PPG receives EASA approval for windshield for HAWKER 800 series aircraft

PPG has received approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its new-design glass-faced acrylic windshields for HAWKER® 800 series business jets, including the Hawker 750, 800, 800XP, 800 (U-125A), 850XP, 900XP and 1000 aircraft. With approval under an EASA Supplemental Type Certificate, PPG has begun selling the windshields directly to aircraft owners and operators in Europe. According to Steve Kight, PPG market director, general aviation transparencies, PPG is now able to offer European operators the benefits of its glass-faced acrylic windshields over the previous all-acrylic design.