airbus
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Airbus A350 – First Flight Anniversary and Test/Certification Update
The “power of Airbus people” in bringing the A350 XWB programme to flight is discussed by Patrick du Ché, the Head of Development Flight Test, who recalls the next-generation jetliner’s maiden takeoff on 14 June 2013, its flyby at the Paris Air Show one week later, followed by the fast-paced test campaign that has logged…
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Going to the extreme: Airbus A350 XWB climatic testing
The A350 XWB is the first-ever Airbus jetliner to be subjected to extreme weather testing at the U.S. Air Force’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory in Florida. For these evaluations, the company’s MSN2 developmental aircraft was exposed to a range of temperatures from 45 deg. C to -40 deg. C to validate various aircraft systems, including its…
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Airbus A350 XWB High-altitude Testing
Get an insider’s perspective on the A350 XWB’s high-altitude testing from Bolivia with this video clip, which includes commentary from Flight Test Engineer Patrick du Ché. )
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Airbus Seat Comfort Ad – You’d never accept this. So why would you accept this?
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A busy second day for Airbus at the Singapore Airshow
Day 2 of the 2014 Singapore Airshow was highly successful for Airbus on the ground and in the air. In addition to the A350 XWB’s crowd-pleasing flight demonstration at Changi Exhibition Centre, the show site hosted Amedeo’s order firm-up for 20 A380s, followed by the Memorandum of Understanding signing on a new Airbus/Singapore Airlines flight training venture to be…
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The Emirates A380 and Barcelona
Emirates launched the daily A380 service between Dubai and Barcelona on 1st February 2014. This is the multi-dimensional economic story of the A380 arrival to Barcelona.
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Airbus Innovation – Voice Recognition: Speaking the right language
Innovative voice recognition software is being developed by Airbus’ Corporate Innovation Team working in collaboration with Indian software company Uniphore for improved pilot communication with air traffic controllers. A prototype of this programme has already received enthusiastic responses from flight test crews and customer airline pilots.
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Lost luggage could soon be a thing of the past thanks to Bag2Go
Voiced report explaining the concept behind Bag2go. This story has an interview with a member of the Airbus Emerging Technologies team as well as with a spokesman from IATA explaining how Bag2Go works and how you will soon be able to keep track of your bag at all times and reduce the chances of your…
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A “best of” review of the Dubai Airshow’s first day
A busy time for Airbus at the Dubai Airshow’s opening day is highlighted in this “best of video”, which includes; the royal inauguration ceremony and tour, visits of foreign delegations to Airbus Military’s A400M, a loading demonstration with Mercedes cars on the Qatar A330-200F freighter, a look at the exhibit pavilion of Airbus’ EADS parent…
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Detecting volcanic ash clouds with AVOID
After the 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, an invisible cloud of ash raised numerous complications for air navigation and led many airlines to ground their fleet. This underscored the need for new technology allowing aircraft to detect and analyze volcanic ash clouds: the development of which is being advanced by the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic…
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Airbus’ın Koltuk Kampanyasına Lufthansa’dan Veto
Airbus’ın uzun menzilli uçaklarda 46 cm’lik koltuk mesafesini standart hale getirme girişimine Alman havayolu Lufthansa’dan destek gelmedi. Lufthansa Grubu filo yönetiminden sorumlu Kıdemli Başkan Yardımcısı Nico Buchholz, New York’ta düzenlenen basın toplantısında, “46 cm koltuk mesafesinin standart hale getirilme isteğini anlıyoruz ancak bunun olacağını düşünmüyorum” şeklinde konuştu. Lufthansa, koltuk genişlikleri de dahil çeşitli kabin senaryoları…
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Uçak Koltukları Genişliyor mu, Daralıyor mu?
Jet motorlu yolcu uçakları tarihinin en önemli dönüm noktalarından olan Boeing 707‘nin koltuk genişliklerinin, Amerikan Hava Kuvvetleri’ndeki savaş pilotlarının ortalama kalça ölçüsüne göre belirlendiğini biliyor muydunuz? Bu sebeple, gerçek manada başarıya ulaşan ilk jet motorlu yolcu uçağı durumundaki Boeing 707’den günümüze, uçakların Economy Class koltuk genişliklerinde 17 inç, yani yaklaşık 43 cm adeta bir referans…