EIRTECH AVIATION WINS WESTJET CONTRACT TO UNDERTAKE CABIN PRESSURISATION WORKS

15th October 2013 – Leading aviation services company, Eirtech Aviation, has won a major contract with WestJet, for the installation and maintenance of advanced warning cabin pressurisation systems for Canada’s second largest airline. The work scope will be carried out on WestJet’s Boeing 737 fleet.

Ireland’s Eirtech Aviation was chosen for presenting a solution that was both time-saving and also cost-effective, enabling the fastest turn-around possible on installation and minimizing down-time for the fleet. It is an AMOC solution to a Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Airworthiness Directive,* which mandates a further level of warning and awareness for the crew by improving visual and aural annunciation in the cockpit, which will enable pilots to accurately and safely differentiate between take off configuration indicators and cabin altitude pressurization warnings.

Eirtech Aviation’s design solution has already received all mandatory STC and AMOC approvals from the FAA, EASA and the Canadian Transport Authority

Speaking about the contract win Eirtech Aviation CEO, Niall Cunningham said, “Efficiency and flexibility are core elements of our company’s philosophy and providing a solution to WestJet that reflected these principles was a priority in helping to reduce the costs involved in taking their aircrafts out of service.

“Our approved solution allows us to bypass routing through junction 46, avoiding additional unnecessary testing of unrelated systems. Any modifications can be made, on site, by the Eirtech Aviation solution and we are best placed to provide a global solution to mandated changes that must be implemented by May 2016.”

Cabin pressurisation is a critical element in providing a safe environment for passengers and crew at altitudes of 3,800 metres and above. Pressurization is achieved by the design of an airtight fuselage engineered to be pressurized with a source of compressed air and controlled by an environmental control system.