Thales Training & Simulation has been selected by Qantas to supply two full flight simulators (FFS), one for the Airbus A330-200 and one for the Boeing 767-300.
The two Level D simulators will use C2000X architecture and be qualified to ICAO Level II. The A330 device will be designed to the next generation Airbus standard.
Source: Flight Daily News
Boeing has tweaked upward its 20-year aircraft-demand forecast, predicting airlines will need more jets than previously expected due to an extraordinarily large number of older aircraft that soon must be replaced.
Airbus’s A321XLR has initially been certified with a maximum take-off weight of 97t, but the airframer is working on approval for higher weights for the twinjet. This 97t figure is the same MTOW as the XLR’s immediate predecessor, the A321LR. The airframer had originally stated – when its unveiled the ...
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