Tag Archives: Airbus
Airbus enters RNP game with ‘Quovadis’
Airbus press release: From July 2009, QUOVADIS, a new 100 percent subsidiary of Airbus, based in Toulouse, will sell and provide ‘Required Navigation Performance’ (RNP) services to authorities, airlines and airports, ranging from RNP procedures design, testing and flight operations … Continue reading
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Missing a catering cart? In-flight meal too cold? New IT automation project wants to fix that.
A technology initiative supported by Airbus and the German government wants to change the way that in-flight meals make their way to your seat. From the press release: The project, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany), … Continue reading
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Flying NextGen in 85 years…
How’s this for a next-generation aircraft? European carrier Finnair has put together an interesting site, in which they (with some help from Airbus) imagine what commercial air travel will be like in 2093. Their upbeat assessment: Flying will be popular, … Continue reading
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A380′s auto-braking system should help prevent runway excursions: Airbus
Flight International has a good wrap-up of Airbus’ presentation about its new auto-braking system at last week’s FAA Safety Forum in Washington. An excerpt: Available initially on the A380, the optional software upgrade includes Airbus’s brake-to-vacate (BTV) system that allows … Continue reading
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