In collaboration with L3 Technologies, Airbus is to implement new deployable and fixed flight recorders on its airline programs. Two versions are to be produced, one which is a crash-protected Cockpit Voice and Data Recorder (CVDR) capable of recording 25 hours of data on one single recorder. The second version is an Automated Deployable Flight
ATR has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to develop, manufacture and supply a new generation air management system for the ATR 42 and the ATR 72 aircraft programs. The system will be developed and produced by Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, Toulouse (France), Liebherr’s center of excellence for air management systems. ATR awarded Liebherr-Aerospace for the design, production and service
Jeppesen has signed a new 10-year service contract with Turkish Airlines, the national carrier of Turkey. The agreement includes both paper and digital Jeppesen charts, FliteDeck Pro, electronic flight bag (EFB) services, NavData digital navigation services, Airport Moving Map capabilities, e-Link digital chart library services and Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) prediction technology. Jeppesen navigational
PASSUR Aerospace is partnering with GE Aviation Digital Solutions to leverage GE’s domain expertise in software development, design thinking and FastWorks. The work will take place in GE’s digital collaboration center in Austin, Texas. With iterative input from their customers, PASSUR is in the process of creating the next generation of aviation intelligence solutions, to
The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt; DLR) have signed an agreement to expand their research collaboration in the aeronautics sector. The partners will work together on a wide range of topics, including reducing noise and emissions, improving the aerodynamic and aeroelastic performance of aircraft, and many
GE Aviation and AT&T Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are connecting the onboard and offboard portions of the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) powered PlaneConnectHTM on the Gulfstream G500, G600, G650 and G650ER business jets. The two companies made the announcement this week during the Paris Air Show. The AHTMS continuously acquires aircraft
Airbus wholly-owned subsidiary, Satair Group and Metamaterial Technologies and its optical filters division Lamda Guard of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will lead to an exclusive multi-million dollar global distribution agreement to bring MTI’s laser protection product metaAIRTM to the civil aviation market. metaAIR is nanofabricated as a
Michelin and Safran present the world’s first connected tyres for the aeronautical industry. The innovation, called ‘PresSense’ comprises an electronic pressure sensor installed within the tyre to greatly improve and simplify ground maintenance operations. The result of a collaboration between Michelin and Safran over two years, PresSense is a wireless solution that functions as an
ACCEL Flight Simulation (ACCEL) announced at the 52nd Paris Airshow that its first Next-Generation Boeing 737 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) delivery has completed Level-D qualification from Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) at the Haite A-Safety training center Tianjin China. “ACCEL is committed to providing the highest quality and fidelity simulator available to the global
GE Aviation Digital Solutions and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) have announced a collaborative effort on electronic records exchange standards for the Aviation leasing market. “The recent acquisition of AirVault by GE Aviation Digital offers an opportunity to further develop electronic aircraft records gathering, management and exchange,” said Sean Flannery, general manager, GECAS Limited. “With
