NASA Shuttle Launch Targeted for No Earlier Than March 15
March 11, 2009
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Space shuttle Discovery’s launch to the International Space Station now is targeted for no earlier than March 15. NASA managers postponed Wednesday’s planned liftoff due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess hydrogen safely away from the launch pad.
Liftoff on March 15 would be at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The exact launch date is dependent on the work necessary to repair the problem. Managers will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. to further assess the troubleshooting plan.
Discovery’s STS-119 flight is delivering the space station’s fourth and final set of solar array wings, completing the station’s truss, or backbone. The arrays will provide the electricity to fully power science experiments and support the station’s expanded crew of six in May. The 14-day mission will feature four spacewalks to help install the S6 truss segment to the starboard, or right, side of the station and the deployment of its solar arrays. The flight also will replace a failed unit for a system that converts urine to potable water.
Commander Lee Archambault is joined on STS-119 by Pilot Tony Antonelli and Mission Specialists Joseph Acaba, Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold, John Phillips and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata. Wakata will replace space station crew member Sandra Magnus, who has been aboard the station for more than four months. He will return to Earth during the next station shuttle mission, STS-127, targeted to launch in June 2009.
StandardAero Continues to Deliver C-130J Propulsion Support
March 11, 2009
AVALON, Australia, March 11 /PRNewswire/ –StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise company, is excited to be participating as a member of Team Aero to deliver Through Life Support services for the propulsion systems on the Royal Australian Air Force fleet of twelve (12) C-130J Hercules aircraft.
StandardAero participated in the tender as a member of the Australian Aerospace-led team that includes Lockheed Martin. StandardAero will work closely with the Air Force, Defence Material Organization, Australian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin to ensure a seamless transition and ongoing delivery of sustainment services.
“Working with the Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Aerospace and Lockheed Martin, StandardAero looks forward to delivering a comprehensive C-130J Through Life Support solution,” said Harinder Grewal, StandardAero Senior Vice President for Military and Government. “This relationship will begin a new era in managing risk and ensuring ongoing value creation for the Commonwealth.”
The C-130J propulsion system includes the Lockheed Martin Quick Engine Change Assemblies, depot repair of Rolls-Royce AE2100D3 engines and GE-Dowty R-391 propellers along with all the associated repairable items and components. The current provider of these services, StandardAero is viewed by the sustainment team as a low-risk solution and a strong continuation of an already proven relationship.
The new contractual terms will expand the services currently being offered and will include the five-year rolling-contract-length model that links annual contract extensions to contractor performance and containment of aging aircraft costs. Subject to satisfactory performance, renewable option years will extend the contract through to the year 2030.
StandardAero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company with $1.4 billion in annual revenue, specializes in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and nose-to-tail services that include airframe, interior refurbishments and paint for business and general aviation, air transport, and military aircraft. The company, part of the DAE Engineering division, forms a global services network of 12 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, with an additional 14 regionally located service and support locations.
About DAE: www.dubaiaerospace.com
DAE is a fast developing global aerospace, manufacturing and services corporation made up of six divisions – DAE Capital, DAE Engineering, DAE Services, DAE Manufacturing, DAE Airports, and DAE Flight Academy.
Headquartered in Dubai, the group is growing through a series of phased developments and acquisitions to become a global player and to produce an integrated aerospace cluster, based at Dubai World Central – the new 140 square kilometre airport and logistics city being constructed in Jebel Ali, Dubai. It is forming international partnerships at the highest level of industry with the aim of establishing one of the most innovative and successful businesses in the global aerospace industry within the next decade.
DAE’s shareholders include the Government of Dubai, Dubai International Capital, DIFC Investments LLC, EMAAR, ISTITHMAR World, Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), AMLAK Finance.
U.S. Navy Awards Lockheed Martin Six-year Contract Worth Up to $72 Million for Advanced Display Systems Support
March 11, 2009
EAGAN, Minn., March 11 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin has received a six-year contract from the U.S. Navy to provide performance-based logistics support for the AN/UYQ-70 (Q-70) Advanced Display System. The contract provides Q-70 logistics and supply support at over $13 million a year for the first two years, with options for additional support over the next four years, bringing the total potential contract value to $72 million.
This contract follows a recently awarded $525.6 million modification to the NAVSEA AN/UYQ-70(V) Advanced Display Systems production contract.
“Lockheed Martin has provided excellent support for our Fleet supply efforts over the past 11 years,” said Gary Newton, program manager for U.S. Navy Q-70 Supply Support at the Naval Inventory Control Point in Mechanicsburg, Penn. “We have very high regard for the people at Lockheed Martin who, as partners with us, have made our support for this Navy program so successful.”
The contract will be managed out of Lockheed Martin’s business in Eagan, Minn., and products will be delivered from the company’s Virginia Beach, Va., location. If option years are exercised, the contract will continue until 2014.
“We’re honored that the U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin to provide Q-70 supply support services,” said John Nikolai, director of Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Products and Logistics market segment. “This award supports assets currently in the fleet and sets a foundation for future infrastructure programs.”
Q-70 systems are widely used in U.S. Navy at sea, on land and in the air as well as in naval systems operated by Australia, Germany, Japan, Norway and Spain. Lockheed Martin develops total ship computing infrastructure designs that encompass four key elements — open system architectures, commercial technology, planned technology refresh and cross-platform commonality. The company is the world’s largest producer of open systems, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) based computing, display, and networking equipment for military applications.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
navAero Class 2 EFB – first Part 121 deployment in the world with Airport Moving Map
March 11, 2009
CHICAGO IL USA FEBRUARY 27, 2009 — navAero announced today that Continental Airlines has successfully completed the world’s first flight with Jeppesen Airport Moving Map (AMM) application deployed on a Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag platform using the navAero t†Bag™C22 EFB system.
As stated by Jeppesen in their Press Release issued February 27, Continental plans an aggressive retrofit deployment of navAero Class 2 EFB systems starting with 12 airplanes the first month, leading to deployment on all Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft. The navAero EFB hardware deployed with the Jeppesen airport moving map software provides airline operators with enhanced safety capabilities, especially at busy airports.
The first STC for the B757 was executed by navAero in cooperation with U.S. Technical. STC ST02161 LA was issued on August 11, 2008 and includes cross-connected dual tñBag C22 EFB systems with the tñPad 1500 display. The systems also feature the newly commercialized navAero-designed and a AT&T-certified, UMTS/HSDPA – 3G cellular modem module for on-ground data transfer. The navAero ARINC 429 module and custom software enables the deployment of Jeppesen’s Airport Moving Map application on a Class 2 EFB to show pilots their position (“own-ship”) on the airport surface. The result is much improved positional awareness among flight crews, which is a critical safety factor for reducing runway incursions during ground operations, especially at busy commercial airports with complex runway and taxiway layouts.
“This deployment represents an important milestone as navAero continues to partner with our airline customers and our strategic teaming partner Jeppesen to help increase efficiency on the flight deck and safety on the ground,” said Stefan Ridderheim, navAero CEO. “By retrofitting their existing aircraft with Class 2 EFB hardware solutions and Jeppesen Airport Moving Map, airlines can take a major step forward in transitioning to a paperless flight deck and reducing the risk of runway incursions.”
Presently, the vast majority of navAero’s 18 airline customers are evaluating the implementation of Airport Moving Map capabilities to extend the reach of this important safety enabler.
About navAero
navAero is the world leader in developing and commercializing cost effective electronic flight bag systems. For further information, visit the navAero website at www.navaero.com
About Jeppesen
For 75 years Jeppesen has made it possible for pilots and their passengers to safely and efficiently reach their destinations. Today this pioneering spirit continues as Jeppesen delivers essential information and optimization solutions to improve the efficiency of air, sea and rail operations around the globe. Jeppesen is a subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
VITAL research program marks major advance in reducing aircraft engine noise and CO2 emissions
March 11, 2009
Budapest, March 11, 2009 – The expanded conference for the European research program VITAL took place in Budapest, Hungary on March 9 and 10, 2009. Launched in 2005, this program groups 53 partners, who have pooled their technology research efforts over the last four years to develop innovative environmental solutions.
More than 60 speakers from the European aviation industry presented various technological advances developed through this program. A summary of the definitive results will be published in March 2010.
“The VITAL program showed the deep commitment of European aero-engine manufacturers to investing in the technologies needed to more efficiently manage the environmental impact of air transport,” said Jean-Jacques Korsia, VITAL program coordinator from Snecma (SAFRAN Group). “Although we are still expecting further results by the end of the year, the results to date are already highly promising, and reflect a significant step forward in developing more environmentally-friendly engines and aircraft.”
VITAL aims to develop innovative technologies for the low-pressure section of the engine, based on new architectures. The program evaluated counter-rotating fans, lightened fans, highly loaded boosters, highly loaded turbines and turbines with fewer blades, for example, along with specific key technologies, such as a high-torque shaft, and lightweight components and structures. These technologies were investigated in conjunction with higher bypass ratios and lower fan speeds, to reduce noise and CO2 emissions.
The VITAL program set very ambitious objectives in terms of reducing noise (about 6 dB) and CO2 emissions (7%). It will provide a major contribution to meeting the goals set by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe, or ACARE*.
The VITAL program has a total budget of 91 million euros, including 51 million euros from the European Commission. Led by Snecma (SAFRAN Group), it brings together 53 partners, including Airbus and the leading European engine-makers: Rolls-Royce Plc, MTU Aero Engines, Avio, Volvo Aero, Techspace Aero, Rolls-Royce Deutschland and ITP.
Firm Order Announced for PurePower PW1000G Engines on New Bombardier CSeries Aircraft for Lufthansa Group
March 11, 2009
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 11, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney will provide exclusive power for up to 60 new Bombardier CSeries®* aircraft ordered by Lufthansa Group as part of a contract announced today. This agreement, which includes 30 firm and 30 option aircraft, follows a Letter of Interest that was announced at the Farnborough Air Show in July 2008. The Bombardier CSeries aircraft is powered by two PurePowerTM PW1000G engines, which target double digit reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs. Pratt & Whitney is a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
“After watching the development of the Geared Turbofan engine since the very early stages, we are confident that this next generation engine will deliver on its targets of significant reductions in fuel burn, environmental emissions, engine noise and operating costs,” said Nico Buchholz, Lufthansa senior vice president, Corporate Fleet. “The efficiency and environmental performance of the Geared Turbofan engine will be real differentiators for us, our customers and the industry. We are pleased to be able to be among the first airlines to fly this engine on the CSeries.”
“Our recently completed ground and flight demonstration program confirmed that our patented Geared Turbofan technology can bring operators 12 to 15 percent engine fuel burn improvements and noise improvements that are more than 20 decibels below today’s target,” said Todd Kallman, president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines & Global Services. “Having a firm order from Lufthansa – one of the world’s leading airlines – demonstrates that the PW1000G-powered CSeries is on track to bring step-change advances in commercial aircraft performance to market in four years.”
The announcement marks the second order for the PurePower PW1000G engine, which also powers the Mitsubishi Regional Jet that received its launch order from All Nippon Airways in 2008. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in 2013.
Pratt & Whitney has over 16,000 aircraft engines installed with hundreds of airlines around the world. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney is a leading partner in two joint venture companies that manufacture commercial aircraft engines: International Aero Engines, which makes the V2500 for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft, and the Engine Alliance, whose GP7200 engine is FAR 33 certified for the new Airbus A380.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
This release includes “forward looking statements” concerning future business opportunities and other matters involving this engine that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in forward looking statements include changes in the health of the global economy and the strength of end market demand in the aerospace industry; as well as company specific items including the ability to achieve cost reductions at planned levels; challenges in the design, development, production and support of advanced technologies including this engine, and new products including the engine discussed in this press release; and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers. For information identifying other important economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, competitive and other uncertainties, see UTC’s SEC filings as submitted from time to time, including but not limited to, the information included in UTC’s 10-K and 10-Q Reports under the headings “Business,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Cautionary Note Concerning Factors that May Affect Future Results,” as well as the information included in UTC’s Current Reports on Form 8-K.
* CSeries is a trademark of Bombardier Inc.
Barco extends avionics offering with new generation Head-Up Display from Saab
March 11, 2009
Avionics Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 11 March 2009 – Avionics display provider Barco has entered into an agreement with Saab, Stockholm, Sweden, to expand its avionics offering with the new generation RIGS Head Up Display from Saab. Under this agreement, Barco can offer its customers an even wider range of avionics-grade display solutions for the cockpit environment.
RIGS is a new generation Head Up Display (HUD) providing helicopters and small aircraft with an ‘out-of-the-window’ display solution that is more cost-efficient than existing HUD solutions. The RIGS system makes use of Saab’s digital video display technology to project the picture into the aircrew’s field of view. The required software is hosted on Barco’s PU-2000 processing unit with open MOSArt™ architecture. This open system architecture allows customers to tailor applications to their specific needs and to upgrade the system capabilities solely through software upgrades, thus ensuring a low lifecycle cost of the product.
The RIGS HUD can be deployed for a wide spectrum of applications, including the rendition of flight, navigation and sighting data with aiming point and target reticule. In addition, RIGS can offer all-weather capabilities by presenting instrument landing system information and images from enhanced vision sensors. Connected to RIGS, these enhanced vision sensors enable pilots to see through darkness, smog, smoke and various levels of snow, rain and fog. As such, RIGS enhances safety via early detection of runway incursions and improved situational awareness during night and day operations, as well as through the prevention of Controlled Flight Into Terrain or white-/brown-out accidents.
The open architecture of the RIGS system allows for easy installation on both new and retrofitted helicopters and smaller aircraft. The system can be installed as a stand-alone or integrated with the avionics system. One or two optical units can be fitted into the cockpit to suit the number of crew members onboard the aircraft.
About Saab
Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs. www.saabgroup.com
RotorWay International chega ao Brasil
March 11, 2009
Miami-Florida – RotorWay International (www.rotorway.com), o mais antigo e maior fabricante de americano e do mundo em helicóptero experimental (kit), chega ao Brasil “pilotado” por Richard Sanchez da www.helimiami.com que é um dos serviços prestados pela Moriah International, Inc (www.moriahinternational.com) , o qual é presidente.
Com diversos prêmios e reconhecimentos na indústria de aviação mundial e americana, RotoWay International lança o A600 Talon com top-quality, engenharia e tecnologia de ponta mais avançadas disponíveis no mercado.
Sanchez admite que o momento para lançar a A600 Talon no Brasil é muito oportuno. O Brasil está crescendo cada vez mais no uso de helicópteros. O preço de compra ímbativel para aqueles que sonham em pilotar seu próprio helicóptero de 2 lugares, é sómente US$ 112.583,00 Fob/fábrica Arizona no modelo mais completo. O prazo de entrega é de 8 à 10 semanas no máximo; e o tempo necessário para montagem é de no máximo 450 horas.
No Brasil, esteja o comprador onde estiver, damos toda assessoria alfandegária necessária para dar tranquilidade e segurança no processo de importação. E mais, estamos trabalhando firmes para o financiamento de uma aeronave, porque para 3 aeronaves, já temos financiamento de 85% com juros americanos, para pagar em 5 anos. Quem nem dizem os americanos “não pode ficar melhor do que isso”, brinca Sanchez.
Maiores informações em português, favor contatar Richard Sanchez nos e-mails rsanchez@moriahinternational.com ou info@helimiami.com . Ou no telefone 305-591-0309 no horário comercial da cidade de Miami, FL.
Latitude Partners with navAero to Deliver Robust EFB Satcom Interface
March 10, 2009
Latitude Technologies announced today that the company has completed testing and has conclusively proven the interoperability of the text messaging, telephone dialing, and device memory functions of its SkyNode® S200 satcom voice and data transceivers with the t·BagC2_ Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) from navAero Inc. Interoperability with SkyNode S100 satcom data transceivers and the navAero EFB was also proven for geo-positioning and other flight data.
The Latitude software utility will allow navAero EFB users to install software that complements and expands the core functionality of their EFBs. Operators that integrate their navAero EFBs with SkyNode S200 transceivers will now also be able to access text messaging, conventional and speed dialing, and number recall functionality right on their touch screen EFB displays.
With the new utility, SkyNode devices will be able to provide high-performance WAAS and GPS position information to navAero EFBs for moving map and real-time, on-screen satellite weather displays for any position along the route. Text messages from the cockpit and cabin can be sent and received with any web-connected device through Latitude’s LWS Sentinel™ data service. Received messages can be displayed in-flight through the EFB, a PDA, or a laptop computer. Crew and passengers can communicate using operator pre-defined messages or messages can be typed free-hand.
This robust integrated on-board voice and data management solution can be purchased as separate components from the two manufacturers. It also can be retrofitted to already-installed navAero EFBs or SkyNode satcom devices. Avionics distributor, reseller, and installer information packages will be distributed in the future.
About navAero Inc.
navAero is the world leader in developing and commercializing cost effective electronic flight bag systems. For further information, visit the navAero website at www.navaero.com
About Latitude Technologies
Latitude Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, is a global supplier of avionics voice and data equipment and services including the SkyNode S200-021 – the smallest, lightest, most versatile and economical to operate voice and 2-way data communication device in the world, featuring autonomous and host-polled asset positioning, sensor/event relay, and email and custom messaging interfaces.
Cessna Wichita Citation Service Center Adds PWC Engine Expertise
March 10, 2009
WICHITA, Kan., March 10, 2009 Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will offer beginning in April Citation turbine engine hot section inspections for Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D and PWC 500 series engines across its Citation Service Center network through a unique arrangement with Dallas Airmotive.
“With this arrangement, our customers have yet another option when they bring their Citations to us. It will save them time and money by reducing turn-times,” said Mark Paolucci, senior vice president, Customer Service. “It also gives Cessna dedicated engine specialists for more than 3,000 Citations including the Citation I/II series, Bravos, Ultras and the Excel/XLS series.”
Beginning in April, Cessna will have a section of the Wichita Citation Service Center devoted to engine repair services with a full-time team of Dallas Airmotive specialists based at the center. All of the company owned or operated Citation Service Centers will have access to the new engine center in Wichita.
“We look forward to supporting Cessna and Citation operators by adding engine support value to the aircraft service experience at Wichita,” said Hugh McElroy, President BBA Aviation Engine Repair & Overhaul Group which owns Dallas Airmotive, Inc.
In the past two years, Cessna has worked to further enhance its industry-leading customer support organization, adding mobile service units at several of its eight U.S. service centers, inaugurating a dedicated Citation for AOG support and enhancing many of its support programs.
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