Star Navigation Announces Firm Orders from SpiceJet
TORONTO, Ontario, March 21st, 2005 – Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SNA)(“Star Navigation”), a provider of innovative and leading edge systems in flight safety and fleet management, announced today that SpiceJet has placed firm orders for its flagship product, the In-flight Safety Monitoring System. SpiceJet has chosen the In-flight Safety Monitoring System for the company’s entire fleet of aircraft. Based on the airline’s expansion plans, the contract is worth up to $9 Million at current list prices.
SpiceJet, the new airline brand from Royal Airways has placed orders for up to 20 Boeing next generation 737-800 airplanes worth over $1.2 Billion. Management plans on doubling the Royal Airways fleet size, with additional aircraft being added over the next four years. The planned expansion will position SpiceJet as a dominant airline on the Asian sub-continent.
SpiceJet will take delivery of the first three units of the In-flight Monitoring System starting in April. The systems will be installed on the Next-Generation Boeing 737-800′s at the Gulf Aircraft Maintenance Company (GAMCO). GAMCO is the largest aircraft maintenance facility in the Middle East, and is Star Navigation’s exclusive partner in the region.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Roger Page Executive Vice-President of SpiceJet and Mr. Hilary Vieira President and Technical Director of Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. Mr. Roger Page comented on the progressive thinking of The Director General of Civil Aviation in India (DGCA) which has endorsed and certified that the In-flight Safety Monitoring System achieves and exceeds the current mandatory regulations for aircraft data monitoring and analysis, and is approved for installation in the Indian aviation environment.
Star Navigation is currently in earnest discussions with all the Indian airline operators, and this clear endorsement from SpiceJet has affirmed Star’s position as a leading provider of flight safety and fleet management systems.
With the installation of the In-flight Safety Monitoring System, Star Navigation will also introduce an on-board wireless telephone system for all Spicejet passengers. Star Navigation has also agreed to launch the world’s first WiFi system on-board a SpiceJet aircraft, allowing the aircraft to communicate with the airline’s corporate LAN, and enabling high speed data downloads and uploads. Star Navigation will be the first company in the aviation industry to have such a system certified for use on a commercial aircraft.



