AG&T Lightweight Glass OK’d for Aircraft Interiors

AviationGlass & Technology (AG&T) of the Netherlands received approval for the first use of lightweight glass products for aircraft interiors. It comes in the form of an EASA STC for its ultra-thin glass mirrors and panels in a Falcon 900, and a production organization approval certificate for the company’s Netherlands manufacturing facility. The glass will replace all protective inner windowpanes in the cabin, and the mirrors will be installed in the lavatory. AG&T’s patented glass is up to 50 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than traditional polycarbonate products, according to John Rietveldt, AG&T’s CEO. Since 2010, the EASA has applied more stringent requirements for the use of glass inside aircraft cabins.