Aircraft News - Europe.For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Sep 4, 2006 ABX Air, Boeing ABX Air, which was Innovative Solutions & Support's first customer for its Flat Panel Display A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time System retrofit on the 767, announced Friday that the two companies will partner in developing and installing a system on a 767-200ER belonging to an unidentified third party. ABX ABX Antibiotics ABX Airborne Express ABX Abstracting ABX Albury, New South Wales, Australia - Albury (Airport Code) ABX Automatic Branch Exchange ABx Non-Antibiotics ABX Asset Backed Securities Index ABX Acoustic Bass Extension holds a supplemental type certificate The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) is the Federal Aviation Administration term for the approval that extends a type certificate for modifications made to an airframe, engine, or appliance. External links
FPDS Ford Product Development System FPDS Fraksi Partai Damai Sejahtera FPDS Fire Prevention, Detection and Suppression FPDS Force Protection Demining System FPDS Fire Priority Dispatch System for the 737-300/-400/-500 at the Farnborough Air Show The Farnborough International Airshow is a seven-day international trade fair for the aerospace business which is held biennially in England. The airshow is organised by Farnborough International Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of British aerospace industry's body the Society . "The flat panel display system includes primary flight/navigation display systems that can be retrofit in less than four days by ABX Air. Our customer will begin with the implementation of the IS&S STC STC Supplemental Type Certificate (FAA) STC Society for Technical Communication STC Subject to Change STC Surf the Channel (website) STC Sound Transmission Class STC Singapore Turf Club and add other features, including Electronic Flight Bag Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. , a dedicated standby flight instrument and an [EICAS EICAS Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System EICAS Engine Instrument and Crew Alerting System (aviation) EICAS Engine Indicating and Condition Advisory System EICAS Engine Indication Crew Alert System EICAS Engine Indication and Crew Advisory System ], as they become available," ABX Director-Technical Sales Bill Brown said. Aug 28, 2006 Airbus, Boeing, Aer Lingus Aer Lingus intends to order up to 14 long-haul aircraft, with negotiations starting this fall for 787s and A350 XWBs, the Financial Times reported. The airline firmed up an order for two A330s in March 2006. Aug 29, 2006 Airbus, EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study EADS neither confirmed nor denied reports that Vneshtorgbank, a state-owned Russian bank, has acquired a 4.5%-5% stake in Airbus's parent company. Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported yesterday that Vneshtorgbank purchased $1 billion worth of EADS shares. Aug 30, 2006 Airbus, Engine Alliance Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 completes first flight. The first Engine Alliance GP7200-powered A380 completed its initial test flight Friday, returning to Toulouse after flying over southern France for 4 hr. 10 min.Engine Alliance, the GE/Pratt & Whitney joint venture, delivered the GP7200s in autumn 2005 but production delays not associated with the engines pushed back the first test flight several months. It becomes the fifth A380 in Airbus's test fleet following four Trent 900-powered aircraft. Six airlines have chosen the Engine Alliance GP7200, derived from the GE90 and PW4000 programs, to power a combined 82 A380s on firm order, according to Airbus. The remaining 58 on order will be powered by Trent 900s. The first GP7200-powered A380 is scheduled to be delivered to Emirates next year. GP7200 test engines accumulated 7,000 cycles in ground testing before being certified by US FAA late last year. The Engine Alliance GP7200, certified at 76,500 lb. thrust, has the capability to produce more than 81,500 lb. Aug 28, 2006 Airbus, Swiss International Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). plans to expand its fleet with addition of two A330-200s scheduled for delivery late this year. Aug 30, 2006 Airbus, Thomas Cook Airlines Thomas Cook Airlines (UK) gained CAA Caa See CCC. approval to become the country's first carrier to use GPS-based RNAV RNAV Area Navigation RNAV Radar Navigation RNAV Remote Navigation RNAV Random Navigation Area Navigation RNAV Revalued Net Asset Value RNAV Realisable Net Asset Value technology on approaches. Two Thomas Cook A330s are fitted with RNAV hardware and software and 12 training captains have been involved in simulator training. The carrier is working in close conjunction with CAA to pilot the system, largely on its Canadian and Caribbean flights. Thomas Cook plans to have all 70 of its A330 pilots trained to use the system by year end. It is working on introducing RNAV on its 19 757s and eventually on its A320s. Aug 30, 2006 Boeing, Volito Aviation Volito Aviation announced the sale of a 737-300 to Dniproavia. Aug 29, 2006 Embraer, FlyBe FlyBe took delivery in Brazil on Friday of the first Embraer 195 of 14 on firm order. Arrival in Exeter should be this week. After further training and route proving flights the first aircraft is expected to go on the Southampton - Edinburgh route. FlyBe is the lead airline for the 195, what might be the final stretch for the highly successful 170 series family. Other commitments include GECAS GECAS General Electric Commercial Aviation Services , the aircraft leasing company, Royal Jordanian and Swiss. http://www.flybe.com http://www.embraer.com Sep 2, 2006 Lufthansa Cityline, Bombardier Lufthansa Cityline has officially inaugurated Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet services with a flight from Bonn-Cologne to Westerland on the Frisian island of Sylt. Lufthansa CityLine now has all four variants of the Bombardier CRJ family, the 50-seat CRJ CRJ Canadair Regional Jet CRJ Chiropractic Research Journal CRJ Commission for Racial Justice CRJ Cylinder Reduction Jumper 100 and CRJ200, 70-seat CRJ700 and 90-seat CRJ900, totaling 77 aircraft. The airline also operates 18 Avro RJ aircraft and last year carried 6.8m passengers. http://www.lufthansacityline.de Sep 2, 2006 Lufthansa Systems, CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines Lufthansa Systems and CSA Czech Airlines signed a contract for deployment of IT solutions for network and route planning. Sep 1, 2006 Lufthansa Systems, European Air Express European Air Express was a regional airline based in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It operated scheduled passenger services from and within Germany. Its main base was Düsseldorf-Mönchengladbach Airport, with hubs at Cologne Bonn Airport, Münster Osnabrück International Airport and Lufthansa Systems implemented e-ticketing at European Air Express, a seven-year-old Regional carrier based in Moenchengladbach. Aug 28, 2006 OnAir OnAir onboard equipment will connect to the ground network using Inmarsat's forthcoming SwiftBroadband service, of which OnAir is a distribution partner. The ground network will be supplied by OnAir's telecom infrastructure partner Monaco Telecom. Aug 31, 2006 Thomas Cook Airlines GPS in its earlier forms is not new in the aviation business but it has taken much development to enable Thomas Cook Airlines becoming the first UK carrier to gain CAA approval to use GPS-based RNAV (Required Navigation) technology in landing approaches. RNAV is likely to be used by all civil aircraft in the future and utilizes onboard computers and software linked to flight guidance systems. GPS has been used on aircraft for some time, this new advancement big advantage being that it allows 'planes to operate when ground navigational aids are unserviceable or unavailable Thomas Cook Airlines two latest-generation Airbus A 330s already have RNAV hardware and software fitted and the airline has spent the past 18 months making the exhaustive preparations to be able to put it to use. The airline is now working in close conjunction with the Authority to pilot the system, largely on its Canadian and Caribbean flights. The reliability and accuracy of such GPS-based equipment means that aircraft will be able to conduct approaches to lower altitudes in poor weather. It may well lead to the ability to carry out low visibility approaches and auto lands. Curved approaches and approaches down valleys can also take place with RNAV, easing the previous challenges of difficult terrain or locations. http://www.thomascook.co.uk Sep 2, 2006 |
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