Orbit Flight Training, part of Thomson Training and Simulation, is installing an Airbus A300-600 Full Flight Simulator (FFS),convertible to an A310, to operate alongside its A320 FFS at its East Midlands Training Centre. Orbit is also offering A340 FFS training at its Gatwick Airport facility, which will move to Heathrow in mid-1999. Thomson has also been selected by Knight Simulation of Vancouver, Canada, to supply two Airbus simulators, with six options.
Source: Flight International
Airbus A220 operators have been instructed to verify the presence and correct installation of fuse pins in the main landing-gear, after a pin was found to be missing on one aircraft. Examination of the aircraft during scheduled maintenance determined that a pintle fuse pin in the left-hand main landing-gear was ...
Embraer’s automatic take-off system for the E2 is intended to offer increased range by balancing various criteria in order to ensure greater accuracy and efficiency during rotation. The airframer aims to make the Embraer Enhanced Take-off System – or E2TS – available from the fourth quarter of next year. Embraer ...
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
