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Latitude Web Sentinel Feeds Real-Time Flight Data to Ice Pilots NWT Interactive Web Display

Reality television’s latest stars are the people and planes of Buffalo Airways, featured in the new History Television series, Ice Pilots NWT.  Bringing a new dimension to reality television, the Ice Pilots NWT website, www.icepilots.com, introduces an interactive story map to which visitors can upload personal stories about flying in Canada’s North.  In addition to these real-life dramas, tall tales, and vivid memories of veterans of high arctic aviation, the Ice Pilots story map features a real-time map display of the current position and flight trail of Buffalo’s working fleet of vintage DC-3s, DC-4s, and C46s.  Real time geo-positioning data is being fed to the Ice Pilots story map by Latitude Technologies Web Sentinel™ data service.

While Buffalo’s airplanes may be vintage, the company’s fleet is outfitted with state-of-the-art flight following, flight data transmission, and satellite telephone systems supplied and supported by Latitude Technologies.  Buffalo chose Latitude’s SkyNode® S-series voice and data satellite transceivers together with Latitude’s Web Sentinel mapping and dispatch services to capture and report aircraft location, routing, and other real-time operating performance data.  Aircraft using SkyNode S-200 transceivers also have 2-way voice and text capability, adding another layer of real-time communication from the flight deck to Buffalo’s ops centre.

About Ice Pilots NWT

The Ice Pilots NWT series features the extraordinary people and adventures of Buffalo Airways, the most unorthodox airline in the North.  The Ice Pilots website, www.icepilots.com, gives the Ice Pilot NWT audience a closer look at the people of Buffalo Airways, the planes they fly, and the rugged environment in which they live and work.  Ice Pilots NWT is produced by Omni Film Productions Ltd.  For more information, contact Andrew Poon, Lead Publicist, at 604-318-1882 or vanfilmbuff@novuscom.net.  Ice Pilots NWT airs Wednesdays at 10pm on History Television.

About Buffalo Airways

Since 1970, Buffalo Airways has offered its customers worldwide and dependable service, whether the customer need is a large cargo shipment, a requirement for fire suppression, or passengers to transfer.  Buffalo Airways and its partner, Buffalo Air Express, are headquartered in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.  With a variety of aircraft, dedicated employees, and outstanding customer service, Buffalo Airways accomplishes client goals in both a timely and professional manner.

About Latitude Technologies

Latitude Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, is a global supplier of aeronautical voice and data equipment and services.  Our products include the smallest, lightest, most versatile and economical to operate 2-way data networking and messaging devices in the world.  Latitude products are supported by Latitude’s Web Sentinel™ data reporting, messaging, and flight following services.  For more information about Latitude Technologies and our voice and data communications solutions and data management services, visit www.latitudetech.com or call us at 250-475-0203, toll-free at 888-966-5599.