Civil aviation – Strona 121

Exelis achieves factory acceptance testing for Aireon LLC’s global aircraft surveillance data processing and distribution ground system

19/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

Exelis (NYSE:XLS), a leading provider of critical network solutions, has achieved factory acceptance testing of the data processing and distribution ground system for Aireon LLC’s (Aireon) space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) surveillance technology. Aireon’s space-based ADS-B surveillance technology takes advantage of Iridium’s second-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, to enable global and continuous space-based … Dowiedz się więcej

The AN−178 adapts to the sky, performing long flights

18/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

The AN−178 new transport actively started to perform a program of certification tests. On May 7, 2015, it performed its maiden flight, on May 13 the aircraft spent 5 hours 20 minutes in the air, and on May 14 – 4 hours 20 minutes. At present the ANTONOV test group is evaluating the aircraft aerodynamic … Dowiedz się więcej

Boeing, TUI Group Finalize Order for 787-9 Dreamliner

15/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and TUI Group, one of the world’s largest integrated leisure travel companies, have finalized an order for one 787-9 Dreamliner with an option for one further 787-9. The order is valued at $257 million at current list prices. TUI Group also announced that it will substitute two unfilled orders for 787-8s for … Dowiedz się więcej

VivaAerobus receives first of 52 A320s on order

15/05/201515/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

Ultra-low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of its first new A320 following the aircraft handover at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse. The A320 is the first to be delivered from an order placed in 2013 for 52 aircraft (12 A320ceo and 40 A320neo), which is the largest single deal by a Mexican customer. VivaAerobus … Dowiedz się więcej

TAM’s first A350 XWB takes shape

14/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

The first A350-900 for TAM Airlines is progressing well in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France, with joining of the wings, the horizontal and vertical tail plane, the main landing gear and the tail cone to the fuselage. The A350 XWB is made of 70 percent advanced materials, including 53 percent composites, and … Dowiedz się więcej

Mi-26T completes unique transport mission

14/05/2015 przez Redakcja Świat

The world’s heaviest-lifting commercial helicopter, the Mi-26T, produced by Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has successfully completed a mission to transport the 14-tonne fuselage of a Mi-26 military transport helicopter from Yoshkar-Ola to Rostov-on-Don. The Mi-26(T) helicopter is the only model able to fly while carrying cargo this size and weight. The fuselage … Dowiedz się więcej