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Falcon 900 EASy Series and 2000 EASy Series Receive FAA Steep Approach Approval
All Current Production Falcons Now Certified for Steep Approach and Capable of Operations at London City Airport Dassault has received approval from the FAA for steep approaches on all Falcon 900 EASy (900EX EASy/DX/LX ) and Falcon 2000 EASy (2000EX… Continue reading
NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s twin spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core are nearing their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day main-engine burns to place the duo in lunar orbit.
Named Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL),… Continue reading
Boeing Promotes New Approach for Future Aviation Training
New methods help meet demand for flight instructors and aviation personnelBANGKOK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today called upon the aviation industry for a revised approach to training that includes the use of online and mobile… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin-Developed Automated Tool Points Way to Safe Separation of Aircraft on Final Approach
First use at Minneapolis-St. Paul Leads Way for NextGen Support Nationally
Rockville, Md., September 7th, 2011 — Air traffic controllers at the Minneapolis Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) are using an innovative next generation tool developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]… Continue reading
Flight tests reveal synthetic vision on HUD improves approach accuracy
Industry’s first HUD with synthetic vision on track for certification in 2011
Rockwell Collins and Bombardier Aerospace recently conducted a series of flight tests toward validating the use of synthetic vision (SV) on a head-up display (HUD) to achieve operational… Continue reading
Airbus Quovadis and IndiGo demonstrate first RNP approach in India
Airbus’ Quovadis RNP subsidiary and IndiGo have successfully demonstrated, using an Airbus A320, the first ‘Required Navigation Performance’ (RNP) flight of any commercial airliner in India, at Cochin International Airport – the nation’s seventh busiest airport.
Specially developed by Quovadis,… Continue reading
BAE Systems to provide laser warning sensors to protect U.S. military aircraft
AUSTIN, Texas – BAE Systems will provide laser warning sensor sets to protect U.S. military aircraft under a $17.7 million contract by Alliant Techsystems.
The contract provides components for the AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System, part of the ongoing U.S.… Continue reading
Airbus delivers first A318 with ‘steep approach’ capability
British Airways brings scheduled long-haul flights to city centre airports
Airbus has delivered the first of two A318 aircraft equipped with ‘steep approach’ capability to British Airways. The A318 is the largest commercial aircraft certified to land at steeper than… Continue reading
AIRBUS MILITARY and EADS propose a new approach for the A400M Programme
A400M rollout (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus Military and EADS have proposed a new programme approach for the A400M to the Launch Nations, through OCCAR, with the aim to find a way forward for this programme.
Airbus Military and EADS want to… Continue reading