JetBlue Airways Selects Morpho’s MobileTrace for Enhanced Passenger Screening

Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced a contract with JetBlue Airways for 14 handheld MobileTrace® explosive trace detectors (ETD). Under terms of the contract, MobileTrace will be deployed this year to meet enhanced U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger screening mandates for U.S.-bound flights from select JetBlue global locations. A powerful, user-friendly … Dowiedz się więcej

PR Indra will implement a surface movement radar at Geneva Airport

Skyguide, an air navigation service provider, has selected Indra to implement a new surface movement radar (SMR) at Geneva Airport (Switzerland). This system will make it possible to control with maximum precision the aircraft and vehicle movements on runways and in the airfield to improve safety, efficiency and operations in low-visibility conditions. The third-generation solid … Dowiedz się więcej

HelioJet: new LED lighting system for aircraft cabins in service

The HelioJet LED lighting system has been certified for aviation. Teaming up with SCHOTT AG, Lufthansa Technik AG has designed and developed a new LED lighting system for aircraft cabins which has the advantages of LED technology yet without the color changes that normally afflict ageing LEDs. The system has been flying since 2013 and … Dowiedz się więcej

BAE Systems Inks Contract with Southwest Airlines to Support World’s Largest Fleet of 737

Southwest Airlines has selected BAE Systems as its exclusive provider of maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the full authority digital engine controls (FADEC) on more than 450 737 Next Generation aircraft. Under the five-year agreement, BAE Systems will provide proactive repairs that will improve the availability and reliability of Southwest’s fleet. “BAE Systems’ … Dowiedz się więcej

Airbus expands the A350 XWB’s Catalogue offering for Economy with Recaro CL3710 seat

Airbus has further enriched its Economy and Premium Economy Seating offering in the A350 XWB Catalogue*, working in partnership with the manufacturers Recaro and Sogerma. These latest additions now mean even more choice for future operators of the all-new A350 XWB family of airliners. Recaro Aircraft Seating will introduce its new generation, modular seat model, … Dowiedz się więcej

Rockwell Collins to provide comprehensive service and support for Atlas Air’s 747 fleet

Rockwell Collins has signed a service and support agreement with Atlas Air, Inc. for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Rockwell Collins communication, navigation and surveillance avionics on Atlas’s fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft. The fixed-price-per-repair service agreement provides Atlas with a guaranteed, cost-effective MRO pricing structure and 24-7 access to Rockwell Collins’ world-class service … Dowiedz się więcej