All Safety News – Page 1425
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Team formed for ATC work
Aeronautical Telecommunications Network Systems has announced the formation of a six-company team, led by AlliedSignal, to develop technology for air traffic control systems of the future. Work on the Router Reference Implementation (RRI) programme will begin in December ‘96 with first deliveries in May 1998. The US-French team ...
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Flightspares named as agent for Morse
Flightspares is celebrating the signing of a contract to become a worldwide aftermarket distributor of Morse Controls aviation products for civil operators. This latest signing on Tuesday in Hall 1/D22 was the third new international contract in the last year for the UK firm and comes hard on the ...
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Barco panel display is a real family affair
Judging by the number of new products on the Barco stand in Hall 1/A12 the Belgian firm has been busy in the last year or so. Barco has launched, here at Farnborough, a complete family of Ruggedised Flat Panel Displays, all of which are on display, and all of ...
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Would-be pilots can have a go in simulators
Aerospace industry executives who have always looked at the pilot and thought "I could do that" can now get the chance to prove it, thanks to British Airways. BA has decided to take out its mobile simulator to corporate events to allow executives - key business customers of the ...
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The voice of Farnborough enjoys every moment
When Stratton Richey arrived at rain-soaked Farnborough yesterday, he surveyed the clag and thought "brilliant". Richey, the airshow commentator, immediately knew that the early morning bad weather would disappear by the afternoon, clearing the skies for a full flying display programme. Richey is the man behind the microphone ...
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Quick cover-up belies A-330 TIFF
Rumours of a three-way bust-up between Airbus, Malaysian Airlines System (MAS) and leasing company ILFC were reinforced on Wednesday afternoon when the A-330 reappeared at Farnborough following a trip to Toulouse for a hasty paint job. When it opened Wednesday's show along with its four-engined big brother the A-340, ...
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Free flight no longer a flight of fantasy
In six months, the transition to free flight has progressed ten years, says Clay Jones, vice-president and general manager of Rockwell Collins Air Transport division. Speaking at the show, he says: "A lot has occurred since I spoke in Singapore about the transition to free flight. I said ...
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TCAS first
British Airways is the launch customer for Honeywell's new version of its TCAS II Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance product, dubbed TCAS 2000, which is scheduled for certification in July 1997. Honeywell says the new TCAS will support the anticipated growth in Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems in the future ...
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TCAS first
Farnborough-based Data Sciences has won the £500,000 ($780,000) contract to supply a Jetstream Instrument Trainer (JIT) to the RAF Multi-Engined Training Squadron (METS) at RAF Cranwell. Announcing the news at Farnborough, Andy Roberts, Data Sciences chief executive officer, says: "The development time for the trainer is only eight months ...
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Compact Leopard knocks spots off the opposition
One of the stars of the static display is the diminutive and attractive twin turbo-fan CMC Leopard - designed and built in Britain - which attracts admiring glances due to its Ferrari-like good looks and high-quality finish. A four-seat mini-business jet, the Leopard prototype 002 is within a month ...
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Display easy on eyes
Palomar Products is demonstrating HighBright Sunlight Readable Displays, developed to provide easily readable images in high ambient light operating conditions for air traffic control towers. The Californian firm, a management-buy-out from Hughes aircraft, is making its debut at Farnborough and can be found in Hall 2/A27. The display, ...
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New seat for Sikorsky
Things are looking up for local UK firm St Bernard Composites which has just signed a deal with Hispano-Suiza, for three years, to supply bonded acoustic panels for the Airbus A320 thrust reversal system. St Bernard Composites, exhibiting in Hall 4/B5, is also showing off a new seat bucket ...
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Aircraft video system gets a safety rating
British Aerospace (Systems and Equipment) (BASE) and DM Aerospace, a division of Dedicated Microcomputers Group, are to develop an aircraft video flight recorder which will provide a crash protected environment for the digital recording of video data from the flight deck or from external cameras. An MoU by the ...
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Unique airbag answers new safety rule
The first-ever airbag for commercial aircraft is on display at Farnborough. Manufacturer Airline Interiors chose Farnborough for its airshow debut and to show off a number of new products that make flying safer for commercial passengers. The unique airbag system, fitted in front of the first row of ...
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Nothing fishy about Goodrich
Goodrich Aerospace, the sole manufacturer of the landing gear for the Boeing 747, has been catching attention and reeling in the visitors with an aquarium on its stand in Hall 4/D5. The American firm is offering a little peace and quiet amid the frenetic activity of the Farnborough show. ...
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Park Air launch advanced VHF
Park Air Electronics has launched the next generation VHF digital ground-to-air radio here at Farnborough. The series 5000 working demo, which can be seen in Hall 2/B14, employs Differential Eight Phase Shift Key (D8PSK) modulation. Speed It is the first radio of its kind from ...
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RJE beacon is shining example
American firm RJE International, manufacturers of underwater, research and recovery navigation systems, is being represented for the first time at Farnborough by Glendale International in Hall 2/A37. One of the many displays is an underwater locator beacon which bolts on to black boxes, as used on the TWA 747 ...
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Near-miss highlights need for radio system upgrade
Details of one of the most serious near-miss aviation incidents ever recorded in Britain came to light in an official Civil Aviation Authority report last month. British Aerospace Systems and Equipment (BASE) is using the report to highlight the significance of its Contran VHF radio anti-blocking system. The ...
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Airbus fights back with $2.5 billion sales
Airbus Industrie has announced two new orders for a total of 14 aircraft worth nearly $1.5 billion. The company also has a long-awaited $950 million order from Asiana Airlines for 18 A321s. But, despite the celebrations, Airbus did not miss the chance to attack Boeing's previous day's announcement ...
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Boeing bullish on future of 500X/600X
Boeing's proposed 747-500X ultra-long-range aircraft will be able to fly London-Perth non-stop, programme manager Jon Hayhurst said at the Show yesterday. "That's probably the most commercially significant route to potential customers," says Hayhurst who adds that the aircraft will also be capable of flying non-stop between Dakar and Chicago ...