Systems & interiors – Page 214
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News'Flying' the 787 full flight simulator
Flightglobal's operations and safety editor David Learmount tested the Boeing 787 simulator at Boeing UK Training and Flight Services near Gatwick, and gives his impressions:
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NewsPARIS: Rolls-Royce prepares to support 787 service entry
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work on a third package of improvements for the Trent 1000 aimed at the stretched -9 variant of the aircraft.
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PARIS: Green sky thinking: Airbus FYI competition turns final
This week Airbus will reveal the winner of its second "Fly Your Ideas" (FYI) student research competition at the Paris air show, after the manufacturer invited young people around the globe to come up with fresh ideas to make aviation more environmentally friendly.
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PARIS: Parker develops thermal management, lubrication system packages
Parker Aerospace (hall 5, stand D264) has developed thermal management and lubrication system packages for aircraft engines. "The customisable packages...
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PARIS: R-R details Trent 1000 roadmap as service entry looms
Rolls-Royce is preparing to power the Boeing 787's service entry with All Nippon Airways, scheduled for the third quarter, as it simultaneously starts work...
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PARIS: ACG scores aerospace technology first
UK firm Advanced Composites Group (ACG) has scored an aerospace first with its industry-leading out-of-autoclave (OoA) technology. Midlands-based ACG...
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A400M engine set to propel Ratier-Figeac's fortunes
The A400M's giant propellers are Ratier-Figeac's most high-profile piece of kit. But the company's products go under the skin
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ICAO adopts new standards for fatigue-risk management
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has adopted new standards for fatigue-risk management systems, which will come into effect towards the end of this year.
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Saab works with Geven to design new aircraft seats
Saab is partnering with Italian manufacturer Geven to introduce a new seat for the Saab 340 and Saab 2000 turboprops.
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ACI chief warns Europe will be isolated from growth unless politicians act
Airports Council International Europe president Ad Rutten has warned Europe's politicians that the continent's economy risks becoming isolated from the growth areas of the world unless they address aviation infrastructure capacity, and embrace more liberalised bilateral aviation treaties.
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Strikes make 2010 a bad year for European ATM performance
Last year saw a decline in European air traffic management efficiency by almost every measure, and industrial action was the largest single factor, according to the Eurocontrol Performance Review Unit's report on 2010.
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NewsBoeing advancing 737 rate to 42 by 2014
Boeing is raising 737 output further, to 42 a month by the first half of 2014, as it works through a backlog of 2,100 aircraft.
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NewsBoeing tests hybrid laminar flow control for 787-9
Boeing has begun flight testing a hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) surface aboard one of its 787 test aircraft, aimed at cutting the drag of its 787-9 horizontal and vertical stabilisers.
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NewsBoeing advancing 737 rate to 42 by 2014
Boeing has announced it will add a third 737 production rate increase, with plans to boost narrowbody output to 42 aircraft per month by the first half of...
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NewsGalaxy Tabs and iPads won't destroy case for embedded IFE, say stalwarts
News that Oneworld alliance partners American Airlines and British Airways are to distribute Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Apple iPads, respectively, in certain...
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NewsThree major airlines gear up for in-trail tests with ACSS
British Airways, Delta Air Lines and US Airways are to conduct in-trail procedure tests, beginning in the second half of the year, using equipment from the ACSS joint venture between L-3 and Thales.
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PARIS: Alcoa - aluminium can trump carbonfibre
Boeing's decision to make the 787 out of carbonfibre was the right choice at the time. It was also a kick-in-the-teeth wake-up call for a company that for...
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NewsFAA demands mandatory seat checks for 36,000 Cessna types
US safety regulators have mandated the inspection of seat fixtures on 36,000 single- and twin-engined Cessna aircraft at an estimated overall cost of more than $3 million.
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Thales to deliver A350 avionics in 2011
Testing is under way of Thales's cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft before the end of 2011.