EASA STC for Latitude Technologies’ SkyNode ® S200 Satcom System
August 20, 2009Latitude Technologies announced today that Norway-based Airlift AS, an international dealer for Latitude, has successfully obtained EASA STC “EASA.R.S.01574” for the installation of Latitude Technologies’ SkyNode S200 Satellite Communications Systems. The STC covers installations in the Eurocopter EC 225, AS 332 and SA 330 series helicopters. The original installation was on an AS 332 Super Puma used in extremely remote areas near and above the Arctic Circle where reliable communications and flight tracking are highly critical to aircraft logistics,
SAR operations and safety. The STC can be adapted to other helicopter types and will be available for sale by Airlift. The SkyNode S200 can be installed by Airlift at their Bygstad, Norway facility or by any EASA Part 145 repair station worldwide.
“Testing of the system in a real world environment revealed that the SkyNode S200 had excellent voice audio quality and accurate position reporting information. The S200 delivered exactly the results that we were looking for”, said Arild Ryland head of design for Airlift.
Mark Insley, Latitude’s president commented, “We are extremely pleased with Airlift AS for successfully completing this EASA STC and in a very short amount of time. This speaks volumes about their competence and the value they bring to the European aeronautical market.”
About Airlift AS
Airlift AS based at Forde Airport in Bygstad, Norway is the largest North European domestic helicopter company and the sole Norwegian government contractor for search and rescue. The company is part of the Blueway Group and operates 17 of the group’s helicopters. Airlift is an EASA approved Part 21J.315 organization. In addition to performing design and maintenance on its own helicopters, Airlift has also offered design, installation and maintenance services to other helicopter companies for over 20 years. More information about Airlift is available at www.airlift.no.
About Latitude Technologies
Latitude Technologies Corporation headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia is a global supplier of approved aeronautical voice and data equipment and services including the SkyNode® S100 and S200 families of Satcom products and LWS Sentinel™ service for data reporting, messaging and flight following.
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