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Blakey Divulges Southwest Airlines' RNP Plans
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey revealed this week
that Southwest Airlines intends to equip its entire fleet with any necessary
avionics needed to perform RNP (required navigation performance) procedures and
begin the qualification process necessary to fly them.
EU Approves Agreement on Trans-Siberian Overflight Charges
The European Union
Council has approved an agreement, negotiated last November, with Russia on
Trans-Siberian overflights.
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Singapore to Retrofit Its B-777s with Rockwell Collins' Newest Satcom
Singapore Airlines will
retrofit, as well as forward fit, its B-777s with Rockwell Collins' latest
high-speed satellite data transceiver, partly to facilitate its newly
installed EFB (electronic flight bag) system. The program will involve 58
aircraft.
Mode S Elementary Surveillance Operational at Maastricht UAC
Eurocontrol's Maastricht
Upper Area Control Centre (UAC) has deployed ELS (Mode S ("select")
elementary surveillance) radar data for the cross-border upper airspace
using data from three Mode S radars in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Light Blue Optics to Jointly Develop New Displays with Thales
Light Blue Optics (LBO)
has agreed to provide Thales with engineering samples of its miniature laser
projection system as part of a collaboration to produce advanced cockpit
displays.
EMTEQ Adding Certified Installations: Including RAAS, ADS-B and TAWS
EMTEQ says the FAA is
about to approve several of its new installations, including a RAAS (runway
awareness advisory system) on Boeing 757s and 767s, an ADS-B (automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast) for Saab 340Bs, and a TAWS (terrain
awareness and warning system) for L-382s (a civilian version of the Lockheed
Martin C-130).
Wake Vortex Measurements Start at Paris Charles De Gaulle
Eurocontrol, the Aéroport
de Paris (ADP) and the French Direction des Services de la Navigation
Aérienne (DSNA) have commenced wake vortex measurement at Paris Charles De
Gaulle.
BAE Systems Tests Obstacle Detection System for Helicopters
BAE Systems finished
flight testing a prototype system that uses radar to identify low hanging
cables and other obstacles, and provides precise altimeter information to
helicopter pilots.
ATA Applauds Alternative Fuels Legislation
The U.S. Air Transport Association (ATA) says it's in favor of the coal-to-liquids alternative
fuels legislation recently introduced in Congress.
Stratos Expects Its SwiftBroadband Service to Be Ready This Autumn
Stratos Global Corp.
expects its SwiftBroadband service to be commercially available in the third
quarter of this year, following a second series of ground and flight tests.
Air Canada to Use ARINC's Check-In Technology at Tier 3 Airports
Air Canada will use
ARINC's iMuse Express portable Internet check-in technology for several of
its seasonal and Tier 3 airport locations.
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ANA Getting Boeing's Class 3 EFBs on Three New B-777ERs
Boeing is installing its
class-3 EFB (electronic flight bag) on three new 777-300ERs being delivered
to ANA this year, the first of which went to the Japanese carrier in April.
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