AeroMechanical Services Ltd. Selects LynxOS-178 for Automated Flight Information Reporting System
Lynx Software Technologies2009-01-12T14:03:09+00:00Operating system will enable avionics manufacturers to get product to market quickly and safely SAN JOSÉ, Calif., Jan. 12, 2009 —LynuxWorks™, Inc., a world leader in the embedded software market, today announced that AeroMechanical Services Ltd., (AMA on TSX-V) has selected LynuxWorks' LynxOS®-178 real-time operating system (RTOS) for the company's second-generation Automated Flight Information Reporting System (afirs™) program. In a joint collaboration with engineering design-services organization Au-Zone Technologies Inc., LynuxWorks' LynxOS-178 RTOS certified software provides full DO-178B/C certification for use with AMA's afirs program. The LynxOS-178 RTOS is the first and only COTS operating system to receive acceptance for reusability from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for DO-178B/C certification. afirs UpTime™ is an onboard satellite-based system that allows aircraft operators to manage and monitor aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real-time. The use of LynxOS-178 in the new generation of afirs hardware will allow AMA to meet the emerging requirements for satellite-based voice and data safety services. The afirs automatically reports critical flight data to ground-based airline operations in near real time, provides satellite-phone capabilities, and provides connectivity between the aircraft and the [...]