Rockwell Collins has been selected to provide the Flight Control Module (FCM) for the Boeing 777X Integrated Flight Control Electronics (IFCE) fly-by-wire (FBW) system through a competitive procurement bid led by BAE Systems, the prime supplier of the IFCE cabinet system. The FCM technology builds upon Rockwell Collins’ leading-edge flight control electronics found on multiple
SpiceJet Airlines has selected GE’s Flight Efficiency Services (FES) to support its fleet of 52 Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft. GE will provide flight data analytics and fuel management to optimize the airline’s operational efficiency with the goal of substantially reducing fuel expenses for the airline.
Bombardier has appointed Flight Training Alliance (FTA), a newly formed joint venture between CAE and Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT), as its exclusive Authorized Training Provider for CSeries aircraft pilot and cabin crew training worldwide. Bombardier also announced Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT) as its exclusive Authorized Training Provider for maintenance training on the all-new CSeries aircraft
Pratt & Whitney launched its Geared Turbofan PW1000G engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) network at the Farnborough Airshow, providing customer solutions that result in engines with longer time on-wing and lower fuel burn advantages. Pratt & Whitney will build on its existing comprehensive MRO network to locate facilities and customer service representatives around the
Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, and its joint ventures with AVIC FACRI and AVIC Jincheng have received business licenses from the local Nanjing and Xi’an governments to operate the joint ventures. Parker, through the joint ventures, is developing and supporting the primary fly-by-wire
DAC International, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, is collaborating with Cathay Pacific Airways on its e-Enabled Aircraft Program. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the Supplemental Type Certificate for the Cathay Pacific e-Enabled Aircraft Program, and DAC International is providing the Gen-X e-Enabling AID device, selected by Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragonair for their fleet-wide aircraft implementation.
The first Level D full-flight simulator for Airbus Helicopters’ EC175 rotorcraft has received airworthiness certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling launch pilots to be trained with this high-fidelity system. Located at the Helisim Training Academy adjacent to Airbus Helicopters’ headquarters and production facility at Marignane, France, the motion-based EC175 full-flight simulator incorporates
Boeing continues to advance its suite of connectivity offerings for customers, signing a contract with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems to produce a new radome, the Boeing Tri-band. The radome will support Ku and K/Ka wideband commercial and military satellite communications. The Boeing Tri-band radome is the latest of several Boeing initiatives to provide
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes is now offering travellers greater access to South America, following the implementation of a codeshare partnership agreement. Subject to regulatory approval, the codeshare agreement will allow Etihad Airways to place its EY code on Gol-operated flights across
American Airlines will break ground on the Robert W. Baker Integrated Operations Center in Fort Worth on July 8th. Earlier this year, American announced plans to consolidate the current American Airlines operations center in Fort Worth and the current US Airways operations center in Pittsburgh. The new facility will be located near American’s headquarters and
