Live mandate radar
ELT(DT) — Distress Tracking·T-51d·ICAOTCAS II v7.1·T-96d·ICAOSC 25.795·T-106d·FAALink 2000+ / CPDLC·T-142d·EASASPA.HEMS.130·T-157d·EASACS 25.787·T-174d·EASAADS-B Out v2·T-210d·EASARNP AR APCH·T-234d·CAAELT(DT) — Distress Tracking·T-51d·ICAOTCAS II v7.1·T-96d·ICAOSC 25.795·T-106d·FAALink 2000+ / CPDLC·T-142d·EASASPA.HEMS.130·T-157d·EASACS 25.787·T-174d·EASAADS-B Out v2·T-210d·EASARNP AR APCH·T-234d·CAA
Cobalt Aerospace
// About Cobalt Aerospace

Founded by engineers.
Run by engineers.

We started Cobalt Aerospace in 2009 because we’d watched too many good aircraft modifications stall in certification ping-pong between airframer, vendor and authority. Today we’re a 38-engineer EASA Part 21J design organisation issuing STCs and major repair approvals under our own DOA — no delegated authority calls, no closure-meeting surprises.

// Approvals

The credentials that matter.

We hold and maintain the approvals that let us classify, engineer and issue modifications under our own organisation — without paying for delegated authority involvement.

  • EASA.21J.0892

    Part 21J Design Organisation Approval

  • EASA.21J.0892

    DOA scope: CS-23/25/27/29

  • ISO 9001:2015

    Quality management certification

  • AS/EN 9100D

    Aviation, space & defence QMS

  • FAA ODA pending

    Validation pathway in submission

  • UK CAA CAP 1142

    Validation for UK-registered aircraft

// Timeline

Fifteen years on the hangar floor.

  1. 2009Cobalt Aerospace incorporated at Cranfield Airport with three founders out of Airbus UK.
  2. 2013EASA Part 21J Subpart J Design Organisation Approval granted: EASA.21J.0892.
  3. 2016First widebody STC issued — A330 VIP cabin reconfiguration. Programme delivered in 28 weeks.
  4. 2019Scope extended to CS-29 rotorcraft. AW139 NVIS programme issued for Nordic HEMS operator.
  5. 2022100th STC issued. CPDLC ATN-B1 retrofit programmes commence across European narrow-body fleets.
  6. 2024Programme management practice formalised. 38 engineers; offices in Cranfield, Toulouse and Sintra.
  7. 2026412 STCs delivered across 37 states of registration. Mandate Radar shipped publicly.

// Engineering leadership

The people signing the Form 31.

Dr. Eleanor Vance

Head of Airworthiness

// Form 4 · CVE, Structures

Marcus Reid

Head of Engineering

// Form 4 · CVE, Systems & Avionics

Priya Iyer

Chief Certification Engineer

// Form 4 · CVE, Powerplant

James Holloway

Programme Director

// Ex-CAA · 24 yrs cert

Astrid Lindqvist

Senior Stress Engineer

// DTA · CS-25 / CS-29

Theo Anand

Flight Test Engineer

// Cat-A · 1,200 test hours

// Recent programmes

Selected case studies.

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Major Change18w

// Airbus A320neo

CPDLC ATN-B1 retrofit — narrow-body fleet of 14

Full retrofit of FANS-1/A+ CPDLC across 14 frames. Wiring substantiation, ATSU dual-loader, EFB integration. Issued under our DOA without delegated authority calls.

European low-cost carrierLinked to EU 2023/1770
STC22w

// Leonardo AW139

NVIS cockpit conversion + HTAWS Class A

Night-vision compatible lighting redesign, friendly cockpit photometrics, dual-mode external lighting and Mark VIII HTAWS integration. STC issued in 22 weeks.

Nordic HEMS providerSPA.HEMS.130(d)
Major Change34w

// Airbus A330-200

VIP cabin reconfiguration — 12 zones

Full re-substantiation of 12-zone VIP cabin: 16G HIC compliance, 9G monument restraint, lavatory smoke detection. Coordinated with completions centre across 4 countries.

Head-of-state operator
Minor Change6w

// ATR 72-600

GADSS-compliant ELT(DT) retrofit

Quick-turn retrofit of GADSS distress-tracking ELT, antenna substantiation and HIRF coupon testing. Two-aircraft pilot extended to fleet of 9.

Regional operator, Atlantic opsICAO Annex 6 6.18