Press Release

Issued by Eclipse Technics.

January 11, 2017

Having recently received one of the first EASA supplemental type certificates (STC) for a Honeywell JetWave installation on an A320 family series aircraft, EAD Aerospace, an Eclipse company, is very close to receiving an EASA STC for an A330 family aircraft.

EAD Aerospace is supporting the installation of the JetWave fuselage-mounted antenna variant (MCS-8200) to support the Ka-Band satellite communications on the A330 VIP aircraft with a leading European MRO for an undisclosed final customer in the Middle East. Ka-Band connectivity enables the highest data rates available in the airborne satcom industry while further supporting the growth in data expected to occur over the coming decades.

The connectivity provided by the JetWave system for this project will interface with the existing local area network (LAN) on the aircraft. Flights tests occurred at the end of December, 2016 and last administrative issues are being finalized for the issuance of the supplemental type certificate by EASA. This STC will join the high bandwidth satcom STC portfolio developed by EAD and its mother company Eclipse.

In its history, EAD Aerospace has always provided innovative and "outside the box" thinking, whilst maintaining total respect for aircraft safety and the regulatory rules issued by EASA and FAA. Of course, this is what lead to EAD Aerospace engineering the Satcom Universal Mounting System (SUMS). SUMS V2 is one unique baseplate available in two attachment versions to comply with different customers requirements:

The baseplate is a fully compliant ARINC791 installation and is delivered with ARINC791 structural internal reinforcements. This solution is 100% ARINC791.

Taking SUMS V1 design philosophy advantages, the baseplate allows attachment installation on top of frames: to minimize the impact to the A/C structure life with no structural doubler, to minimize part numbers, and to ease installation. This solution respects many ARINC requirements and, known as the "Hybrid", is the lightest on the market.

Since 2014, EAD Aerospace has been developing its Satcom Universal Mounting System (SUMS) STC for various aircraft types. SUMS STCs will soon also be received for A340, B777 and B737 series aircraft.