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The Glass Cockpit Advantage

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Developed in the 1970s and implemented in the 1990s. The glass cockpit has a lot of advantages for pilots. Technically referred to as Technically Enhanced Cockpit, it refers to series of flight management computers that can be programmed to fly an aircraft A Glass cockpit for an Airbus A320. Photo credit: Airliners.net A glass cockpit for a B777. Photo credit: Airliners.net A glass cockpit for a B737-800. Photo credit: Airliners.net A glass cockpit is a new technology in an airplane that features series of electronic or digital displays on an LCD screen as opposed to an analogue cockpit that features gauges or dials. Glass cockpits are easier to read and much more accurate than their analogue counterpart. Advantages to Pilots? Though pilots still use the T formation scan to cross check. The glass cockpit makes this checks easier and reduces stress and fatigue on the part of the pilots and it is less likely that a critical gauge will be missed. Again, they have fewer bre...
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Russian MC 21 300 completes its First Test Flight

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MIAMI  – The new Russia’s MC-21-300 narrowbody completed its maiden flight at Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield in Siberia, about 2,600 miles east of Moscow, on Sunday morning, May 28, 2017. This is the first member of a new domestically produced Russian narrowbody commercial aircraft family. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Irkut Corporation – the aircraft designer, reported the first flight took 30 minutes at an altitude of 1,000 meters at the speed of 300 km/h. The flight plan included the aircraft in-flight stability, controllability checks, powerplant operation, approaches, climbs, turns and landing. By western standards, this was a very short, low altitude first test flight – even compared to Chinese competitor Comac C919’s inaugural sortie earlier in the month. “The program incorporates the best technologies, industrial practices and design solutions to date,” said Denis Manturov, Minister of Trade and Industry, referring to the aircraft’s “uniqu...
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Emirates: 'Use our new laptop handling service to beat travel ban'

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Emirates airline will introduce a “laptop and tablet handling service,” a move that follows an electronics carry-on ban introduced by the United States this week. With the service, Emirates is attempting to minimize the inconvenience to fliers affected by the new U.S. directive, which indefinitely covers U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey. Dubai, where Emirates operates a major international connecting hub, is among the airports covered by the ban. The United Kingdom also has introduced a similar measure, though its ban does not include Dubai. Emirates' new handling service will be offered for free to customers traveling to the U.S. from Dubai, allowing them to use their laptaps and tablets until just before boarding. Prior to boarding, customers will be required to “declare and hand over their laptops, tablets, and other banned electronic devices to security staff” as they go through gate-side screening in Dubai. “Our aim is to ensure c...
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