FLYHT Aerospace Solutions receives new certifications to advance customer installs

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has received supplemental type certificates (STCs) for the Automated Flight Information reporting System (AFIRS) 228 on multiple aircraft types. The approved aircraft types include the ATR 42-500 “600 version” and the ATR 72-212A “600 version” from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Boeing B757-200 aircraft from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) STC for the Bombardier DHC 8 -100, 200, 300 series aircraft. The ATR STCs enable a long-time FLYHT customer to install the AFIRS 228 on their newly acquired ATR aircraft. Four of the aircraft will come online with AFIRS 228 within the month, contributing to a total of ten new aircraft that will enter into service by the end of 2016.