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SAFETY DOESN’T HAVE
TO BE EXPENSIVE
At this year’s World Air Transport Summit in Istanbul the ‘perfect storm’ of a
weakening economy and spiralling oil prices was the main topic of conversation.
Faced with these challenges airlines are seeking every opportunity to reduce costs
Even for the most successful, every aspect of safety-critical system. proven technologies that manages and powers
operation is under scrutiny, including safety- STG invented and pioneered the use of PL on emergency lighting systems. WEPPS reduces
critical systems. Passenger safety, which of aircraft and is a world authority on it, having costs by virtually eliminating the emergency
course is mandatory, is not yet widely seen as a published many articles and white papers on lighting system’s entire maintenance schedule,
benefit for customers or a differentiator for correct usage. Stokes advises any potential user replacing conventional NiCad battery/charger
airlines. Yet if safety systems fail they can cause to access his company’s website packs with ‘fit-for-life’ non-rechargeable battery
significant disruption. So, operational modules. WEPPS also incorporates
maintenance for these systems has to be sophisticated wireless status monitoring that
thorough and conventional wisdom assumes that removes the need for a daily visual inspection of
this is therefore costly. the cabin emergency lights.
STG Aerospace is one company that focuses STG has already secured approval for Boeing
solely on safety and its mission is on the face of 737 NG’s with a tranche of installations with three
it asking the impossible - to deliver safety-critical airlines completed in June; it is rolling out further
systems that are both ‘fit for life’ and approvals, in line with demand, for B757, B767,
maintenance-free, making significant through-life BAE regional jets and Fokker.
cost-savings with no detriment to safety. STG’s latest safety-critical product is SafTGlo
However, market-leading products and a TR, a range of photoluminescent emergency
prestigious industry award win are proof that progression and exit signage that replaces
STG can deliver such systems. expensive tritium signs - again, a ‘fit for life’
Their ‘signature’ product is SafTGlo, the solution. Stokes says; “SafTGlo TR is already
market-leading photoluminescent floorpath (www.stgaerospace.com) to gain an going into service on Argentina-registered aircraft
marking system that has rendered electrically- understanding of the technology and make the and Embraer will shortly install our TR signage in
powered systems practically obsolete. SafTGlo correct choice. new aircraft. We’ve also just received EASA
needs no maintenance; as STG’s CEO Peter A win at the prestigious Crystal Cabin Awards approval for the MD80 range of aircraft replacing
Stokes says: “SafTGlo is an exemplary safety- in Hamburg in April recognised STG’s innovation all the tritium signage for the whole of the
critical item - if it’s on the aircraft, it’s working!” in developing cost-saving solutions. STG won the emergency lighting system.”
The company’s ColorMatch PL product is award for their ‘next generation’ emergency So STG’s mantra is simple - safety doesn’t
available in up to 300 colors so it can blend power system WEPPS
™
in competition with some have to be expensive. They’re working hard to
perfectly with any cabin interior. of the biggest names in the aerospace industry. apply the advantages of modern approaches,
Air Canada recorded its best-ever fourth The awards, judged by a panel of aviation concepts and technologies to reducing
quarter last year thanks to its company-wide cost professionals, recognise and reward ‘green’ and maintenance costs on safety-critical systems -
reduction programme. STG Aerospace played innovative products of the future, all of which and receiving significant industry as well as
its part in this by supplying SafTGlo for the were on show at the annual Aircraft Interiors commercial recognition for their success.
carrier’s domestic fleet, thereby removing the exhibition in Hamburg.
need for any scheduled maintenance on that WEPPS is a radically new application of STG Booth 767
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