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September 13, 2012

Airbus Supports Extension Of Clean Sky Program

Letter Of Intent Signed By European Aeronautic Industry And Research Partners To Extend The Program Through 2020

Airbus has entered into an agreement together with 13 leading aerospace industry and research partners with a letter of intent to cooperate on a “Clean Sky 2” program. As an extension of the European Commission’s (EC) “Clean Sky” Joint Technology Initiative, the industry would invest jointly with the EC a total of $4.6 billion over seven years on transport research in the framework of Clean Sky 2.

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Rolls-Royce Completes Testing Of Latest E3E Engine Core

Evaluation Of Combustion System In Simulated Bad Weather Conducted In Germany

Rolls-Royce has successfully completed testing of the latest build of its new two-shaft engine core, known as Core 3/2d, the company said Tuesday. The tests, which are part of the E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) research program, were carried out in the altitude test facility at Stuttgart University.

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Boeing's First Jumbo Jet Needs Extensive, Expensive Rehabilitation

Seattle Museum Of Flight Hopes To Raise Money To Restore The Airplane, And A New Building In Which To House Her

The first Boeing 747, RA001, sits quietly mouldering in a parking lot across from the Museum of Flight in Seattle, and museum officials say it needs extensive renovations ... as well as a permanent home.

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September 11 Commemorated In Satellite Navigation Waypoints

DCA Approaches Will Follow Descent Patterns Named To Honor 9/11 Heroes

Pilots arriving at Washington Reagan National Airport have a new set of waypoint names to learn, but they may not mind so much. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Tuesday that the FAA's Washington Metroplex Team has named two arrival sequences to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to honor those who died on September 11, 2001.

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A4A Lauds House Passage Of 'No-Hassle Flying Act'

Gives TSA Discretion In Screening Bags, Streamlines Passenger Security

Airlines for America (A4A) commended the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 6028, the No-Hassle Flying Act on Tuesday, which streamlines baggage security measures for international flights arriving from select airports in Canada, the Caribbean and Ireland that have U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities.

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FAA To Test NextGen Text Messaging In Memphis

FexEx Aircraft To Serve As Test Beds For New Technology

The first real-world test of the FAA's new text-based communications technology associated with NextGen will be conducted at Memphis International Airport using FedEx aircraft. About 70 of the overnight delivery service's airplanes are being equipped with the technology.

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