Press Release

Issued by Avidyne Corporation.

November 17, 2008

Avidyne Corporation, a leading provider of integrated flight deck and safety systems for general aviation aircraft, announced today that they have shipped the first production versions of their new MLX770 two-way datalink transceiver, which received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval earlier this month. 

"Our recent TSO approval for the MLX770 set in motion our ability to begin shipping units to our partner-dealers around the world who were already provisioning aircraft and will in turn help us drive the necessary Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approvals," said Avidyne Chief Operating Officer, Patrick Herguth. "We've shipped our first units on time, and we continue to perform on schedule to have EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) and FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) STC approvals for composite, metal, and pressurized aircraft."

"There's a huge installed base of Avidyne Entegra-equipped Cirrus aircraft here in Europe and we are delighted to be able to offer this as an upgrade for all of our Cirrus customers," said Alec Vincent of RGV Aviation in Gloucestershire, U.K. "We are working closely with Avidyne on the certification efforts and already have a large number of aircraft booked for installation."

The MLX770 is intended to bring affordable and comprehensive worldwide datalink weather services to the general aviation market.  Avidyne is targeting its large installed base of Avidyne-equipped aircraft already flying worldwide, including hundreds of EX500-equipped aircraft and the more than 750 Entegra-equipped Cirrus SR20s and SR22s and Piper PA-46 aircraft based in Europe.