All Ops & safety articles – Page 1383
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Licencing and major regulatory issues
REGULATIONS which affect cross-crew qualification (CCQ) and mixed-fleet flying sometimes directly limit the number of commercial type-ratings a pilot is allowed to have on his licence, but in all cases specify the training necessary first to obtain the type ratings and then to maintain type-rating currency. The regulatory components are: ...
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MDC wins $1.3 billion order from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has ordered a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11F long-range trijet freighters in a deal potentially worth $1.3 billion, it was announced at the show yesterday. The deal covers five firm MD-11 freighters, worth $550 million, and options for seven more. It represents a breakthrough for McDonnell ...
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Radar footprint
The mystery of the radar-evading capabilities of the super-secret Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber intensified yesterday when Farnborough air traffic controllers reported they had tracked the aircraft during its brief appearance at Farnborough on Monday. A National ATC spokesman says the Siemens Plessy Watchman radar on the show site ...
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New concept challenges reverse thrust thinking
A novel concept that could change the way manufacturers look at thrust reversers was unveiled at Farnborough on Wednesday by French firm Hurel-Dubois. Called Papillon, it is a bypass thrust reverser which is aimed specifically at underwing-mounted bypass systems. "This proves our commitment to innovation," says commercial director ...
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Buyers time for Westland
Direct contact between GKN Westland buyers and potential component suppliers was the aim of yesterday's "meet the buyer" day organised at its exhibit. Chris Loney, GKN Westland director of public affairs, described the event as an "exciting idea" that allows face-to-face contact between key industry specialists. "Too often ...
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Top that! Full marks for Farnborough '96
Organisers of Farnborough ‘96 looked back on the world's best-known airshow this week and said: "The best just got better." When the curtain eventually drops on the final trade day of the show today, more than 130,000 visitors will have flooded through the Farnborough front gates, a 10% increase ...
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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 ...