A five-screen glass cockpit supplied by Thales Avionics is the key element of the new -600 version of the ATR 42/72 turboprop family, launched last week. The new family, which will be progressively introduced during the second half of 2010, will also feature a 300kg (660lb) increase in maximum take-off and maximum zero fuel weights more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engines and the latest in light-emitting diode lighting inside the cabin.
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Source: Flight International
The Federal Aviation Administration will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the Boeing 737 Max’s CFM International Leap-1B turbofan.
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace has selected Plattsburgh International airport in upstate New York as the location for the maiden sortie of its HX-1 demonstrator – a flight that will take place with a pilot on board.
