Telvent GIT, S.A., a leading real-time IT solutions and information provider for a sustainable world, announced today that it has been selected to provide its weather monitoring service, MxVision AviationSentry Online®, to Mont Blanc Helicopteres SAMU (MBH SAMU), a leading commercial helicopter operator based in Annemasse, France. Founded in 1980, MBH SAMU operates a fleet of over 30 helicopters and specializes in passenger and material transportation as well as ambulance services throughout France.

MxVision AviationSentry Online’s combination of precise, real-time weather alerting and best-in-class, real-time weather forecasts provides MBH SAMU pilots and crew with the best available weather data, helping enhance safety and improve decision-making. Telvent’s unmatched weather service capabilities will provide MBH SAMU pilots with up-to-the-minute notifications at all hours of the day to help them adapt to changing weather conditions more quickly. The project rollout will begin with five ambulance helistations spread across France and will be extended to additional bases in 2013.

The only solution to provide access to all data on one integrated screen, MxVision AviationSentry Online also features single-click access to high resolution global radar and aviation weather graphics, allowing operators to quickly visualize the best and most relevant weather and safety information. MxVision AviationSentry Online integrates information from the MBH SAMU fleet management system, offering operators the ability to simultaneously view all moving assets, such as in-flight helicopters and their respective locations, direction, speed and altitude, along with corresponding current and forecasted weather conditions. Pilots and communications centers will now be able to coordinate critical data and situational awareness much more effectively, both at pre-flight weather briefings and in flight.

According to Telvent’s Chairman and CEO, Ignacio Gonzalez, “We are pleased to be expanding our presence in France by providing well-known operator Mont Blanc Helicopteres with our top-rated weather forecasting technology. It is very rewarding to have MBH SAMU recognize our around the clock service, sterling weather forecast record and superior customizability.”

Telvent first entered the European weather market two years ago and is quickly becoming the preferred weather provider to the European helicopter market, as the system’s fast, accurate information allows pilots to make efficient go/no-go decisions. MBH SAMU joins other top helicopter operators, such as Spain’s Inaer, in relying on MxVision AviationSentry Online for their weather forecasting needs.

About Telvent
Telvent is a global IT solutions and business information services provider dedicated to helping improve efficiency, safety and security for the world’s leading companies. Telvent serves markets that are critical to the sustainability of the planet, including the energy, transportation, agricultural and environmental sectors. (www.telvent.com)