L3 MAS has a thorough understanding of airworthiness processes and can quickly develop a low-risk plan to achieve airworthiness certification minimizing the risk of delays and rework. Certification of complex aerospace projects is an area of high risk, both for schedule and cost. Successful management of this risk requires an experienced and well-coordinated engineering team.

Our broad experience covers both military and civil certifications, and we have unique experience in projects requiring combinations of overlapping military and civil certifications, including certification of installations containing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment. Our projects have involved civil transport category, restricted category and special mission certifications as well as military certifications with several authorities, including Transport Canada (TC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD).

Our expertise covers certification from start to finish. We manage the process efficiently with attention to program risk and appropriate mitigation, including:

• Definition of certification basis
• Development of compliance plan
• Coordination of engineering team
• Liaison and interaction with airworthiness authorities
• Compliance demonstration
• Issue papers
• Documentation

In addition, L3 MAS, as the prime contractor supporting the CC-150 Polaris fleet, has delegated military airworthiness authority similar to a civil Air Operator Certificate (AOC). The CC-150 Polaris fleet is used by the Canadian government for high-profile missions including VVIP transport.

WE SAVE TIME AND MONEY, AND REDUCE RISK, WITHOUT COMPROMISING AIRWORTHINESS

Certification is both time consuming and expensive. L3 MAS has learned how to navigate the process efficiently and knows that communication is a key to success:

• We engage in early discussions to ensure that all stakeholders understand the basis of certification and the planned method of compliance.
• We follow an open-book communication approach with the authorities and have earned their trust. L3 MAS has delegated authority covering several specialist areas from military and civil authorities.
• We apply our experience and lessons learned from previous programs to reduce cost and schedule risks. This experience includes the certification of military derivatives of commercial aircraft where both civil and military airworthiness authorities are involved.

L3 MAS has been a Transport Canada accredited Design Approval Organization (DAO) since 1997 and has one of the largest non-OEM airworthiness organizations in Canada.

Call us to discuss how you can share the advantage of our international reputation for success in your program.