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Ameco Beijing becomes first Chinese company to install in-flight WLAN
Ameco Beijing became the first
company in China to install in-flight
WLAN when it added the service to
an Air China Boeing 737-800 last
week, making Air China the first
carrier in China to provide WLAN
services. Thanks to a Chinese
Civic Aviation modification design
approval (MDA), Ameco Beijing was
able to install the server in the cabin,
providing passengers with more
entertainment options accessible via
WLAN through portable devices. Installing in-flight WLAN on an Air China Boeing 737-800 Ameco Beijing
• Lufthansa Technik and partners successfully tested a new ‘green-taxiing’ system
for ground operations: electric motors installed on the main landing gear of an
Airbus A320 aircraft took over all necessary movements of an aircraft on ground.
The system integrates electric wheel drives into the main landing gear to propel the
aircraft during ground operations. The wheel-drive technology leverages its industryleading
electric motors’ continuous torque and power density to propel the aircraft.
L-3 Communications, Fraport and sister companies Lufthansa and Lufthansa Technik,
with Airbus support, teamed up to jointly test the technology demonstrator which
could lead to a new system for aircraft taxiing.
• Qatar Airways will be the launch customer for Boeing’s new Electronic Flight
Folder (EFF). The carrier will install the EFF on their entire fleet of Boeing 777s starting
in 2012, making it the first in the world to transmit day-of-flight data such as
flight plans and weather information directly to the 777 Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag
(EFB). Qatar Airways will also install the Electronic Flight
Folder on their future Boeing 787 fleet, making it the
first airline to deploy such advanced operational software
on both models.
• Monarch Airlines selected Goodrich Corporation
to provide SmartDisplay Electronic Flight Bags
(EFB) for its Airbus A300, A320, A321 and A330 aircraft.
Monarch has completed initial installation of the
system on an A321 and conducted a successful twomonth
in-service demonstration period. SmartDisplay
EFBs will be rolled-out across the Airlines’ remaining
Airbus fleet with planned retrofit completion by the
second quarter 2012. Goodrich’s Sensors and Integrated
Systems team in Burnsville, Minn. is producing the
systems and performing integration activities.
Goodrich will also provide two Goodrich SmartDisplay EFB units, ARINC 828-compliant
aircraft interface devices and Carlisle Interconnect Technologies EZMount display
mounts and installation kits for each aircraft. This advanced EFB portfolio, known as
Goodrich’s cockpit data management system, provides extensive connectivity to aircraft
data networks and systems, allowing Monarch to maximize EFB utility and the
associated operational savings.
• SR Technics and Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT), both part of
Mubadala Aerospace’s global MRO network, signed a contract with Airbus for
the implementation of the Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) service at the Dubai
Airshow. The implementation of AMI – an automated inventory management system
– will ensure the replenishment of the high-usage and non-repairable Airbus
parts of the stocks of SR Technics and ADAT.
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