[SatNews] Latitude Technologies' SkyNode S200-021 satellite based SATCOM/tracking/messaging system has been selected by Ornge for their new fleet of AW139 helicopters.

The new fleet is currently being completed at Agusta Westland’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, manufacturing facility with dual SkyNodes and multiple crew station dialling/ messaging PTA12 keypads. The SkyNode S200 system is the smallest and lightest field proven SATCOM, tracking and data telemetry device in the industry. It provides security and crew safety for air/ground logistics applications anywhere in the world with interfaces available to multiple mapping and information management systems. The S200 provides automatic flight following, reliable 2-way data networking/messaging, remote configuration control, data logging, event triggering from external switches/buttons and is equipped with an internal fast-fix 20 channel WAAS GPS receiver. Other features include auxiliary GPS serial data outputs for Moving Map, Electronic Flight Bag and 406 ELT’s, OOOI flight schedule reporting.