TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan. 22, 2015) - Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SNA)(OTCBB:SNAVF) ("Star" or the "Company"), announced today that it has again successfully passed the "Surveillance Audit" of the AS9100 Revision "C" Standard.
Viraf Kapadia, Chairman and CEO of Star Navigation stated,
"This successful surveillance audit is a testimony to Star Navigation's continuous commitment to investing in our quality management systems, ensuring that we provide the highest possible quality products, systems and services to our customers in the Aerospace and the Defense sectors.
"Star Navigation is committed to operational excellence, and continuous investment in its people and processes is an important part of these efforts. The AS9100 Rev "C" certification is a key additional element, strengthening our capabilities from design to supporting development and production of advanced systems."
About AS9100 Rev."C"
AS9100 Rev. "C" is a widely adopted and standardized Quality Management System for the aerospace industry. Placed under the authority of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the European Association of Aerospace Industries, AS9100 incorporates ISO 9000 entirely, while adding additional requirements relating to quality, risk and safety. This ensures products have a consistently high level of quality, safety and reliability. Major aerospace manufacturers and suppliers world-wide require the certification as a precondition of doing business with them.
More information on AS9100 can be found at www.sae.org.
About Star Navigation: (www.star-navigation.com)
Star Navigation Systems Group Ltd. owns the exclusive worldwide license to its proprietary, patented In-flight Safety Monitoring System, STAR-ISMS®, the heart of the STAR-A.D.S. ™ System. It is the first system in the world to feature in-flight data-analysis, monitoring and diagnostics with a real-time connection between aircraft and ground. Its real-time capability of tracking performance trends and predicting incident-occurrence enhances aviation safety and improves fleet management while reducing costs for the operator.
Star's MMI Division designs and manufactures high performance mission critical flight deck, flat panel displays for defence and commercial aviation industries worldwide.
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