Sean Broderick's aviation career started in 1991, working for Airbus in Toulouse. His industry experience includes four years with an aviation consultancy, where he worked on the successful launch of a U.S. Part 121 carrier; 12 years with an airport association as a magazine editor and communications executive; and more than 15 years of full- and part-time work as a journalist, writing about air transport and business aviation. &nbsp;
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Testing on the Safran Power Units (SPU) &nbsp;SPU300[BA] auxiliary power unit built for the Bombardier Global 7000 is progressing as expected towards certification by year-end, SPU said.

 


The SPU300[BA] recently completed&nbsp;electromagnetic interference testing, "effectively concluding the certification test campaign" needed for FAA approval. Earlier tests included tailcone compatibility, containment and altitude starting/operation and a 150-hour endurance test.&nbsp;SPU's test program involves seven APU and two prototype tailcones.

 


Separately, the APU also has accumulated more than 1,300 operating hours and more than 1,000 starts across four flight-test Global 7000s. Safran said the APU has demonstrated reliable starting up to FL450, and provides electrical power up to 60 kVA at FL450 and 40 kVA up to FL510.

 


Certifications sought include FAA technical standard order (TSO) requirements and ETOPS. "FAA certification is expected by the end of 2017," the supplier said.

 


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