What happens to an inflight connectivity system when an aircraft is returned to its lessor or transferred to a new operator? What needs to be done to demodify the modification to the aircraft’s type certificate — often via a supplemental type certificate, or STC — back to the premodification state?
It’s an increasingly hot topic given the generational upgrades to inflight connectivity that are underway, and with the background of a shifting ownership and operating picture
Runway Girl Network sat down with Lindsey Sander, technical alliance manager at IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, to learn more about what the organisation is doing to simplify and streamline the process.