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PRESS RELEASE
Date: 03.18.2008
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Aviation Selects SkyBOOKS!
SkyBOOKS Inc, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced during the recent HeliExpo helicopter exhibition in
Houston, TX that the Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff's Office Aviation Section is the latest law enforcement
organization to purchase the SkyBOOKS Internet aviation maintenance and operations tracking system.
"We recognized with recent downsizing and the increasing need to be more efficient with our assets
that the SkyBOOKS solution met our need for tracking our mission readiness." said Robert 'Andy' Morgan,
Section OIC. "We're very excited about this analyst-supported subscription service. It will provide
us with a quick-look status on aircraft maintenance as well as crew mission readiness."
SkyBOOKS serves aircraft owners with a state-of-the-art analyst supported subscription solution.
It was designed specifically to provide an enterprise-wide, intuitive and easy-to-use solution that organizes
and manages all OEM required maintenance tasks for any model of aircraft. The seamless link with the crew
readiness information is accomplished by loading all organizational required qualifications, training
and FAA requirements for each crew member, linking them with a specific aircraft and serving that
information up in an easy-to-see 'stop light' format for quick determination of mission readiness.
"SkyBOOKS is a world-class management tool that provides mission essential information to the managers
of aviation assets." states John Willis, COO/GM of SkyBOOKS. "We're very proud of our ability to
help our civil servants with their mission readiness."
SkyBOOKS Inc. was recently acquired by Textron to add electronic maintenance tracking functions
to the award-winning Bell Customer Support & Services Division. You can find out more about
SkyBOOKS at www.skybooks.com or calling 866-929-8700.
About Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical
lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tilt rotor aircraft. Globally recognized for
world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers
flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.
About Textron Inc.
Textron Inc. is an $11 billion multi-industry company operating in 32 countries with approximately
40,000 employees. The company leverages its global network of aircraft, industrial and finance
businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the
world for its powerful brands such as Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft Company, Jacobsen, Kautex,
Lycoming, E-Z-GO, Greenlee, Textron Systems Corporation and Textron Financial Corporation. More
information is available at www.textron.com.
About SkyBOOKS Inc
SkyBOOKS Inc, based in Jacksonville, FL, manages through its own highly-secure data center the information
processing requirements for any size rotary and fixed-wing business aviation operation. SkyBOOKS Inc a Textron
Company which hosts software over the internet on a subscription basis. The Company
specializes in aviation process automation. www.SkyBOOKS.com
Media Contact:
If you'd like more information about this topic, please call Nicole Pischke at 866.929.8700
or e-mail Nicole at npischke@SkyBOOKS.com
Mailing address:
SkyBOOKS Inc
1310 Tradeport Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Sales Inquiries
Contact our SkyBOOKS Sales Team Now!
Phone: 1-866-929-8700 (8:00 AM | 5:00 PM ET)
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