B/E Aerospace Wins FAA Approval, Announces Launch Customer for New Overhead Crew Rest; New Product Is Significantly More Ergonomic.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2003 B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ) has won an important Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control approval for its new overhead flight crew rest compartment for the Boeing 777-200 aircraft. Separately, B/E announced that Alitalia is the launch customer for the new product. The FAA approval, known as 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
adj. air·wor·thi·er, air·wor·thi·est Being in fit condition to fly: an airworthy helicopter; airworthy avionics. standards. Installed in an unused space above the passenger cabin on the 777 aircraft, the rest compartment enhances flight crew endurance and performance on long-haul flights. "B/E's overhead flight crew rest offers significant advantages over the competition," said an Alitalia spokesman. "B/E's design is more ergonomic ergonomic - Concerning ergonomics or exhibitting good ergonimics. and offers greater interior height. It gives pilots much more shoulder room in the individual bunk areas. Overall, the B/E design optimizes utilization of the large space available above the passenger cabin." The crew rest compartment features two seats, two bunks, audiovisual service for in-flight information and entertainment, PC power jacks and a full lavatory. Installation has little impact on ceiling and bin profiles and requires minimal relocation of aircraft systems. A standard overhead flight crew rest compartment can be installed in about four weeks. Alitalia has selected the two-bunk rest compartment for pilots, and B/E's separate eight-bunk compartment for flight attendants. Marshall Aerospace The Marshall companies have been internationally associated with aerospace engineering for over ninety years. The Company employs over 1,800 people and is based on an 800 acre (0 km) site with 1. of Cambridge, England is installing the compartments on six aircraft. "The Alitalia program sets the standard as the most cost-effective flight crew rest solution for the Boeing 777," said Mr. Keith Aakre, Vice President of B/E. "Passenger seats formerly used for crew rest on long-haul flights are now back in revenue service." B/E is the world leader in crew rest compartments, with products on board more than 500 Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The company has delivered over 20 different crew rest product designs to about 40 airline customers. In total, B/E holds over 155 FAA Supplemental Type Certificates. To view images of the new overhead flight crew rest for the Boeing 777-200, visit Business Wire's web site at http://www.businesswire.com and select "Smart News". B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel, often just called the cabin. At cruising altitudes, the surrounding atmosphere is too thin to breathe without an oxygen mask, so cabin pressurization adapts the cabin to atmospheric pressures. interior products, and a leading aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. distributor of aerospace fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. . With a global organization selling directly to the world's airlines, B/E designs, develops and manufactures a broad product line for both commercial aircraft and business jets and provides cabin interior design, reconfiguration and conversion services. Products for the existing aircraft fleet -- the aftermarket -- provide almost two-thirds of sales. For more information, visit B/E's website at http://www.beaerospace.com. Note: Photos available at URLs: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021303/bb1 http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021303/bb1a |
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