Systems & interiors – Page 779
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Pegasus FMS heads for A340 flight tests with CNS/ATM
Airbus Industrie plans to use an A340 to flight test an advanced Honeywell Pegasus flight management system (FMS) fitted, for the first time, with communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) functionality. New functions include dual system communication links via Airbus' air traffic services unit (ATSU). The FMS-ATSU link provides ...
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Gulf Air transfers line maintenance to GAMCO
Gulf Air has signed off the transfer of its entire line maintenance to sister company Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO), and is beginning to replace its Boeing 767s with new Airbus A330-200s. The agreement to transfer the airline's worldwide line maintenance operation to GAMCO is part of an effort to ...
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Ferranti shows precision electronics
Ferranti Technologies (FTL) is exhibiting its range of electronic, electrical and precision electro-mechanical equipment in Hall 2B/8 at the Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace Stand. The display includes the company's FTS-10 inertial grade accelerometer for strap-down navigational systems and missile guidance systems. FTL's power conversion products are also on ...
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Avoiding the hot seat
As one of the first manufacturers of flame-resistant aircraft seating, Vauth & Sohn has a history of keeping pilots and passengers out of the hot seat. The German company manufactures both cushions and armrests, counting among its customers major airlines worldwide from Air Canada to Qantas Airways. Vauth & ...
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Sweet sense
Unwelcome toilet smells could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a range of deodorising sprays launched at the air show by the PSA/SPCA joint venture. "Lav Odor Eliminator will help cure one of the biggest problems airlines face," says export manager Philippe Jean Peter of the ...
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Floor lighting system puts fluorescence to work
Geoff Thomas Airlines and their passengers all get frustrated by delays - especially if the cause is something as simple as the emergency floor-level lighting not working. Wiring can become damaged, bulbs may fail or the emergency battery could be discharged; whatever the cause, the problem puts non-operational ...
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Meggitt's multi-million bid
Meggitt laid out its stall on the eve of the show with a US$380million bid for the Whittaker Group. UK-based Meggitt has followed a strategic acquisition policy to exploit niche markets in the aerospace industry. Whittaker's aircraft fire and smoke detection systems will make a good fit with its ...
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Ultra to supply anti-ice support for Beech 1900D
Raytheon Aircraft and Ultra Electronics have signed a second deal in the space of a few days here at the show. Ultra's controls division has been selected to supply ice-protection power generation systems for the Raytheon Beech 1900D. The hub integrated power and switching system (HIPSS) was chosen after ...
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Waterbomber set for passenger role
Alan Peaford A new sector in the regional aircraft market was confirmed yesterday when Beta Air outlined its plans to offer a 72-seat passenger version of its jet-powered waterbomber. The Be-200 has impressed the crowds at Le Bourget with its fire-fighting capabilities, dropping 6,000 tonnes of water in ...
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Boeing offers transatlanticall-business class 737NG
Graham Warwick Airlines are being offered a version of the 737-based Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) that could be used to fly 50-60 all business-class passengers across the Atlantic. The proposed 737-700ERX is "fundamentally a BBJ," John Roundhill, vice-president product strategy and development said at the show. The ...
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Surf an aircraft
Buy your aircraft on-line - that's the deal being offered by Gulfstream, allowing potential customers to preview pre-owned aircraft from the comfort of their own homes. By accessing www.gulfstreampreowned.com, visitors will be able to obtain photographs, aircraft specifications, features and maintenance history. The site will also feature a video ...
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Joint venture
A new joint venture is being formed in the field of aircraft landing gear maintenance, following the signing of a letter of intent by Messier Services and SIA Engineering (SAIEC). Under the agreement SAIEC will take a 40% share in Messier Services' Asian overhaul plant in Singapore. The ...
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Fasteners site
Fairchild Fasteners has launched an Internet site. The company, which specialises in latches, screws, nuts and bolts, rivets, composites and inserts, has developed the site so that visitors can easily download brochures and catalogues. Users can also access a global directory and retrieve technical information on products organised into ...
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Plastics substitute from Kafus seeks industry approval
Mike Martin A first-time exhibitor at the show is aiming to win over the aerospace industry to an environmentally-friendly plastics substitute material for use in aircraft interiors. Kafus did it with the automotive industry, signing a strategic collaborative agreement with Ford's Visteon division to develop and manufacture mat ...
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Solution to 'blue ice' valve testing problem
To some people living under the approach paths of busy airports, the sky really is falling. 'Blue ice' is the euphemistically-named substance formed when leaks from aircraft toilets freeze at altitude. As an aircraft begins its descent, lumps of ice can break off - hurtling towards earth and thus ...
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Isovolta laminates display versatility
Clad in a costume fit to grace any catwalk in Paris, never mind an airshow stand, a gleaming silver mannequin shows just how versatile Isovolta's decorative laminates can be. The Austrian company is making its regular trip to Paris at Hall 5/D8 with its range of products for cabin ...
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ANA converts 777 orders to long-range -200ERs
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) has converted an order for a single Boeing 777-200 and three 777-300s to four longer-range 777-200ERs as part of its newly unveiled restructuring plan. ANA spokeswoman Kate Opekar says from Tokyo that the first of the new aircraft will be delivered in October ...
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'no easy rides' - eurofighter
Alan Dron Eurofighter yesterday bluntly warned that any suppliers to the EF2000 fighter project will be dropped if they fail to deliver their parts of the programme. Speaking at the show, deputy managing director Luis Muñoz says: "Suppliers have a critical role to play. We are demanding that ...
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Delta and datalex-web seek IT solutions together
Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Technology, the information technology (IT) subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has signed a long-term joint development plan with Dublin-based IT firm Datalex-Web Ventures to build new reservations and information systems for the carrier's user applications. The systems will provide Delta with a new call centre ...
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Optical fibres are light years ahead of wires
Mark Hannant The lid came off the world's first optically powered aircraft fuel quantity control indicating system at the show yesterday. By eliminating all electrical connections between an aircraft fuel tank and its avionics and power busses, the application, developed by Raytheon and Smiths Industries, will improve reliability. ...