ASA in the News

2009

 NBC 10 News - June 2009

ASA Featured on NBC 10 News of Rhode Island and Southern Massachussetts

NBC 10 newsNBC 10 News reporter and meteorologist, R.J. Heim came to ASA for a better understanding of how the U.S. Coast Guard and the SAROPS search and rescue software is being applied in the case of the Air France Flight 447 mystery to locate the missing plane's fuselage, flight data recorders, passengers and crew. Guy deWardener and Lee Dooley were interviewed on the subject and discuss the SAROPS system and how ASA is involved in working with the Coast Guard on the technology.


By R.J. Heim
Meteorologist & Reporter
Published: June 11, 2009

Locating the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 is a complex problem with a lot of variables.

The plane went down June 1 in the Atlantic Ocean on a flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris.

Shifting winds and ocean currents make it hard to know exactly where to search for the wreckage, but a South Kingstown company is part of the effort.

NBC 10’s R.J. Heim reports.


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