Side-by-side
CEL Aviation vs Hughey & Phillips
Two Runway Lighting & Airfield Electrical suppliers compared on Aviation Souk. Stats, certifications, and supplier-declared strengths drawn from the indexed profiles. Both compete in Runway Lighting & Airfield Electrical, Obstruction, Aeronautical Beacon & Heliport Lighting.
Souk's data signal
Where the AI cites each one.
CEL Aviation
Rich · 60%
4 products · 3 certs · 0 named installations
Hughey & Phillips
Rich · 65%
9 products · 0 certs · 0 named installations
Verified certifications & approvals
CEL Aviation
- ●UK CAA — Frangible airport structures and obstruction lighting
- ●ICAO — Frangible airport structures and obstruction lighting compliance
- ●FAA — Obstruction lighting compliance
Hughey & Phillips
No verified certs surfaced from supplier source.
Top products extracted
CEL Aviation
Frangible airport approach lighting mast structuresLED aviation obstruction lightsInfrared aviation obstruction lightsExel Composites frangible airport products
Hughey & Phillips
Constant Current Regulators (CCR) — L-828/L-829In-Pavement Lights (L-850, L-852 Series LED)Elevated Lights (L-861, L-862, L-804 Series LED)PAPI System (L-880/L-881 LED)REIL (L-849I/V LED)HORIZON SMART-CON X4L-858 LED Guidance SignsSolar Lights (LED Markers)+1 more
Procurement comparison
The spec-by-spec breakdown.
| Procurement dimension | CEL Aviation | Hughey & Phillips |
|---|---|---|
| Country of origin | XX | US |
| Headquarters | — | Urbana, Ohio, USA |
| Founded · years in Gulf | — · Gulf tenure not declared | 1956 · 20 yrs in Gulf |
| Categories overlap | Both: Runway Lighting & Airfield Electrical · Obstruction, Aeronautical Beacon & Heliport Lighting | Both: Runway Lighting & Airfield Electrical · Obstruction, Aeronautical Beacon & Heliport Lighting |
| GCC airport installations | 0 indexed GCC airports | 5 indexed GCC airports DXBAUHJEDRUHDOH |
| Certifications | None declared. | Only here: FAA AC 150/5345-43, FAA L-810/L-864/L-865, ICAO Annex 14, ETL |
| Flagship products | 4 flagship products Frangible airport approach lighting mast structures · LED aviation obstruction lights · Infrared aviation obstruction lights · Exel Composites frangible airport products | 4 flagship products FTB 205 Medium-Intensity Dual (L-864/L-865) · SO-L-810 Low-Intensity · Airport Rotating Beacon L-802A · Helipad Perimeter Light |
| International airports | 0 indexed | 0 indexed |
| Tier on Aviation Souk | Verified (data-rich) | Verified (data-rich) |
| Decision fork | If a leaner GCC footprint is acceptable, CEL Aviation (0). | If proven GCC airport installations matter most (5 on file), Hughey & Phillips. |
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