# STC ST11982CH - Type: Supplemental type certificate - Status: Current, Amended - Holder: Nextant Aerospace, United States - Description: Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System i - Applied: January 21, 2025 - Status date: September 25, 2025 - Product: Aircraft, Large Airplane - Certification basis: Part 25 - Data sheets: [TCDS TC00062IB](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC00062IB) - Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/5e/d6/5ed610a68750ce17a13472bea900992fce781760039e97627280942c3aff43da - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID146785208520251209155049.0001 - DRS record last changed: December 19, 2025 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11982CH ## ADs that name it (0) None. ## Approved models (2) - Embraer S.A. EMB-545 ([TCDS TC00062IB](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC00062IB)) - Embraer S.A. EMB-550 ([TCDS TC00062IB](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC00062IB)) ## What the certificate says Read from the PDF's text layer, without the form's printed wording; the layout is lost and the order can differ. The PDF is the record. FAA Form 8110-2 (05/24) Page 1 of 4 United States of America Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Supplemental Type Certificate Number: ST11982CH This certificate issued to: Part 25 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Original Product Type Certificate Number: TC00062IB Make: Embraer Model: EMB-545 ; EMB-550 Description of Type Design Change: Date of Application: January 21, 2025 Date Reissued: Date of Issuance: August 4, 2025 Date Amended: September 25, 2025 By Direction of the Administrator Signature: Brenda L. Litchfield ODA Administrator Title: Envoy Aerospace, LLC ODA-831240-CE Nextant Aerospace 18601 Cleveland Parkway Cleveland, OH 44135 1) This STC is applicable to all serial numbers for this Make-Model. 2) The installer must determine whether this design change is compatible with previously approved modifications. 3) FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, Nextant Aerospace Doc. No. NT0080-AFMS-0100, Revision A, approved September 25, 2025, or later FAA approved revision is required on board the modified aircraft. 4) For Nextant Aerospace Master Data List, Doc. No. NT0080-MDL0-0100, Configuration ID A, FAA Approved Instructions for Continued Airworthiness – Airworthiness Limitations, Section 04-00-00 of Nextant Aerospace Doc. No. NT0080-ICA0-0100, Revision B, approved September 25, 2025, or later FAA approved revision is a required part of this STC. Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System in accordance with Nextant Aerospace Master Data List, Doc. No. NT0080-MDL0-0100, Revision D, dated September 04, 2025, or later FAA-approved revisions. Based on 14 CFR §§ 21.115 and 21.101, and the FAA policy for design changes that are identified as not significant in FAA Order 8110.48A, the certification basis for the Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550 aircraft is as follows: a. The type certification basis for the Embraer EMB-545 and EMB-550 aircraft is shown on TCDS TC00062IB for parts not changed or affected by the change. b. This certification basis for parts changed or affected by the change since the reference date of application is based upon 14 CFR Part 25 as amended by Amendment 25-129 as follows: Applicable regulations at the latest amendment 25-0 through 25-129 § 25.29(a)(b) § 25.111(a)(b)(c)(d) § 25.113(a)(b) § 25.115(a)(b)(c) § 25.117 § 25.119(a)(b) § 25.121(a)(b)(c)(d) § 25.123(a)(b) § 25.147(a)(c)(d)(f) § 25.177(c)(d) § 25.251(a)(b)(c)(d)(e) § 25.301(a)(b) § 25.303 § 25.305(a)(b)(c) § 25.307(a) § 25.321(a)(b) § 25.331(a)(b)(c) § 25.335(a)(b)(c)(d) § 25.341(a) § 25.349(a)(b) § 25.351(a)(b) § 25.365(a)(b)(d)(e)(f) § 25.561(a)(b)(c) § 25.571(a)(b)(e)(1) § 25.581(a)(b)(c) § 25.601 § 25.603(a)(b)(c) § 25.605(a) § 25.607(a)(b)(c) § 25.609(a)(b) § 25.611(a)(b) § 25.613(a)(b)(c) § 25.619(a)(b)(c) § 25.625(a)(b)(c) § 25.629(a)(b)(1) § 25.773(a)(2) § 25.777(a)(c) § 25.789(a) § 25.841(a) § 25.853(a) § 25.869(a)(3) § 25.899(a)(b) § 25.901(c) § 25.903(c) § 25.981(a) § 25.1301(a)(1)(2)(3)(4)(b) § 25.1307(c) § 25.1309(a)(b)(d)(e)(f) § 25.1351(a) § 25.1353(a)(c) § 25.1357(a)(c) § 25.1360(a) § 25.1381(a)(b) § 25.1419(a) § 25.1431(a)(b)(c)(d) § 25.1501(a)(b) § 25.1519 § 25.1529 § 25.1581(a)(b)(d) § 25.1583(c) § 25.1585(a) § 25.1587(b) § 25.1701(a)(b) § 25.1703(a)(b) § 25.1705(b) § 25.1707(a)(b)(e)-(j)(l) § 25.1709(a)(b) § 25.1711(a)(c)(d)(e) § 25.1713(c) § 25.1715 § 25.1717 § 25.1719 § 25.1721(a)(b)(c) § 25.1729 Equivalent Level of Safety Findings ELOS Memo # ENV24074-T-25.251: Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Vibration and Buffeting Requirements on Embraer EMB-545 Airplane. ELOS Memo # ENV25023-T-25.251: Equivalent Level of Safety (ELOS) Finding for Vibration and Buffeting Requirements on Embraer EMB-550 Airplane. FAA Form 8110-2 (05/24) Page 4 of 4 (Continuation Sheet) Number: ST11982CH Date Amended: September 25, 2025 Limitations and Conditions (Continued): -----END----- 5) For Nextant Aerospace Master Data List, Doc. No. NT0080-MDL0-0100, Configuration ID B, F AA Approved Instructions for Continued Airworthiness – Airworthiness Limitations, Section 04-00-00 of Nextant Aerospace Doc. No. NT0080-ICA0-0200, Revision B, approved September 25, 2025, or later FAA approved revision is a required part of this STC. 6) For Nextant Aerospace Master Data List, Doc. No. NT0080-MDL0-0100, Configuration ID C, F AA Approved Instructions for Continued Airworthiness – Airworthiness Limitations, Section 04-00-00 of Nextant Aerospace Doc. No. NT0080-ICA0-0500, Revision A, approved September 25, 2025, or later FAA approved revision is a required part of this STC. 7) This modification requires that the aircraft be shown to be electromagnetically compatible with transmitting portable electronics devices (T-PEDS) that utilize wireless data technologies. 8) The system is intended to provide non-essential, non-required internet connection and email services to the airplane’s cabin using portable electronic devices (PEDs). Any other intended function of this equipment will require a re-examination of the certification basis. 9) If the holder agrees to permit another person to use this certificate to alter a product, the holder must give the other person written evidence of that permission. ## Every issue (1) - September 25, 2025: Amended, Current. 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