All Systems & Interiors news – Page 421
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DOT watchdog: Runway status lights “viable” for preventing incursions
Warning lights placed at runway ends and at the intersections between taxiways and runways are "a viable technology for preventing runway incursions", says...
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PICTURES: BA Boeing 777 Heathrow crash evidence
Close-up photographs of the fan blades in the port (No 1) and starboard (No 2) engines show dramatically different damage patterns. The considerable damage...
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Power loss caused BA 777 crash landing at Heathrow
All 136 passengers from a British Airways Boeing 777-200 were evacuated, three of them suffering minor injuries, when the aircraft was badly damaged by landing...
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Business briefs
Airbus to shortlist Laupheim plant candidates restructuring Airbus is preparing to shortlist three to five companies for the sale of its Laupheim,...
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VIDEO: BAE wins CV-22 gun contract
The 7.62mm-calibre weapon is officially labeled as an “interim all-quadrant defensive weapon”, but would be the first weapon system to be embedded within the internal structure of a V-22 airframe.
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Lufthansa announces Class II EFB solution across its fleet
Lufthansa Systems has announced it is working with the airline to develop a "next generation" Class II electronic flight bag (EFB) that will be compatible...
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NASA designs lunar positioning system for exploration
NASA is developing a lunar positioning system satellite constellation that would enable its Altair...
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Comment - electric shock
As aircraft system design becomes "more electric" and avionic systems more integrated, protection against common-cause failures must be taken more seriously at the design stage
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BA pilots push for single pool to crew OpenSkies
British Airways pilots are to press for a single pilot corps from which to draw crews for the carrier's new transatlantic subsidiary carrier OpenSkies, following...
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Control board to monitor management of USA’s ADS-B system
The USA's Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO), which facilitates activities for the Federal Aviation Administration's next generation air transportation...