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aircraft,” stated Sean Peterson, General Manager of Pro Star Aviation. “The ability to bring these capabilities in-house will save our customers time and money and increase the level of quality assurance on parts.” In addition to selling parts for its own STC’s, Pro Star
Aviation will now have the ability to collaborate with organizations that have achieved STC’s but do not have the resources to produce parts or create kits. “We’ve produced low-quantity, specialized piece parts for over 18 years,” states Brian Cote, president of Pro Star Precision Machining, “Achieving PMA certification will expand our Global Market reach and the ability to offer high-quality aviation parts to reduce time and costs.” For more information about Pro Star Aviation, visit
prostaraviation.com. For more information about Pro Star Precision Machining, visit
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DUNCAN AVIATION COMPLETES CHALLENGER STC
FOR SMARTSKY Duncan Aviation announces it has received FAA approval for a supplemental type certificate (STC) that will allow installation of SmartSky’s air-to-ground connectivity
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system for Challenger 601, 604, 605 and 650 aircraft. SmartSky’s network brings new, high-performance Wi-Fi to business aircraft, powered by a mix of advanced 4G LTE and 5G technologies. Among the many engineering services Duncan
Aviation provided, certification coordinator Russ Kromberg worked extensively with SmartSky’s technical team regarding the optimal placement of the antennas so passengers will experience the best possible in-cabin speeds and connections. Multiple passengers will now have simultaneous access to a highly compelling user- experience in the air, enabling them to hold in-flight conference calls, VPN into the office, stream movies, compete in online games, and easily upload/download content during their flights. “We are working on STCs for several additional makes and models for the SmartSky equipment,” says Kromberg. “Those STCs, slated for completion in 2020, are for the Challenger 300, Learjet 45, and Falcon 900 and 2000.” “Duncan Aviation is an exceptional, visionary partner who knew exactly what their customers wanted and provided critical input for our design requirements,” says SmartSky chairman and CEO, Haynes Griffin. “Our system meets or exceeds that high bar Duncan Aviation helped set, giving customers the internet speed they’ve long demanded using SmartSky’s patented bi-directional, low-latency network.” Duncan Aviation has been providing certification
services to the aviation industry for more than 30 years, developing hundreds of STCs across a wide range of products.
To view its searchable STC library, visit
www.DuncanAviation.aero/services/engineering/stc-library.
STANDARDAERO RELEASES NEW STC FOR VIASAT SATCOM SYSTEMS ON BOMBARDIER GLOBAL
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AIRCRAFT StandardAero, a provider of cockpit display upgrades, cabin connectivity upgrades and other avionics upgrades for the business aviation industry, receives supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for installing Viasat Ku, Ka or KuKa SATCOM systems on Bombardier Global 5000/6000/GEX model business jets. The system is the fastest Ka SATCOM solution currently available. The new STC product, including radome, was certified
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on August 22, with the first article being completed by StandardAero’s Organizational Delegation Authorization (ODA) team, located at the company’s Springfield, IL, MRO facility. The Viasat product line is exclusive to StandardAero on the Global family of aircraft. Installations can be performed
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