Transcript Seat/IFE Certification Working Group

Seat/IFE Certification Working
Group
Report Out
Particpants
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Michael Wiliams-Jetaire
Russell W. Alleman-AT&T Wireless
Services
Wade Price-Boeing Airplane
Services
Umesh Nisargand-Boeing Airplane
Services
Rick Baggette-Boeing Commerical
Airplane Group
Kanzunori Ken Gossage-Cinch
Connector Division
Harald Seidel-KID Systems
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Jeff Jacobson-Northwest Airlines
Klaus Steinmeyer-Recaro Aircraft
Seating
Mo Khorsandi-Rockwell Collins
Nathan Wilson-Sicma Aero Seat
Services
Joseph Bowers-TWA
Gregg Fesenmeyer-US Airways
Stephen Slotte-FAA
Problem Statement
 Team evaluated the report-out from Atlanta
meeting and confirmed the main issue is:
• Challenge to develop quickly a comprehensive
list of certification requirements and current
issues/interpretations
– Awareness Domestic and foreign requirements and
policies
Cross Group Coordination
 Highly endorse/encourage Communication
and Design Process group’s effort to define
an industry acceptable definition of roles
and responsibilities
 Highly endorse/encourage industry to
implement certification strategy as an
agenda item for initial coordination
meetings
Certification
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Group agreed that developing and posting on the WAEA
working group website some general guidelines for
creating a preliminary certification strategy
• Use elements from Michael Williams presentation to start discussion
– Certification Planning
– Communicate with regulators
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Michael Williams and Wade Price will prepare the initial
input for review and discussion post to Certification
Discussion site.
Certification Accomplishments
 Group agreed to post to the WAEA website
their “best and greatest” certification
bookmarks
• Wade Price will provide the instruction and the
focal point at the WAEA to work with for help
• Examples-Requirements Doc, ACs, Mike
Williams’ presentation, FAA Orders, Foreign
Regulatory Agencies, Newsletters,
responsibility matrix, Etc.
Proposed Webpage/site
 Specific site for Certification Team Page
• Links
– Other working groups/orgs
– Guidance material
– Requirements material
– etc
• Bulletin Board
– New/various interpretations
– Upcoming activities
– etc
Open Questions
 When is the next meeting?
 How do we engage the proper CAA
personnel to support the meetings?
 What is the plan to coordinate with the ATA?