31 October 2019: Thomas Global Systems has received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its TFD-7000 Series plug-and-play LCD flight displays for Boeing 737 CRT-equipped aircraft. It is the first FAA-approved retrofit of its kind for Boeing 737-3/4/500 aircraft.
This latest advance follows completion of the TFD-7000 Series FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) and STC approvals for Boeing 757/767 aircraft in July of 2019. These approvals permit Thomas Global to manufacture and deliver the TFD-7000 Series LCD solution to Boeing 757/767 operators, beginning with industry leader Delta Air Lines. Delta chose the TFD-7000 Series LCD solution to retrofit their Boeing 757/767 aircraft in late 2018.
Thomas Global partnered with a North American VIP customer to get TFD-7000 FAA STC approval for the Boeing 737-3/4/500 fleets, with customer deliveries to start in November.
"We are delighted to have FAA approvals in place to make our TFD-7000 LCD solution available to Boeing 737 Classic operators" Thomas Global CEO, Angus Hutchinson said. "Introducing a plug-and-play LCD solution for the 737 Classic provides operators with a high-performance, cost-effective solution to the obsolescence and maintenance issues associated with CRTs."