All Ops & safety articles – Page 378
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NewsPARIS: Thales's flightdeck of the future on show at Paris
The primary flight display in Thales's vision of the future flightdeck is a broad screen showing a blue-sky synthetic vision of the real outside world, but...
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PARIS: Thales Eurocat ATM system goes live
Thales (hall Concorde) has revealed at Paris that an expanding partnership of air navigation service providers has launched its Eurocat air traffic control...
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PARIS: Elbit unveils airliner anti-missile countermeasures model
Israeli company Elbit Systems has unveiled a full-size model of its commercial multi-spectral infrared countermeasure (C-MUSIC) system for the protection of large jet aircraft against man-portable missiles at the show.
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PARIS: Sapphire aims to produce commercial levels of algae fuel by 2018
Sapphire Energy is using the Paris air show to promote its algae-derived renewable jet fuel, which it aims to produce at commercially viable levels within seven years.
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Paris: CSeries geared turbofan takes off
Pratt & Whitney's Bombardier CSeries PW1524G turbofan has completed its first flight on the company's Mirabel, Canada-based Boeing 747SP testbed.
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PARIS: Bulwell gears up for complex assignment
Bulwell Precision Engineers has invested in machining and equipment as it prepares to execute a contract to manufacture actuation equipment based on complex valve blocks.
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PARIS: Get off my jet!
Bordeaux-based OVIV Security Technologies has developed a motion sensor and video recording system to put an end to restless nights for owners of top-end business jets while their winged treasures are parked unsupervised at airports.
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PARIS: Ontic to provide repairs on Hawker 800 blended wingtips
Legacy after-market components specialist Ontic is to provide repairs and product support to owners of Hawker 800 series aircraft fitted with Aviation Partners blended wingtips.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing mulls 777-9X
With the show's attention focused on Boeing's as-yet undeclared plans for its 737, the airframer has revealed it is examining near- and long-term 777 improvements, including conceptual studies for aircraft it has dubbed the 777-8X and 777-9X, intended as a possible response to the updated Airbus A350-1000.
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PARIS: Neo dominates Airbus orderbook while Boeing orders mount
Airbus' domination of the show with the A320neo continued on the second day, while Boeing quietly racked up a number of new orders as Aeroflot, Norwegian,...
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JetBlue seeks to ‘mitigate’ 25 E-190s
JetBlue Airways is examining options to reduce its Embraer E-190 orderbook by 25 aircraft to support its recent conclusion that the optimal number of 100-seat...
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PARIS: Embraer concerned over subsidies to new jet competitors
Embraer does not perceive any serious threat from new regional aircraft in Asia and Russia but has expressed concern over government funding for their development.
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NewsPARIS: 747-8F biofuel pilot takes landmark flight in his stride
One of the pilots who flew the biofuel-powered Boeing 747-8 Freighter from Seattle to Le Bourget has described the landmark flight as uneventful, with nothing out of the ordinary to report.
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PARIS: Thales delivers SESAR progress report and calls for funding
Thales is pressing the EU to release funds for the deployment phase of the SESAR programme, aimed at boosting efficiency and capacity in the continent's air traffic management system.
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NewsPARIS: Sukhoi launches corporate version of Superjet
Sukhoi is to launch a business jet version of its Superjet 100 regional aircraft but appears to be backing away from a stretched variant in the near term.
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PARIS: Comac formally seals CFM deal
Chinese company Comac has formally signed an agreement with engine manufacturer CFM International, making its Leap-X1C engine the sole powerplant to launch...
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NewsPARIS: Daher polishes up ENAC’s Trinidad cockpits
France's ENAC national school of civil aviation has contracted Daher-Socata to upgrade its 37-strong TB20 Trinidad fleet with Garmin's...
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Sydney and Melbourne flights hit by ash cloud
Disruptions to Australian air services have continued, affecting the country's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne, as an ash cloud resulted in the cancellation...
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Tu-134 crashes on landing in Russia
Russian investigators are to open an inquiry after a Tupolev Tu-134 crashed at the airport of Petrozavodsk.
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Qantas, Tiger Airways and Virgin suspend Australia services
Qantas Airways and Tiger Airways Australia have suspended some Australian domestic services today due to an ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Chile.