Roger, Roger, CO is a very, very good airline (by todays standards) , but can't you guys come up with a better, more exciting PR Release? Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- Roger LaFrance <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Pantheon Chemical's PreKote(R) Surface Pretreatment > Selected by Continental= > Airlines(R) =0A=0A =0A=0AWednesday February 21, > 6:01 AM EST =0A=0A=0APHOEN= > IX, Feb 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Pantheon > Chemical's non-toxic surface p= > retreatment, PreKote, has been selected by > Continental Airlines for use in = > its aircraft repainting program. The airline's > decision to use hexavalent c= > hromium-free PreKote marks a shift in the aerospace > industry to eliminate t= > oxins used in the pretreatment of > aircraft.=0AContinental Airlines was the = > first commercial airline to test the technology > following the United States= > Air Force's success with PreKote. A twenty-two > month performance analysis = > validated the in-service performance of PreKote, > showing excellent adhesion= > and paint quality results. In addition, the PreKote > process used on Contin= > ental aircraft at Leading Edge Aviation Services cut > process time, eliminat= > ed hazardous chemicals, improved worker health and > safety conditions and re= > duced waste water.=0A=0APantheon Chemical CEO, Laura > Roberts, said, "We are= > proud to partner with Continental Airlines and > Leading Edge Aviation Servi= > ces. We commend the companies' forward thinking > leaders for their efforts i= > n improving the environment. Their decision to use > PreKote highlights the w= > ay in which companies can implement safe technology > that improves performan= > ce and their bottom-line."=0ASafety and performance > in a surface pretreatme= > nt merge at an important time. OSHA issued a ruling > this year that reduced = > the permissible exposure limit for hexavalent > chromium by 52% in the aerosp= > ace painting industry. In the final ruling OSHA > states the primary health i= > mpairments from workplace exposure to hexavalent > chromium are lung cancer, = > asthma, and damage to the nasal epithelia and skin. > Airlines, paint facilit= > ies and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are > quickly responding by i= > mplementing solutions that are high performance, > non-toxic, and hexavalent = > chromium-free.=0APreKote is a non-chromium surface > pretreatment utilizing s= > afe, hazard-free technology for use in the painting > and coating industries.= > PreKote offers superior adhesion, improved paint > flexibility, and advanced= > corrosion protection on painted surfaces when used > as part of a coating sy= > stem. PreKote replaces both chromium and > non-chromated conversion coating s= > ystems, replacing acid etches, solvent washes and > other toxic substances on= > metal and composite substrates prior to priming and > painting. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091