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Spirit Aeronautics and
Global Aerospace Design Corporation are teaming to provide both commercial and
business Boeing 737 operators with ADS-B capabilities.
“Our goal is to provide
Boeing 737 customers with a low cost but compliant ADS-B solution that is
reliable and effective”, said Tony
Bailey, President & COO. “Teaming with
Global is a no-brainer relationship that can accomplish that and more. Global’s
expertise and abilities complement our own making us an incredible team with the
ability to put together a Boeing 737 ADS-B solution that is second to none.”
“Global is excited about
where this partnership with Spirit will take our company,” said
Todd Hamblin,
Vice President of Business Development at Global. "Both organizations employ
complementary resources within the commercial and business aviation industries
and by combining our resources we are able to maximize the reach of our
solutions.”
Boeing 737 ADS-B Solution
Mandated for aircraft
operators, Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) is part of the
United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NextGen and Single Sky in
Europe projects which require operators to comply with stringent airspace
mandates. To do so, aircraft need to be equipped with a 1090 Mode S DO-260-B
transponder, a certified Wide Area Augmentation System Global Positioning System
(WAAS GPS) and interface to a modern radio tuning unit.
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Boeing 737 cockpit. |
By combining the expertise
of Spirit and Global, a comprehensive FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)
will be developed that will encompass all of the FAA and European Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) requirements while maintaining a focus on future mandates
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