GOL Pioneers New Global Communication System for Air Operations Management in Brazil

GOL Pioneers New Global Communication System for Air Operations Management in
Brazil
Iridium-based program with 100% global coverage allows real-time exchange of
information between pilots and airlines

SAO PAULO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes
S.A. ("Company", Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and
low-fare airline in Latin America, is adopting a new communications and
operational management system with global coverage based on the Iridium
satellite network. The new technology, which allows the exchange of
information in real time via voice and text message, is linked to the
Company's ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) and
can be used as an operational management tool.

The ACARS via Iridium system provides the Company with several benefits:
strengthening reliability and operational safety and offering better control
of aircraft performance during flight, as well as trimming costs by reducing
aircraft weight and streamlining the daily management of the air network.
"This type of communications system is the future in airspace management,"
declared Fernando Rockert de Magalhaes, GOL's Technical Vice-President. "It
will become increasingly common for pilots and air traffic controllers to
communicate through a mixture of voice and text messages, which will ensure
greater safety and allow for more efficient cost management," he added.

The Iridium satellite network functions over 100% of the globe, ensuring
reliable and accurate communications between all the different parties making
up the air traffic system. The new system will bolster existing resources for
integrating the Company's technical teams (in-flight and on-land) by
complementing traditional radio communications. Another system, which is also
part of GOL's ACARS, will enable text messages to be exchanged with air
traffic control, further complementing radio communications.

In addition to boosting operational safety, GOL's Iridium-based ACARS allows
the Company to transmit data during flights, thereby making daily operations
faster and more flexible. "We will have real-time access to the main aircraft
data, such as distance flown, flight time remaining and fuel levels,"
explained Adalberto Bosan, GOL's Operations Control Officer. "Thanks to this
information, we will be able to effect changes or replacements in aircraft
programming and route operations with more precision and speed," he added.

In addition, the new ACARS will lead reduce aircraft weight by substituting
the printed manuals currently carried on all flights with new data storage
technology. "Less weight means more fuel efficiency," explained Rockert. "The
new system reinforces our priority commitment to operational safety, at the
same time providing tools that ensure more efficient operations and,
consequently, increased control over costs," he added

Instead of a set of books, pilots can now rely on the Electronic Flight Bag,
which functions like a portable on-board electronic library. Easy to use and
with a user-friendly interface, its cutting-edge technology allows all the
teams involved to receive real-time updates every time an operating procedure
is revised.

The equipment and software have been exhaustively tested in the laboratories
of Avionica, the system's Miami-based American supplier. The system has also
undergone extensive testing in GOL's operational areas and will be installed
in the Company's fleet as of January 2010, when the aircraft undergo routine
maintenance procedures at the Company's Maintenance Center in Cofins (MG).
Certified in 2008 by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization), the
system was included in Standards and Recommended Practices, a conjunction of
non-mandatory, but recommended, measures by the global aviation regulatory
body.

About GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4), the
largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, offers around 800
daily flights to 49 destinations that connect all the important cities in
Brazil and ten major destinations in South America and Caribbean. The Company
operates a young, modern fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, the
safest and most comfortable of its class, with high aircraft utilization and
efficiency levels. Fully committed to seeking innovative solutions through the
use of cutting-edge technology, the Company - via its GOL, VARIG, GOLLOG,
SMILES and VOE FACIL brands - offers its clients easy payment facilities, a
wide range of complementary services and the best cost-benefit ratio in the
market.

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of
the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related
to growth prospects of GOL. These are merely projections and, as such, are
based exclusively on the expectations of GOL's management concerning the
future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the
Company's business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend,
substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations,
competitive pressures, the performance of the Brazilian economy and the
industry, among other factors and risks disclosed in GOL's filed disclosure
documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.

SOURCE GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

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