE also signed a contract with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) to deliver simulation-based courseware solutions that will be used to improve key life saving procedures within the WRHA region, including how cardiac arrest is handled in hospitals as well as new safety procedures for paediatric transport.
“By partnering with CAE our goal is to continuously measure and improve the quality of care we offer our patients,” said Dr. Brian Postl, CEO of WRHA. “The healthcare field is looking at best practices from the field of aviation where simulation has been a critical element of its safety record. By collaborating with the world leader in simulation-based training, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s goal is to remain at the forefront of how our healthcare professionals are trained.”
About CAE
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual revenues exceeding C$1.4 billion, CAE employs approximately 7,000 people at more than 75 sites and training locations in 20 countries. We have the largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and training devices. Through our global network of 27 civil aviation and military training centres, we train more than 75,000 crewmembers yearly. We also offer modelling and simulation software to various market segments and, through CAE’s professional services division, we assist customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs. www.cae.com
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