Blue Panorama Chooses Cockpit Security Video System from AD Aerospace
11 October 2007
Blue Panorama Airlines, the young, innovative Italian airline, has selected AD Aerospace Ltd, UK, to provide video based cockpit security systems for its fleet of Boeing commercial airliners. The CabinVu Cockpit Door Monitoring Systems will enhance pilots situational awareness within the aircraft and enhance the security of the cockpit.
“We selected AD Aerospace as not only is CabinVu an excellent solution but they were able to meet our tight deadlines as the system already has STCs for our aircraft types,” said Roberto Ravignani of Blue Panorama Airlines. “ This will add to the already high levels of safety and security we offer our passengers and crew.”
CabinVu provides pilots with a forward looking, clear and unobstructed view of the area outside the cockpit door and in the adjacent galleys from their usual seated positions. A series of cameras link to either one or two monitors and controllers in the cockpit set forward of the pilots for ease and comfort of use.
This means that the pilots can visually identify anyone requesting entry and take appropriate action should an incident arise. This is in line with recommendations from International Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO Annex 6, JAR-OPS 1,1255 and EUROCAE ED-123.
“We at AD Aerospace are delighted to win Blue Panorama Airlines as our latest customer for CabinVu,” said Mike Horne, Managing Director, AD Aerospace Ltd. “I’m sure their pilots and crew will find it a very useful addition to the safety and security of the aircraft.
FlightVu equipment has been or is being installed on aircraft for, Boeing, Neos, Blue Panorama, Orient Thai, Comair, Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Airways, bmi, British Airways, JetBlue, Thomsonfly, Air Asia, Corsair, easyJet, Hainan, Germania, TUIfly, Sama and MyTravel amongst others.
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AD Aerospace Ltd. designs and manufactures aerospace video camera systems for commercial aerospace, including state-of-the-art video security systems. AD Aerospace is the parent company of Innovative Sensor Developments (ISD), designer of video system for Rugged and Mobile Military Applications and both are part of the AD Group. The company has EASA approvals for Manufacturing and Maintenance, and is an approved supplier to the Boeing Company. AD Aerospace has facilities in Cheshire UK, Atlanta USA and Singapore.
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About AD Group
AD Group with its headquarters in Warrington, England, was established in 1997, its primary objective being to create and bring to market leading edge CCTV solutions. The pioneering nature of the Group’s products, with the emphasis very much on R&D, has undoubtedly been a critical element in AD’s success to date.
AD’s growth has been remarkable, with turnover soaring from £930k in 1998 to £89.2 million in 2004, a fact recognised when the Group came out on top in the prestigious Deloitte Indy 100 award for the UK’s fastest growing companies.
The principal shareholder of AD is Mike Newton who founded UK CCTV giant Dedicated Micros in 1982 which ranks No1 globally for multi channel digital video recorders. In 2001 Dedicated Micros became an integral part of AD Group. Since that time all AD companies have been able to take advantage of a shared technology base, offering the potential for flexible CCTV solutions on the ground, in the air and on the move. Members of AD Group include: AD Aerospace, AD Aviation, AD Network Video, ChipWrights, Dennard, Dedicated Micros, D-Tec, RemGuard, TSS and TES.
More information on AD is available at www.ad-group.co.uk.
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Tim Compston, AD Holdings Plc, Tel: +44 (0) 870 2408351 Fax: +44 (0) 870 2408352, email:
