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AmSafe Awarded STC Approval by EASA for the Seatbelt Airbag

Posted: July 30, 2010

AmSafe Awarded STC Approval by EASA for the Seatbelt Airbag

AmSafe has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that permits operators to retrofit general aviation aircraft with AmSafe Seatbelt Airbags.

This new STC enables approved service centers located in any EASA member country to install the AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag system on approved aircraft. The EASA approved list contains 21 general aviation aircraft models and their respective sub-types.

The AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag system is currently installed as standard equipment on nearly 80% of all new single engine general aviation aircraft. Receipt of the STC makes this life-saving device available to aircraft owners and pilots located in European Union countries.

The AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag is a self-contained, modular restraint system designed to improve occupant protection from serious head-impact injury and to enhance one's ability to exit the aircraft following an otherwise survivable accident. When the system's sensors detect a crash, an airbag built into the restraint deploys up and away from the seat occupant - unlike automobile airbags which deploy toward the occupant. In service since 2001, the AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag has been rigorously tested to meet Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency requirements and has saved over 17 lives.

The AmSafe Seatbelt Airbag adds less than three pounds (1.36 kg) to existing pilot and co-pilot restraint systems.

Press Contact:
Carlotta Soares
602 850 2730
csoares@amsafe.com


AmSafe Aviation

1043 N. 47th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85043
United States
Phone: 602 850 2850
Fax: 602 850 2812

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