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Watts Antenna Completes New Systems Deliveries for 2006 – 2007 FAA Contract
Herndon, VA: 4 May 2007:  Fifteen months into its current production contract with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Watts Antenna Company has delivered five new Model 106 End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems (EFGS) and has completed factory-upgrades for five additional systems for the FAA.  The FAA contract was put in place to respond to the current and projected demand for use of the EFGS at difficult sites in the U.S. over the next several years and to maximize supportability of FAA’s existing installations.    full article

Watts and Park Air Systems AS Establish Cooperative Arrangement For End-Fire Glide Slope Antenna Sales in China:  First Model 106 Installation Completed in January 2007
Herndon, VA: 31 January 2007: Watts Antenna Company is pleased to announce that Park Air Systems AS has completed the installation of a Model 106 End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, China, the first end-fire system fielded in that country.  This system is the initial purchase by Park Air from Watts under an exclusive supply agreement between the two companies for end-fire systems in China.     full article

International Support Increases for End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems As Students Complete Advanced Factory Training
Herndon, VA: 8 December 2006: Ten students completed the latest week-long advanced factory training program on the End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems during the first week of December. Including this class, more than 45 individuals have attended the intensive course over the last two years.      full article

First Installation of GP-5A Antennas at Zurich, Switzerland
Herndon, VA: 7 November 2006: Watts Antenna Company is pleased to announce that its Model GP-5A highly-directive glide path antennas have been installed on Runway 16 in Zurich, Switzerland.  The first-ever installation of these antennas, Watts worked with Skyguide (Swiss Air Navigation Services, Ltd.) closely to identify and address a number of site issues and problems that the GP-5A could solve.     full article

First Commercial-Grade Super-Aperture Localizer In the World, Watts Model 201, Successfully Completed a Full Commissioning Flight Inspection With Monitors at Geneva, Switzerland
Herndon, VA: 20 May 2005: Watts Antenna Company is pleased to announce the successful installation of the very first commercial-grade Model 201 Super Aperture Slotted Cable Localizer Antenna for use on Runway 23 in Geneva, Switzerland.  A reduction in structure roughness of 50% or more was gained by employing the first super-aperture localizer antenna.      full article

First On-site Factory Training for the Watts Model 201 Localizer Antenna Conducted at Geneva, Switzerland
Herndon, VA: 20 May 2005:  Watts Antenna, under contract with Skyguide, conducted on-site training for seven of Skyguide’s engineers and technical personnel at Geneva during the last week of April.  Those participating included Francois Aebi, Herve Demule, Michel Grandjean, Pascal Heimoz, Andreas Pfisterer, Philippe Schmid, and Eric Tatzber.  John H. Johnson, Sr., president of Watts Antenna, conducted a week-long session of technical discussions and interchange that included “hands-on” work on the newly-installed Model 201.       full article

Six Students Complete Advanced Factory Training for End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems in May
Herndon, VA: 6 May 2005: Six students completed an intensive, week-long advanced factory training program on the End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems during the first week of May. Including this class, more than 30 individuals have attended the course over the last 12 months.   full article

Largest ILS Localizer Antenna in the World, Watts Model 201, First Installed in Geneva Switzerland
Herndon, VA: 8 April 2005:  Watts Antenna Company is pleased to announce the installation of the very first commercial grade Model 201 Wide Aperture Slotted Cable Localizer Antenna in Geneva Switzerland in the first quarter of 2005.  The installation is being performed by Skyguide, Swiss Air Navigation Services, Ltd., of Switzerland and represents a cooperative effort between Skyguide, Watts Antenna, and Park Air Systems of Norway.   full article

Watts 270-Foot Model 201 Localizer Report Issued by Ohio University
Herndon, VA: 30 September 2004: Ohio University issued a technical memorandum entitled “Evaluation of the Watts Antenna Company 270-Foot Wide-Aperture Slotted Cable Localizer Antenna and 8-Element LPD Reduced-Clearance Sector Array,” the fifth technical report on the localizer undertaken by the University contracted by Watts Antenna.  The Model 201 Localizer has the longest aperture of any localizer antenna in the world.  full article

Watts Antenna Company Exhibits at ISPA 2004 in Munich
Herndon, VA: 30 October 2004: Watts Antenna Company exhibited its ILS products at the International Symposium on Precision Approach and Automatic Landing (ISPA 2004) in Munich, Germany, in early October.  The Company was represented by its president John H. Johnson and vice president Alan R. Gesser.   full article

First End-fire Glide Slope Antenna System Installed and Commissioned at Zurich, Switzerland
Herndon, VA: 31 July 2004: Watts Antenna Company, working with its customer,  Skyguide, Swiss Air Navigation Services, Ltd., completed optimization and installation of a Model 106 End-fire Glide Slope Antenna System on Runway 34 at Zurich.  This system is the first of two end-fire systems to be installed at Zurich.   full article

Field Upgrade and Refurbishment of End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems Widens & Extends System Deployment
Herndon, VA: 30 November 2004: Ohio University, working with FAA, has continued to upgrade end-fire glide slope antenna system installations throughout the United States, reflecting the improved engineering changes and hardware modifications undertaken by Watts Antenna Company over the last four years as part of its comprehensive “Product Improvement Program.”  The installations upgraded include systems in operation since the late 1970’s and are programmed to continue into 2005.     full article

Twenty-Five Students Complete Advanced Factory Training for
End-fire Glide Slope Antenna Systems During 2004
Herndon, VA: 30 October 2004: With the completion of its second one-week advanced factory training class of the year in early October, Watts is pleased to report that twenty-five students have attended the two session during 2004.     full article