All Ops & safety articles – Page 401
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KLM to begin regular biofuel-powered flights in September
KLM is to begin a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle in September.
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PARIS: L-3 secures EU safety approval for baggage scanner
Massachusetts-based L-3 Security & Detection Systems revealed that its "eXaminer XLB" baggage scanner has been granted the EU's Standard 3 aviation safety approval.
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PARIS: Altran and EADS eye airports of the future
France-based engineering consultancy Altran and EADS Innovations Works have joined forces to find solutions on how airport congestion could be avoided in future - and come up with two concepts for a post-2040 hub.
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PARIS: Europe approves ISS 757 glass cockpit
Exton, Pennsylvania-based avionics supplier Innovative Solutions & Support has been given supplemental type certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency for its retrofit "glass cockpit" display system for Boeing 757 aircraft.
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Qantas reaches settlement with Rolls-Royce over QF32
Australia's Qantas Airways reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce in relation to the uncontained engine failure on an Airbus A380 in November.
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NewsPARIS: Carbon fibre or aluminium? Too early to forecast
Will the next-generation single-aisle aircraft be made of plastic or metal? No-one has given this more thought than GKN director of...
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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.