The FAA is searching for companies to develop LED high-intensity runway lights containing a specific type of infrared (IR) energy, a solution that could resolve a clash between two government efficiency-boosting programs—one of which aims to reduce energy consumption, and the other, at removing effects of clouds and fog on airline operations.
The five largest European airlines have established Airlines for Europe (A4E) as the airline industry’s latest and most-powerful lobbying group ahead of the EU Aviation Summit in Amsterdam on Thursday, Jan 21.
A new Chinese state company expected to be announced in late January is likely to be divided into civil aviation, defense aviation and surface-power divisions, incorporating Avic propulsion subsidiary Avic Engine and other government gas-turbine enterprises.
Hexcel plans to build a $20 million, 117,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Casablanca, Morocco, as part of an effort to create a diversified and global supply chain to support aerospace customers, it said.
Air Canada believes the Bombardier C Series is a “fantastic airplane,” but has not yet found the “proper business case” to acquire it, Air Canada President Ben Smith has said.
Airlines for Europe (A4E), the new association formed by Europe’s five largest carriers, has finally managed to find a managing director (MD) and has named former United Technologies executive Thomas Reynaert to lead the organization, industry sources in Brussels told Aviation Daily.
The FAA is asking the airline industry for ideas on how to produce high-energy storage devices—including Lithium chemistry batteries—that are safer and easier to certify for use on aircraft.
Jan. 18, 1950 —Boeing and Pan American World Airways tested the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser’s ability to handle a 148,000-lb. maximum gross takeoff weight. Pan Am wanted to be able to carry larger payloads on long-haul overseas flights. Jan. 17, 1975 —Boeing began ground testing its 727 propulsion system with a refanned, nacelle-equipped Pratty & Whitney JTBD to reduce noise.
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the U.S., Aviation Daily will not be publishing on Monday, Jan. 18. The next issue of Aviation Daily will be dated Weds., Jan. 20.
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Flush with cash after selling its terminal at its main hub in downtown Toronto, Porter Airlines is considering expanding in Montreal, Ottawa and Halifax, Nova Scotia as well as to key cities in Western Canada, and it could use jets in those markets, CEO Bob Deluce said in an interview at the carrier’s headquarters.
