lunes, 18 de febrero de 2013
Airbus actualizará previsiblemente a la Release 21 de CATIA en el año 2013
Actualmente Airbus trabaja con Catia v5 r18 en todos los programas vigentes. Una migración a la Release 21 supondrá cambios, no solo a nivel de herramientas de diseño y gestión sino también en todas las aplicaciones desarrolladas en el entorno Catia. La Release 21 de Catia será la última antes de la migración al entorno colaborativo de V6.
Embraer Executive Jets Flies Second Legacy 500 Prototype
São José dos Campos, Brazil, February 15, 2013 – In the wake of November’s highly successful maiden flight of the Legacy 500, the first, full fly-by-wire midsize business aircraft in the corporate aircraft industry, Embraer Executive Jets’ second Legacy 500 made its maiden flight today, officially entering the flight test and certification program.
“The test program is proceeding as planned and now that Serial Number Two has flown, the test campaign will accelerate for this break-through midsize jet,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. “The initial flight test feedback has been very favorable. The aircraft and systems overall performance is above expectation.”
The Legacy 500 has flown more than 44 hours in 23 flights since its first flight on November 27, 2012. Initial envelope clearances, including flying qualities, systems evaluation and Engine/APU air starts, have been completed. In late January, the aircraft performed a series of natural stalls with expected results. Reports indicate that systems, performance and flying qualities are excellent.
The second Legacy 500 prototype will be dedicated primarily to aircraft systems development and certification. The test program, as well as numerous other work that continues in tandem with the flight test program, is designed to ensure the maturity of the Legacy 500, its systems, interior and customer support before the aircraft enters service in 2014. The maturity program ensures customers will have the smoothest possible entry into service.
As the first midsize clean-sheet design in 15 years, the Legacy 500 is the only midsize business aircraft with full fly-by-wire technology, resulting in complete envelope protection, which improves safety, efficiency and passenger comfort. It has the longest range in its class at 3,000 nautical miles and represents the next generation of midsize corporate jets. It is the first midsize jet with a full, six-foot, stand-up cabin with flat floor and an award-winning interior design for the largest cabin in its class. It is the only midsize jet with a wet galley. It offers the best high-speed cruise and the best cabin pressurization at 6,000 feet.
The Legacy 500 is expected to have the same disruptive influence on business aviation as that experienced by the telecommunications industry with the advent of the smart phone. It is already the recipient of four international innovation and design awards.
For more information about Embraer Executive Jets, see: www.EmbraerExecutiveJets.com.
“The test program is proceeding as planned and now that Serial Number Two has flown, the test campaign will accelerate for this break-through midsize jet,” said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. “The initial flight test feedback has been very favorable. The aircraft and systems overall performance is above expectation.”
The Legacy 500 has flown more than 44 hours in 23 flights since its first flight on November 27, 2012. Initial envelope clearances, including flying qualities, systems evaluation and Engine/APU air starts, have been completed. In late January, the aircraft performed a series of natural stalls with expected results. Reports indicate that systems, performance and flying qualities are excellent.
The second Legacy 500 prototype will be dedicated primarily to aircraft systems development and certification. The test program, as well as numerous other work that continues in tandem with the flight test program, is designed to ensure the maturity of the Legacy 500, its systems, interior and customer support before the aircraft enters service in 2014. The maturity program ensures customers will have the smoothest possible entry into service.
As the first midsize clean-sheet design in 15 years, the Legacy 500 is the only midsize business aircraft with full fly-by-wire technology, resulting in complete envelope protection, which improves safety, efficiency and passenger comfort. It has the longest range in its class at 3,000 nautical miles and represents the next generation of midsize corporate jets. It is the first midsize jet with a full, six-foot, stand-up cabin with flat floor and an award-winning interior design for the largest cabin in its class. It is the only midsize jet with a wet galley. It offers the best high-speed cruise and the best cabin pressurization at 6,000 feet.
The Legacy 500 is expected to have the same disruptive influence on business aviation as that experienced by the telecommunications industry with the advent of the smart phone. It is already the recipient of four international innovation and design awards.
For more information about Embraer Executive Jets, see: www.EmbraerExecutiveJets.com.
Boeing, ADASI Sign Teaming Agreement for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 18, 2013 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems.
Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, company representatives said the teaming agreement enables ADASI to provide training, support and marketing services for Boeing's ScanEagle and Integrator unmanned aircraft systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with prospects to expand into the Middle East and North Africa.
"This agreement advances Boeing's strategy of partnering with best-in-industry companies such as ADASI," said Debbie Rub, a vice president and general manager in Boeing Military Aircraft. "We plan to continue investing and growing in the UAE and the broader Middle East region in order to support U.S. allies' enduring need for affordable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions, such as ScanEagle and Integrator."
The agreement supports the ongoing drive to develop UAE national capabilities within ADASI. Boeing's direct involvement with ADASI will open many opportunities for ADASI's UAE nationals to develop their knowledge and skills through Boeing's world-leading capabilities and experience in the management and implementation of technical programs.
"Today’s announcement is an important continuation of our strategy to build aerospace capabilities right here in the Middle East," said ADASI Chairman Homaid Al Shemmari. "Our homegrown expertise, coupled with Boeing's technical capabilities in unmanned aircraft systems, is a winning combination and one that we look forward to strengthening in the coming years."
The teaming agreement expands on a previous agreement between ADASI and Insitu, a wholly owned Boeing subsidiary that makes the ScanEagle and Integrator. That collaboration allowed for support and sustainment of Insitu's unmanned ISR products and services.
"Boeing continues to demonstrate its enduring commitment to the UAE not just by delivering commercial aircraft and defense systems, but also through solid partnerships such as this latest agreement," said Boeing Middle East President Jeff Johnson. "In this way, we can help the UAE achieve its national objective of providing new career opportunities for its people."
ADASI is the first UAE-based company to offer clients a comprehensive range of services to cover all types of autonomous systems. ADASI offers holistic solutions, starting with joint analysis of end-users' needs, through formalization of their requirements, to equipment selection and procurement. ADASI also offers product or system design, development, testing and commissioning of localized subsystems and systems, and other engineering solutions, as well as training of customer teams, operational support and systems maintenance.
The Boeing Company has a long-standing relationship with the United Arab Emirates. From air transport and aviation support services to defense and satellite systems, Boeing has worked closely with UAE civil and defense authorities to achieve the country’s objectives and ambitions. Boeing values its relationships and partnerships in the UAE and the region and is committed to building on these relationships for mutual benefit into the future.
Tawazun is a strategic investment firm focused on the long-term development of UAE’s industrial manufacturing and technology capabilities and knowledge-transfer with a specific focus on the defense sector. Established in 2007 as a fully owned subsidiary of Tawazun Economic Council, Tawazun Holding’s mission is to develop profitable ventures through industrial partnerships and strategic investments that add to the country’s industrial manufacturing layer in the areas of defense, defense manufacturing and manufacturing technology.
NASA Unveils Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan
NASA Unveils Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan: Prioritizes Technologies Essential To NASA's Goals NASA's Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan has been posted to the agency's website. The comprehensive strategic plan prioritizes space technologies essential to the pursuit of NASA's mission and achievement of national goals.
Saab Signs Next Generation Fighter Aircraft Gripen E Development Deal
Saab Signs Next Generation Fighter Aircraft Gripen E Development Deal: Defence and security company Saab has signed an agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for Gripen E. The agreement includes development and modification of Gripen E for Sweden during the period 2013-2026 and a possible order for new production of Gripen E from Switzerland....
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Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options - Aviation Week
Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options - Aviation Week:
 Aviation Week | Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options Aviation Week Northrop Grumman is working on a variety of upgrades to improve the U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber's ability to deliver a variety of weapons. Though the 30,000-lb. Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) has been integrated onto the stealthy bomber, work is under ... B-2 Stealth Bomber Hardened for More Challenging MissionsNational Defense Magazine (blog) los 2 artículos informativos » |
Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options - Aviation Week
Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options - Aviation Week:
Aviation Week | Northrop, USAF Explore Diverse B-2 Weapons Options Aviation Week Northrop Grumman is working on a variety of upgrades to improve the U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber's ability to deliver a variety of weapons. Though the 30,000-lb. Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) has been integrated onto the stealthy bomber, work is under ... B-2 Stealth Bomber Hardened for More Challenging MissionsNational Defense Magazine (blog) los 2 artículos informativos » |
Dos vuelos de prueba de Boeing 787 concluyen sin nuevas pistas - RTVE
Dos vuelos de prueba de Boeing 787 concluyen sin nuevas pistas - RTVE:
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Alestis y trabajadores alcanzan un principio de acuerdo en el ERE que afectaría a 234 trabajadores, un 25% menos
Alestis y trabajadores alcanzan un principio de acuerdo en el ERE ... - 20minutos.es:
Alestis y trabajadores alcanzan un principio de acuerdo en el ERE ... 20minutos.es La empresa aeronáutica andaluza Alestis y la representación sindical de los trabajadores han alcanzado un principio de acuerdo, a falta de ratificar por las asambleas de empleados en cada centro, sobre el expediente de regulación de empleo (ERE) que ... |
Airbus Military firma con OCCAR un contrato de servicios para los A400M franceses
Airbus Military firma con OCCAR un contrato de servicios para los ... - www.infodefensa.com:
 www.infodefensa.com | Airbus Military firma con OCCAR un contrato de servicios para los ... www.infodefensa.com (Infodefensa.com) Madrid – Airbus Military ha firmado un contrato con la Organización Conjunta de Cooperación en materia de Armamento (OCCAR) – en representación de Francia–para la prestación de servicios de apoyo logístico para los A400M ... |
Arranca “Sirio”, el más importante ejercicio de defensa aérea del Ejército del Aire español
Arranca “Sirio”, el más importante ejercicio de defensa aérea del Ejército del Aire español:
Se trata de un ejercicio de defensa aérea anual en el que intervienen la práctica totalidad de las unidades de combate del Ejército del Aire, además de otros medios de la Fuerzas Armadas, con el objetivo de adiestrar y evaluar a estas unidades en el espacio aéreo de responsabilidad nacional peninsular. Dentro del programa, el Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas del Ejército del Aire (EZAPAC), con sede en la Base Aérea de Alcantarilla, lleva a cabo hoy una demostración de rescate de rehenes en el Aeródromo de Los Cánovas (Murcia).
Se trata de un ejercicio de defensa aérea anual en el que intervienen la práctica totalidad de las unidades de combate del Ejército del Aire, además de otros medios de la Fuerzas Armadas, con el objetivo de adiestrar y evaluar a estas unidades en el espacio aéreo de responsabilidad nacional peninsular. Dentro del programa, el Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas del Ejército del Aire (EZAPAC), con sede en la Base Aérea de Alcantarilla, lleva a cabo hoy una demostración de rescate de rehenes en el Aeródromo de Los Cánovas (Murcia).
First F-35C carrier variant Production Model Takes Flight
The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35C carrier variant, known as CF-6, flew its first sortie Thursday. Upon delivery later this year, the jet will be assigned to US Navy Fighter Attack Squadron 101 (VFA-101) at Eglin AFB, Florida. The unit will serve as the Fleet Replacement Squadron, training Navy F-35C pilots and maintainers. While CF-6 will be the first carrier variant jet assigned to Eglin, it will join a fleet of nine F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) jets and 13 F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) jets already on station.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2012 were $47.2 billion.
Northrop Grumman to Begin Next Phase of Modernizing B-2 Defensive Systems
PALMDALE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will help drive down costs and speed the availability of new hardware and software upgrades for the B-2 stealth bomber under a recently awarded contract from the U.S. Air Force.
The contract covers Technology Development (TD) Phase 2 of a multiyear effort by Northrop Grumman to modernize the B-2's defensive management system (DMS). TD Phase 2 is expected to last approximately three years.
DMS is an electronic warfare system that includes various antennas and display processors. Northrop Grumman is the Air Force's prime contractor for the B-2, the flagship of the nation's long-range strike arsenal.
"TD Phase 2 is the cornerstone of a rapid acquisition initiative that Northrop Grumman and the government developed to reduce B-2 DMS modernization costs and accelerate the availability of the latest technologies for the aircraft," said Lauren Stevens, director of the company's B-2 DMS modernization integrated product team. "Instead of relying on new hardware and software development, our initiative takes advantage of mature, proven technologies. It minimizes nonrecurring costs, and reduces the time and technology risks associated with fielding new capabilities."
DMS modernization includes a new avionics graphics processor being developed by Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Owego, N.Y.; and new antennas, which are being developed by L3 Randtron, Menlo, Park, Calif., and Ball Aerospace, Boulder, Colo.
Northrop Grumman serves as the B-2 system integrator and developer of the architecture that determines how the aircraft responds to threat environments. In this role, the company will integrate all new DMS hardware and requisite software onto the jet.
"The DMS upgrades demonstrate how Northrop Grumman is using innovation and thoughtful engineering to address and fulfill key affordability goals of the Department of Defense," explained Ron Naylor, director of B-2 Modernization and Transformation for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. "They also help ensure that the B-2 will remain the nation's most survivable and most effective long-range strike system for dealing with sophisticated enemy threats."
TD Phase 2 of the DMS modernization program will include continued development and testing of the hardware and software for the new systems; evaluation, down-select and awarding of the contract for the new DMS antennas; and preparation by Northrop Grumman and its suppliers for the next phase of DMS modernization, known as engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD).
As part of its plan to reduce costs and fielding schedules, Northrop Grumman accelerated forward into TD Phase 2 many significant engineering tasks normally conducted during EMD. EMD is expected to begin in late 2014.
The B-2 is the only long-range, large-payload U.S. aircraft that can penetrate deeply into access-denied airspace. In concert with the Air Force's air superiority fleet, which provides airspace control, and the Air Force's tanker fleet, which enables global mobility, the B-2 can help protect U.S. interests anywhere in the world. It can fly more than 6,000 nautical miles unrefueled and more than 10,000 nautical miles with just one aerial refueling, giving it the ability to reach any point on the globe within hours.
The latest B-2 product news and information from Northrop Grumman is available at http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/b2spirit/index.html.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber security, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
Poland prime minister: LOT must change to survive
LOT Polish Airlines is facing massive layoffs and deep restructuring measures as it struggles to survive, according to Poland's prime minister Donald Tusk. He has been quoted in several Polish media outlets as saying, “Either there is a change [within the airline] or LOT will not survive.”
Additionally, Mikosz told journalists that LOT’s two Boeing 787s will be removed from the summer schedule through October. Its two 787s are among all Dreamliners affected by the current grounding.
Additionally, Mikosz told journalists that LOT’s two Boeing 787s will be removed from the summer schedule through October. Its two 787s are among all Dreamliners affected by the current grounding.
La venta de hortalizas vía avión, asfixiada por las tasas aeroportuarias
El envío de frutas y hortalizas por avión para llegar a aquellos mercados internacionales más alejados y, en muchas ocasiones, dispuestos a pagar más por la misma mercancía, llámese Emiratos Árabes, China o Japón, entre otros, continúa siendo uno de los retos pendientes del sector agrícola almeriense. Pero la situación de las tasas aeroportuarias españolas está ahogando esta posibilidad de exportación
Airbus activates “Plan B” for the A350 XWB batteries Reverts back to nickel cadmium technology
15 FEBRUARY 2013 PRESS RELEASE
Airbus is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe. The A350 XWB flight test programme will continue as planned with the qualified Li-ion main batteries.
However, to date, the root causes of the two recent industry Li-ion main batteries incidents remain unexplained to the best of our knowledge. In this context, and with a view to ensuring the highest level of programme certainty, Airbus has decided to activate its “Plan B” and therefore to revert back to the proven and mastered nickel cadmium main batteries for its A350 XWB programme at Entry into Service (EIS). Airbus considers this to be the most appropriate way forward in the interest of programme execution and A350 XWB reliability.
In parallel, Airbus has also launched additional maturity studies on Li-ion main batteries behavior in aerospace operations and will naturally take on board the findings of the ongoing official investigation.
As a result of making this decision now, Airbus does not expect it to impact the A350 XWB Entry Into Service schedule.
El Grupo Iberia cancela 1.222 vuelos esta semana por la huelga que inicia hoy
El Grupo Iberia cancela 1.222 vuelos esta semana por la huelga que inicia hoy
El Gobierno podría fijar un arbitraje en la primera aerolínea española
Madrid.- Las compañías del grupo Iberia cancelarán un total de 1.222 vuelos esta semana durante las primeras cinco jornadas de paros que han convocado los sindicatos en protesta por el plan de ajuste, que incluye un ERE que afecta a 3.807 trabajadores.
El Gobierno podría fijar un arbitraje en la primera aerolínea española
Por parte del Ministerio, según fuentes sindicales, se recordó que no puede intervenir en la gestión de una empresa privada, pero aseguraron que, si se altera gravemente el transporte aéreo, "pondrán en marcha a los abogados del Estado" para aplicar la solución que proceda conforme a derecho, asumiendo sus atribuciones de reguladores del transporte.
UGT tradujo esta advertencia ministerial en el sentido de que el Gobierno estudiaría si se dan las condiciones que contempla la normativa sobre huelga para poder fijar un arbitraje.