Break-in on Airbus Production Line of Thales / Smiths New Flight Management System.Business Editors Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International 2003 LE BOURGET Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.6 km. (6.6 miles) from the center of Paris. A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. , France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 Airbus officially confirmed the achievement of the New FM entry into service evaluation, and authorized the break-in for fit on its A320 family production lines. Following this decision, Air France is now kicking off a fleet-wide retrofit of its A320 family aircraft. Retrofits at America West and Northwest are also scheduled for 2003. The in-service evaluation campaign took place at Alitalia and Frontier Airlines from October 2002 to February 2003; with on-site support from Airbus, Smiths and Thales. The equipment fitted was the final version, fully certified for revenue service by the JAA JAA Joint Aviation Authorities (European equivalent of FAA) JAA Judge Advocates Association JAA Junior Achievement of Armenia JAA Just Another Acronym JAA Joint Action Area JAA Joint Aerospace Applications and the FAA. Over 15000 flight hours were carefully monitored during the evaluation period Evaluation period The time interval over which funds assess a money manager's performance. : the REV 1 New FM software proved its maturity and stability. Thales Avionics and Smiths Aerospace have successfully developed the New FM by building on the strengths of each team partner. Smiths Aerospace is renowned for its flight management expertise, time proven with the 737 FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). . Thales Avionics draws on its extensive experience of Airbus aircraft systems, architecture, and man-machine interface, acquired during the development of most key systems fitted on Airbus aircraft. The New FM is a highly attractive alternative for Airbus operators, boasting a solid market share. It introduces a new LCD Multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective Control Display Unit (MCDU MCDU Military and Civil Defence Unit (OCHA) MCDU Multipurpose Control Display Unit (aviation) MCDU Multi-Function Control Display Unit MCDU Mercaptolactate-Cysteine Disulfiduria ), the largest navigation database capacity available on Airbus aircraft (5 mega bytes), superior flight planning flexibility (multi revision temporary flight plan, undo function, improved DIR TO...), and upgraded display functionality: "what you see is what you fly". Thales Avionics, the European leader and world-renowned partner in avionics, utilities, and in-flight entertainment, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales, a world leader in professional electronics for civil and defense markets. www.thales-avionics.com Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with its 12,000 staff and $2 billion revenues split equally between Europe and North America. Smiths Aerospace holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in electronic, actuation, detection, aviation security, and marine, as well as precision components and customer services. www.smiths-aerospace.com |
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