Wed, Jul 29, 2009
First Rotary Wing Product Is Now Available
By Jennifer Staretorp
After the market made a turn for the worse back in September,
Aspen Avionics says they are happy to announce that their sales
figures are back up to where they were last year, and the company
has set several milestones over the past year despite the tough
economic times
In January Aspen received certification from the European
Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) allowing them to install the
Evolution Flight Display, EFD1000, in European Aircraft. In March,
the company received the approval of the FAA to eliminate the
requirement of a backup altitude indicator with the installation of
the EFD1000 Primary Flight Display (PFD) in VFR aircraft.
More recently the Aspen product line was issued the first
European Supplemental Type Certification (STC) by the EASA,
allowing Aspen to install EFD1000 PFD (pictured).
Aspen's pursuit of international certifications from
organizations such as EASA is part of a company wide effort to
expand their global presence.
At an early morning media briefing at AirVenture 2009 Tuesday,
Aspen announced both Brazil and Canada have issued STC's for the
installation of EFD1000 PFD's in airplanes registered in those
countries. In a press release issued by the company Doug Cayne,
Aspen Avionics VP of Marketing said "Both Brazil and Canada have
large GA fleets that can benefit from the many advantages Aspen's
Evolution system brings to older aircraft. Almost half of all Part
23 GA airplanes are based outside the United States, and Aspen is
committed to bringing its award-winning products and customer
support to all those aircraft owners around the world."
Aspen CEO John Uczekaj
Not only is Aspen trying to expand globally, but they are also
trying to break into new markets. The big news at Tuesday's press
conference was Aspen's announcement that they will be offering a
product line for the rotary wing market. The EFD1000 Pro Helicopter
PFD the first in the line, and is currently available for
installation, offering the same state-of-the-art technologies as
found in their fixed-wing products. The company says they are
excited to break into this new market, and, according to CEO John
Uczekaj, "look forward to extending our rotary wing solutions and
customer base in the years to come."
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