Thomas Global Gains CAAC Approval for Boeing 737/757/767 Plug-and-Play LCD Flight Displays
IRVINE, California and SYDNEY, Australia: Thomas Global Systems has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its TFD-7000 Series plug-and-play LCD flight displays for Boeing 737/757/767 cathode ray tube (CRT) equipped aircraft.
CAAC certification is the latest in a growing number of TFD-7000 Series regulatory approvals, including from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
The TFD-7000 retrofit innovation captures all the benefits of LCD technology in a proven, drop-in solution with growth capacity for emerging airspace requirements, while avoiding a major flight deck modification with its associated aircraft downtime and crew retraining costs.
“CAAC approval of our TFD-7000 Series LCDs is an important next step in making our high-performance plug-and-play flight displays available to Chinese operators,” said David Barnes, Thomas Global’s COO. “The TFD-7000 addresses critical CRT obsolescence issues, restores supply chain certainty and improves reliability for Boeing 767, 757 and 737 CRT-equipped aircraft, all in a practical, drop-in design.”
The TFD-7076/7066 plug-and-play LCD solution replaces legacy Collins Aerospace EDU-776/766 CRT displays currently installed on Boeing 757, 767, and 737 Classic flight decks. Its inventive plug-and-play design means displays are both interchangeable and intermixable with the existing legacy EDU-776/766 CRT displays, are installable on overnights or at the gate, and require no flight or maintenance crew retraining.
Thomas Global is proceeding with regulatory validation of the TFD-7000 Series Displays with additional foreign regulators as well as adapting its high-performance flight display technology and plug-and-play design for other CRT-equipped aircraft types.
About Thomas Global Systems
Thomas Global is an industry leader in the design, production, and support of innovative electronic systems solutions for aerospace and defense applications. Since 1956, the Company has gained international recognition for practical innovation and dependability. Thomas Global delivers expertise in advanced flight displays, armored vehicle electronics and other mission-critical systems supported by dedicated service and support teams operating around the world. The Company’s facilities are in Sydney, Australia and Irvine, California.
