WSI Launches Pilotbrief Mobile™

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WSI Corporation (www.wsi.com), the most trusted weather decision support provider in the aviation industry, today announced the release of Pilotbrief Mobile™, which provides WSI’s aviation weather and hazard products in an optimized format for mobile devices. Available for only $9.95 per month, Pilotbrief Mobile does not require installation of an application and is compatible with the internet browsers found on most mobile phones including Blackberry, Treo, and iPhone.

“Whether you are a dispatcher planning flights for the day, a chief pilot at home base monitoring weather and operations, or a flight crew member on the ramp looking for a weather update, WSI provides the trusted tools for proactive operations management.”

“With Pilotbrief Mobile we have extended the convenience and capabilities of Pilotbrief Online beyond the briefing room to the flight line. Pilots who have used Pilotbrief Pro or Pilotbrief Online to plan their flight can quickly check their route for changing weather conditions on their mobile phone while waiting for passengers to arrive,” states Paul Hathaway, Director of Product Management. “Pilotbrief Mobile means that wherever you are, you can get the aviation-quality weather you rely on.”

“WSI Pilotbrief Mobile is another product in our aviation suite that enables professional pilots to stay ahead of changing operational conditions and take positive action to reduce operational impacts,” states Mark D. Miller, VP and General Manager of WSI’s Aviation Business. “Whether you are a dispatcher planning flights for the day, a chief pilot at home base monitoring weather and operations, or a flight crew member on the ramp looking for a weather update, WSI provides the trusted tools for proactive operations management.”

Pilotbrief Mobile features a rich graphical UI, access to the majority of graphical and textual products found on Pilotbrief Online, plus a “snapshot” home page screen that displays the decoded METAR and local NOWrad^® for a pilot defined area.

WSI will be demonstrating Pilotbrief Mobile in Booth 4476 at the NBAA convention in Orlando, FL from October 6th to 8th. A complimentary trial period will be available to NBAA attendees during the show.

About WSI Pilotbrief Online

WSI Pilotbrief Online is the FAA QICP certified part of the award-winning WSI Pilotbrief weather service suite, which is consistently voted #1 by professional pilots in reader surveys. Each day, thousands of aviation professionals trust the WSI Pilotbrief systems found at the nation’s top FBOs and corporate flight departments to provide the highest quality information and to plan safe flights. Pilotbrief Online provides direct access to WSI’s industry standard aviation products including WSI NOWrad^® radar imagery, Radar Summary with Echo Tops, IR and Visible Satellite imagery as well as international radar. WSI also delivers critical aviation weather information such as public and proprietary PIREPs, SIGMETs, and AIRMETs, METARs, TAFs, and NOTAMs. WSI Pilotbrief Online also features WSI’s global SIGMET alerts and Flight Plan Guidance forecasts for turbulence, convection, icing, and volcanic ash. WSI Pilotbrief Online is one in a series of proactive operations management solutions offered by WSI that transform weather information into safer and more efficient flight and airport operations.

About WSI Corporation

WSI Corporation is the world's leading provider of weather-driven business solutions for professionals in the aviation, media and energy markets. WSI’s proactive operation management suite ensures common situational awareness and continuity in decisions through every phase of flight. Voted the #1 service by professional pilots for 10 consecutive years, WSI Pilotbrief™ provides professional pilots with a comprehensive preflight briefing prior to takeoff, helping pilots plan safe and efficient operations. WSI InFlight^® provides pilots real-time and on-demand graphic weather information in the cockpit, improving safety and weather-avoidance routing in-flight. WSI Fusion enables flight operators to stay ahead of changing operational conditions and take immediate action, improving safety and operational performance. WSI Hubcast™ provides airport stakeholders with precise terminal forecasts to proactively plan traffic flow, snow removal, and deicing operations. WSI also provides cockpit weather services via the FAA’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) Flight Information Services including Capstone and SafeFlight 21. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts with offices in Birmingham, England, WSI is a member of The Weather Channel Companies.

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