Note: Statements contained in this release that are not strictly
historical are "forward-looking
" statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Sikorsky
and Norsk marked the achievement with
a ceremony today at the Paris Air Show.
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E-Power Buses Debut
on Long Beach-Area Streets
, Long Beach Transit super-sizes
the hybrid revolution Monday when
it officially begins passenger service on 15
new, brightly decaled "E-Power" buses."
Long
Beach Transit has dubbed the new vehicles E-Power buses to help
differentiate them from the rest
of its bus fleet.
In 2005, Art Carlson joined Patriot Motor Corporation as the Director of
Boat
Design.
Through June 9 the two S-92s logged 543 and 462 hours, carrying 10,855 and
9,620 passengers
, respectively.freighters hovercrafting
Long Beach Transit serves 27 million passengers annually in Long Beach,
Signal
Hill, Lakewood, Cerritos, Norwalk, Hawaiian Gardens, Seal Beach,
Artesia, Bellflower, Paramount,
Compton and Carson. It operates 38 bus
routes, Dial-A-Lift paratransit, and three water taxis.2
billion domestic recreational boating industry -- and penetrating the
even more mammoth international
pleasure craft markets -- with "new concept"
watercraft designed to set a host of elevated standards
ranging from ultra
safety, precise handling and increased fuel economy to impeccable style,
luxurious
appointments and unparalleled performance.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2159
Norsk's two
S-92s began revenue service in February and April, 2005. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of
United Technologies
Corporation (NYSE: UTX), of Hartford, CT, which provides a
broad range of high technology products
and support services to the aerospace
and building systems industries.vanguard passengers
World's First Production
Hybrid Gasoline-Electric Buses Save on Gas, Slash
Emissions and Cut Noise
LONG BEACH, Calif. In the late 1950s, he combined fiberglass technology with
daring new
hull concepts that launched the famed "Tunnel Hull" design and
world-famous lines of Carlson High
-Performance and Glastron/Carlson sport
boats. For more information visit
http://www.acx stavsudda
The price
tag
for each hybrid bus is $550,000, but the E-Power bus will cost less to
maintain, operate and
fuel than existing buses., (GVIPT), Patriot
Motor Corporation (OTC: PMCY), parent company of Patriot
Marine Industries,
today announced completion of the first hull in its new line of leisure
powerboats
. He started by designing his largest craft ever, combining
aerodynamic and hydrodynamic principles
with groundbreaking visual imagery
intended to take recreational boating to new levels of performance
and
excitement.hover barge
"We are extremely proud of our new Patriot Marine division. would have taken
many years and millions of dollars to complete.Norsk Passes 1 000 Flight Hours 20 000 Passengers With
S-92 Fleet
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Patriot Marine Industries Completes Hull Number One in New Line of Powerboats
Carlson's decades of fame and expertise also include various cooperative
efforts and ventures
with Patriot Marine Division President Raymond Wedel -- a
marine industry legend in his own right
. In addition to having been a driver,
throttle man or race team member in over 200 marine racing
events and helping
to win numerous national races, national titles and world championships, he
has
over three decades experience in senior management for design,
engineering, R+D, marketing and manufacturing
companies, both domestic and
international, for complex products in advanced combustion engines and
components, and the automotive, RV and marine industries -- some with annual
sales well in excess
of $1 billion dollars.
Together, Wedel, Carlson and the newly formed Patriot Marine Industries
division have set their sights on revolutionizing the rapidly growing
$13. These forward-looking
statements
are made based upon information available as of the date hereof, and the
company assumes
no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. We are pleased that Norsk has shown such
confidence
in the S-92, flying many hours each day transporting thousands of
passengers in the rugged North
Sea environment," said Dave Powell, Sikorsky's
regional sales executive. Sites listed in this category
manufacture complete, water ready, boats and not just a part of the boat.
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New Art Carlson VCX Hull Design
Slated for Recreational Marine Market Intro
Summer 2006
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.
"Our new, patented VCX hydrodynamic hull technology is extremely
exciting
," notes Art Carlson, Director of Boat Design for Patriot Marine
Industries. Today, the Carlson name
is internationally known and synonymous with
the sleek beauty, high-performance and extreme quality
that truly
revolutionized the entire professional and recreational marine industry. Additional Patriot
branded products and accessories are
also being continually evaluated and offered. PARIS, PARIS
AIR SHOW, Norsk Helikopter
achieved an industry milestone June 9 when it became the first S-92 operator
in the world to reach 1,000 fleet hours, transporting more than 20,000
passengers to and from
North Sea oil fields in the process. The utilization in our daily flight program is high, and we must
conclude that our expectations have been reached," said Geir Tynning, Norsk's
Commercial Director
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With superior gas mileage, dramatically cleaner tailpipe emissions and a
quieter ride for
passengers, E-Power buses will replace older ultra low-sulfur
diesel buses in the Long Beach Transit
fleet. All of the agency's first order
of 27 buses will be carrying passengers this month, with
another 20 scheduled
to be delivered before the end of summer. As they
arrive, the buses are
customized with fare boxes and other equipment, labeled
with the E-Power logo and used to train bus
drivers.This category is for sites relating to the complete fabrication and manufacture of hovercraft
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They also
never need to be plugged in, but recharge as they travel their routes.
The new
Patriot Marine line for 2007 is slated to be introduced in the
summer of 2006.primezone.
"Thanks to its robust design, new technology and demonstrated reliability
the S-92 has quickly proven
itself ready to meet the demanding needs of our
Norwegian offshore oil customers.
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"Hybrid
E-Power buses not only meet Southern California's clean air goals
but exceed them," said Laurence
W.
The hybrid bus purchase was funded by local, state and federal sources. "It has been in development
for over a decade.. First, for
its ability to attract such seasoned veterans of the marine industry
and
talented individuals who have accomplished so much in such a short amount of
time," notes
Patriot Motor Corporation CEO, Michel Attias. on February 21 with 19 Statoil
employees in full survivor
gear.
Contacts:
Ed Steadham
Phone: (203) 386-7143
International
Cell: (203) 895-6839
esteadham@sikorsky.freighters 550
Instead, it was done in a matter of months.. The
company and its management are firmly
committed to building the Patriot(TM) brand, to building a
significant and
substantial domestic and international dealer organization and to distributing
the
finest products that consistently challenge and/or out-price competitors
by as much as 50%.
Norsk became the first offshore oil S-92 operator in Europe when it made
its inaugural revenue
flight at 7:30 a.norra passengers
Jackson, Long Beach Transit's president and
chief executive officer.
Hybrid
bus prototypes were tested in passenger service by San Bernardino
County's transit agency in 2002
and 2003. If all options are exercised,
more than half of the existing fleet of 220 buses eventually
would be hybrids.
Other divisions include Patriot Marine Industries -- performance
watercraft
design and engineering -- and Patriot Productions, which produces
the nationally syndicated weekly
television show "Steel Dreams," currently
reaching 75 million households.norra cushion
In testing, they
beat
liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) -- chosen by
many transit agencies several
years ago as the successor to diesel -- on fuel
efficiency, emissions and projected lifetime vehicle
cost..tv .m.4400 pound
The 33- and 24-foot models (featuring the new VCX hull
design) lead the launch -- and
dealers are already expressing a high degree of
interest in taking on the new line as soon as it
is ready and available..
The S-92 helicopter is the first in the world certified by the European
Aviation Safety Agency/Joint Aviation Authorities (EASA/JAA) to the latest and
most rigorous safety
standards.upwards stavsudda
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
http://www.. Such risks and
uncertainties include,
but are no limited to, demand for the company's products and services, Patriot
Motor Corporation's (PMCY) ability to continue to develop its market, general
economic conditions
and other factors that may be more fully described in
reports to shareholders and periodic filings
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.pound 4400
Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald was instrumental
in assisting Long
Beach Transit to secure the federal dollars for these vehicles.com/newsroom/prs
/?pkgid=2432
Patriot Marine Industries -- under the guidance of division president
Raymond
Wedel and famed boat designer Art Carlson -- has begun production of
the first of its comprehensive
line of newly designed recreational watercraft
that will range in size from 22- to 41-feet in a wide
variety of popular
cruising, fishing and performance configurations."
"We have assembled everything
we need," Attias adds, "to quickly capture a
substantial share of the recreational boating market
.
The two S-92s are being used by Statoil for crew change missions from
Bergen, Norway, throughout
the North Sea area. The S-92 was also the first helicopter
certified by the FAA to FAR Part 29 Transport
Rotorcraft, Amendment 47, the
latest U.freighters passengers
The 40-foot vehicles use technology
similar to the Toyota
Prius and are the first production hybrid
gasoline-electric buses to be introduced into regular transit
service in the
world. And E-Power buses require no
expensive infrastructure modifications as
CNG and LNG buses do. safety regulations, which mirror the European standards.4400 tonne
Other Southern
California
transit agencies are now awaiting delivery of their orders,
including the Orange County Transportation
Authority, Gardena Municipal Bus
Lines, Montebello Bus Lines and Norwalk Transit.primezone.
The Patriot Motor Corporation logo is available at:
http://www.acx 4400
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About
Patriot Motor Corporation
Patriot Motor Corporation (PMCY) is the parent company of Patriot
Motorcycle
Corporation -- exclusive distributor of the Patriot OffRoad(TM)
line of Dirt Bike motorcycles and
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and a line of
domestic V-Twin custom and production street bikes branded
under the names
Steed(R) by Patriot(TM) 300 Series and Patriot(TM) V-Twin Musclebikes(TM)
200
Series.griffon hovercrafting
and together with
our new aerodynamic deck designs, we are introducing powerboat concepts
, both
above and below the waterline, destined to impact the industry. They replace two AS332 Super
Pumas.upwards 4400
"Long Beach Transit has been a leader in reducing
bus emissions and we are staying on
the cutting edge with these hybrid
vehicles. Once the full order of
47 buses has been delivered
this summer, Long Beach Transit has an option to
order 20 more hybrids each year for four years.
For Long Beach Transit, E-Power buses far exceed local, state and federal
emissions requirements
for the foreseeable future, use up to 50 percent less
fuel than diesel buses, get far better gas
mileage than any other fuel option,
and cost less over their lifetime than alternative-fuel buses
. It has been carrying
customers in the area since 1963. "Under normal
circumstances, the design
and development of a new line of powerboats such as
this.
Editors and investors are cautioned
that such forward-looking statements
involve risk and uncertainties and the company's actual results
may differ
from these forward-looking statements.S.com
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"We are generally highly
satisfied with the implementation of the two
helicopters. The S-92 helicopter flew four round trips
and
transported a total of 152 different passengers to and from various Statoil
platforms in the
North Sea.tonne payload
The hybrid buses began arriving in Long Beach this spring. If they take a closer
look, they
will spot the electric ultra-capacitor storage unit on the roof -- a new
technology
replacing the conventional battery used in automotive hybrids such
as the Toyota Prius."
Continually
poised on the cutting edge, Carlson has been a renowned
pioneer in designing, styling and building
some of the most popular and famous
boats in history. thanks to Patriot's ability to
attract and
assemble such an incredibly talented, experienced and renowned
team of recognized professionals.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, based in Stratford, CT, is a world leader
in helicopter design
, manufacturing and service.scat hovercrafts
Very similar to hybrid cars available to motorists, E-Power buses
use a
combination of gasoline and electricity to make them the cleanest, most
fuel-efficient heavy
-duty urban transit buses now available. Long Beach Transit is the first in
the world to deploy the
resulting production models.
For passengers, the logo on the top and sides of the new buses and
the
quieter ride will distinguish E-Power buses..steeldreams.hovercraft asv
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