Aircraft Supplier & MRO News.Sep 17, 2007 ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated announced the availability of AviNet Xmail, which it called "the first desktop XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. messaging solution for the air travel industry." AviNet Xmail service will be available immediately to ARINC's aviation network customers and "allows airline and operations staff to easily edit and exchange modern XML and TypeX messages," the company said. Sep 13, 2007 Boeing, GE Aviation Boeing will supply GoldCare Material Management services to GE Aviation, providing repair and overhaul services for the 787 Dreamliner under-wing rotable airplane components as an offering with GE's OnPoint solutions on GEnx engines. To deliver GoldCare services, Boeing leads a global team performing comprehensive material management, engineering and maintenance services at a predictable per-flight-hour cost. GoldCare services for airlines provide 24x7 operations center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. support using enabling technologies to turn airplane operating data into actionable information to enhance efficiency and maximize airplane availability. Sep 11, 2007 Boeing, Rolls-Royce Boeing outlines revised production and test sequence Boeing says that the first four Boeing 787s - all of which are Rolls-Royce Trent Rolls Royce Trent is a family of high bypass turbofan engines manufactured by Rolls-Royce. All are developments of the RB211 with thrust ratings of between 53,000 and 95,000 lbf (236 to 423 kN). 1000-powered - will undertake the bulk of the aircraft's flight-test. Sep 10, 2007 Boeing, Starling starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. Advanced Communication Antenna promises faster-than-cable in-flight Internet connection. Starling Advanced Communication recently conducted a test that connected a Boeing 737 to the Internet at 20 megabits per second--nearly 2.5 times the speed of a typical cable connection. The antenna has a 75-centimeter diameter and can be mounted on the plane's fuselage. The testing team was able to conduct typical online business activities as well as participate in video conference calls, make phone calls with Skype and download large files. Sep 12, 2007 Compass Airlines Compass Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines , announced that the regional carrier will construct an aircraft maintenance facility at Louisville International Airport Louisville International Airport (IATA: SDF, ICAO: KSDF) is a public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres (4.9 km²) and has three runways. . Sep 14, 2007 Delta Air Lines, Boeing Delta looking to reduce fuel costs with winglet wing·let n. 1. A small or rudimentary wing. 2. A short, almost vertical stabilizing fin projecting from the tip of an aircraft wing. retrofits. Aviation Partners Boeing has announced an order from Delta Air Lines for 15 winglet systems to be installed in the carrier's fleet of Boeing 767-300ERs. Aviation says the retrofit will allow Delta to reduce fuel costs on current routes and allow it to serve new markets with existing aircraft by providing fuel savings, added range, and improved takeoff performance. The retrofit will also lower carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. and nitrous oxide nitrous oxide or nitrogen (I) oxide, chemical compound, N2O, a colorless gas with a sweetish taste and odor. Its density is 1.977 grams per liter at STP. It is soluble in water, alcohol, ether, and other solvents. emissions along with takeoff noise. Sep 10, 2007 Flyington Freighters, Pratt & Whitney, Airbus Flyington Freighters selected Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100s to power its fleet of 12 Airbus A330-200Fs. The contract, valued at $715 million, covers installed and spare engines for 12 firm aircraft that will begin delivering in 2009 and an exclusive long-term service agreement. Sep 10, 2007 Honeywell Honeywell opened the Honeywell Aerospace Mexicali Research & Technology Center containing advanced aerospace system integration laboratories that will be used to develop and test next-generation technologies. The 100,000-sq.-ft. facility, which cost $35 million, employs more than 200 local engineers and technicians and initially will research and develop technologies for next-generation narrowbody aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. Sep 14, 2007 Honeywell FAA proposes recall on hundreds of TFE TFE Tetrafluoroethylene TFE Travail de Fin d'Études (Belgium) TFE Totalfinaelf (Oil and Gas) TFE Trifluoroethanol TFE Thin Film Electronics TFE 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol 731 bizjet engines. Owners of more than 500 Honeywell TFE731 family turbofan engines are being called upon by the US Federal Aviation. Sep 10, 2007 Honeywell, Boeing Honeywell links Boeing 787 software fix to design stability Honeywell has shed more light on the causes of the flight control software delay that has helped push back the Boeing 787[sup.1]s first flight by three. Sep 12, 2007 Ilyushin Deliveries of Russia[sup.1]s NK-93 ducted fan could begin in 2009 Two test flights of Russia's NK-93 ducted fan prototype engine have been completed on board an Ilyushin Il-76 flying test bed. Sep 10, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik said Czech carrier Travel Service signed an eight-year Total Engine Support deal covering the CFM56-7Bs powering its Boeing 737NGs. Sep 12, 2007 Lufthansa Technik Lufthansa Technik expands maintenance operation in Asia Lufthansa has begun training personnel for its new maintenance, repair and overhaul Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul or MRO is a multi-billion dollar industry which works on international authorization rules to deliver a safe airline operation and to assure reliability and availability of customer fleets. (MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) facility. Sep 11, 2007 Lufthansa Technik, Norwegian Norwegian signed a five-year Total Component Support agreement with Lufthansa Technik covering the carrier's Boeing 737 fleet. Sep 10, 2007 Nippon Cargo Airlines Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Limited (日本貨物航空株式会社 , Telair International, Boeing Telair International was selected by Nippon Cargo Airlines to supply lower and main deck cargo-loading systems for 14 Boeing 747-8 Freighters ordered by NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. . Sep 12, 2007 Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney checks F-35 JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces engine after test anomaly. Pratt & Whitney is inspecting an F135 test engine after it automatically shut down following a stall indication during ground testing Sep 11, 2007 WheelTug, Boeing FAA approval sought for electric motors for moving aircraft on ground. WheelTug and Newport Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Development are expected to
announce their application to the FAA for approval to install
fuel-saving motors on Boeing 737s. WheelTug says the motor allows pilots
to push back from passenger terminals without the use of an external tug
and can power taxi at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour, eliminating the
use of jet engines for movement about the airport. Sep 10, 2007
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