Press Release

Issued by L3Harris Flight Data Services.

March 16, 2011

Portsmouth, UK: Flight Data Services (FDS) has been selected as 'Exporter of the Year' at an awards dinner held at the Portsmouth (UK) Guildhall. The distinction, awarded at The News' Business Excellence Awards 2011 event last Friday night, honours the very best businesses the region has to offer.

This is the third business award won by the innovative aviation safety company. In 2007, FDS took home the National/International Trade 2007 award as well as the Business of the Year 2007 honour presented by the local Borough Council of Gosport.

Flight Data Services, founded in 2000, now has offices in the USA and Dubai, in addition to its centre of excellence outside of Portsmouth in Fareham. The company exports 87 percent of its Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) services to 60 overseas aircraft operators worldwide, and tracks over 530 aircraft. This, together with attendance at eight international conferences, placed the company in a strong position for the award.

Commenting on the occasion, Dave Jesse, CEO said, "We are delighted to receive the award for Exporter of the Year. It is a fitting tribute to our skilled team of flight data analysts, software engineers and safety specialists who have worked hard to achieve world's best status."