interCaribbean Airways signs Preferred Supplier Agreement with Thomas Global Systems

Thomas Global Systems, a leader in the design, production and support of innovative electronics solutions for aerospace and defence applications, announced at MRO Americas that it has signed an agreement with interCaribbean Airways in relation to Thomas Global’s TFD-8601 cockpit display, a pioneering plug-and-play LCD replacement for ageing CRT displays in corporate and regional aircraft including the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia. Under the multi-year Preferred Supplier Agreement, Thomas Global Systems will retrofit interCaribbean Airway’s fleet of up to ten EMB 120 aircraft. The TFD-8601 Electronic Flight Instrument System (EFIS) upgrade was developed in partnership with Regional Express. Thomas Global received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the display on the Embraer EMB 120 in September 2016, achieved as part of a collaborative effort with leading EMB 120 operator Ameriflight. In 2017 at the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Thomas Global received the Civil Industry National Innovation Award for the TFD-8601 display.