Spar Wins Certificate

Spar Aerospace, a Canadian subsidiary of L-3 Communications, received a military supplemental type certificate for the avionics upgrade program modification work performed on the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) C-130 B and H model aircraft. “The modernization of HAF’s aircraft are part of Spar’s ‘Herc 2020’ solution, a total aircraft life extension solution for the C-130 Hercules, which can extend its service life by 15 to 20 years at an affordable and competitive price,” said Patrice Pelletier, president of L-3 Spar. L-3 Spar received a $90 million contract from Greece’s air force in 2002 to perform cockpit upgrades on 15 C-130 aircraft. The upgrades include standardization of the cockpit configuration, installation of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS), Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGWPS) and Global Air Traffic Management (GTAM). More www.spar.ca