Home-made Aviation Seats Received the Pass from the United States for the First Time

KKY400 series aviation seats produced by AVIC Aerospace Life-Support Industries, Ltd. received the FAA-TSO Design Approval (airworthiness certificate) issued by the FAA. May 6th, Zhang Hongying, Director General of the Airworthiness Dept. of the CAAC, issued the Technical Standard Order (TSO) Design Approval of the aviation seats to Ma Yongsheng, Chairman of AVIC Aerospace Life-Support Industries, Ltd. This marks the first time that domestic aviation seats obtained the pass to enter the US market, which gives the China civil aviation industry the wings for flying to the international market.

The successful obtaining of the FAA-TSO Design Approval for KKY400 series aviation seats will assist AVIC Aerospace Life-Support Industries, Ltd. to access this application into both domestic and international airlines. At the same time, it makes it a possibility to be the seat supplier to Boeing for the orders from domestic airlines. It also means that the airborne products and equipments for ARJ21-700 has fully passed the international airworthiness certification, which will benefit the airworthiness certification for ARJ21-700.