West Star Aviation Receives STC for TCAS II Version 7.1 Upgrade Installation

Dec. 17, 2016
TCAS 7.1 is required for travel in European airspace.

East Alton, IL, December 15, 2016- West Star Aviation is pleased to announce they have received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for installing an upgrade to the FAA approved Rockwell Collins TCAS II system incorporating TCAS II Version 7.1.

In most cases, TCAS 7.1 is a software upgrade to an existing TCAS II with 7.0 software, TCAS 7.1 is required for travel in European airspace. This STC is applicable to Bombardier Challenger models CL-600-2A12 (CL-601), CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3A Variant), and CL-600-2B16 (CL-601-3R Variant) equipped with TTR-21 or TTR-20.

"We are proud to continue to offer FAA-approved avionics solutions to our customers that improve safety and reliability. This installation can be done during any routine maintenance event, or scheduled modification," said Marty Rhine, Director of Sales, West Star Aviation.

For more information visit www.weststaraviation.com or call 800-922-2421.