After a long consideration and planning, in spring of 2017 Rockwell Collins will officially take ownership of B/E Aerospace. Rockwell believes that this is an investment worth making, $8.3 billion is money well spent when it comes to investing into one of the most successful and significant leader in aircraft interior manufacturer that designs, develops and manufactures interior of cabin lights, oxygen systems, food or kitchen equipment and toilet equipment. They do this for commercial and business aircrafts. This can be a great addition to Rockwell Collins as Rockwell specializes in Cabin equipment such as electronics, flight deck avionics, communication systems, and information systems. These technologies get manufactured and designed with the manufacturing and design of the aircraft, therefore; making Rockwell Collins dependent on aircraft production rate. Having said that, B/E Aerospace is not dependent on Aircraft production rate, however they are driven by airlines needs and wants. B/E Aerospace deals with a lot more productions of components that wasn’t included in the original manufacturing.
Lufthansa finally takes the plundge to obtain the remaining 55% of SN Airholding that the Belguim based Brussel Airlines had to offer. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has finally approved and agreed to go through with obtaining the rest of SN, a holding company of The Belgain Airline. As the 2008 Lufthansa primarily owned 45 % of Brussel Airlines and has now approved to be processed by the early of next year Aircraft Propellers And Components. The decisions have still not been yet completed solely based on the approval of the SN shareholder’s opinions on the matter.
Airbus Helicopter has dived into a new futuristic endeavor. As one of the leaders in the aeronautical industry, this new project does not seem so far reaching. Airbus plans on designing a self-flying taxi with an entire independent drone network. To step things up on this already ambitious plan, the firm plans testing for the flying taxi to begin by early 2017.
An Abu Dhabi airport welcomes the Solar Impulse 2 plane as it lands from its journey around the world. This remarkable journey helps the Solar Impulse 2 make its way in to the record books being the in several aspects. The Solar impulse 2 is a plane made out of carbon fiber which is solar powered by panels that have up to 17,248 solar cells to generate the plane. For night traveling the aircraft is able to recharge four lithium polymer batteries through the solar cells installed on the plane.
The Bell 505 jet ranger X is an exciting helicopter that continues to raise interest in Latin America due to its capabilities, designed to be a safe aircraft, reliable and contains advanced avionic technology. The Paraguayan industrial group Signiture S.R.L. has decided to add the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to its fleet. The Boeing Aircraft Parts combines an active avionic design with active components and a dual channel FADEC Turbomeca Arrius 2R engine. The features don’t end here, the Bell 505 Jet Ringer X has a cabin size that accommodates the operator of the helicopter as well as any VIP passengers or business executives that appreciate a state of the art flight dick and travels fast with a superb range. The Bell 505 helicopter also has upgradable options such as synthetic vision, helicopter terrain avoidance system, second VHF com radio, and traffic advisory system.
Bell Helicopter has confirmed the first test aircraft and flight belonging to the 525 relentless programme has crashed and killed two company test pilots in central Texas on July 6th. This tragedy is another a major setback in the yearlong effort to certificate the first application of fly-by-wire technology for a commercial helicopter. Bell released a statement via Twitter informing the public that they are working with the relevant authorities on the case in order to determine the cause of this horrible accident.
Astronics corporation a subsidiary of Astonics Max- Viz's Engine Fuel System Components Nonaircraft, releases their latest EVS (enhanced vision system) going by the X1 + HR. This system is said to intensify vision for innovators building and experimenting aircrafts at home. Installed with a long wave infrared thermal imager with electronic zoom. The purpose behind this well designed system is to increase the amount that is seen more thorough and detected.
Just last week Foxconn Technology Group reached a deal to take over Sharp Corp. The company had previously announced their plans to go green and improve energy efficiency at their factories to introduce more solar power in China and India. While the issues with pollution are well-documented in China, very few changes are being made to address the already full-blown issue at hand. By merging with Sharp Corp. the Taiwanese electronics giant gains access and connections to a well-established brand name (Sharp Corp.) of which to sell its solar panels.
On Friday, April 15th 2016, Juliet Van Wagenen released an article on Aviation Today about the FAA releasing new regulations. There are two new agency rules that the FAA has released with regards to aviation training devices and flight simulators. These new rules will aid in the improvement of the number of situations that are considered not normal that an airline pilot would be approached with. Not only this, but the rules also help pilots get more credit for the instruments needed for an instrument rating.
Airbus, the civil aircraft manufacturer, and Siemens, the largest engineering company in Europe, have recently announced that they will be collaborating in order to create electrically-powered airplanes. Both companies will be teaming up to form a group of 200 engineers who will be focusing on the development of electric propulsion for aircrafts, enabling such aircrafts to carry up to 100 passengers.
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