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integrated Garmin G5000 digital
avionics suite, designed with
leading edge technology and one
of the most intuitive crew
interfaces available.
Learjet 70 aircraft: The Learjet
70 aircraft offers unrivalled
interior design aesthetics blended
effortlessly with the latest
technology. The cockpit features
the peerless Bombardier Vision
flight deck, and this aircraft can
fly a range of more than 2,000 nm
(3,704 km)(i). It retains the
classic Learjet lines and
legendary performance, and as
such, can connect Seattle with
Montreal(i).
Learjet 75 aircraft: The Learjet
75 jet features the pioneering
Bombardier Vision flight deck
with an interior influenced by its
bigger stablemate, the Learjet 85
aircraft. This jet will soar above
the traffic with a maximum
altitude of 51,000 ft. (15,545 m),
is capable of flying more than
2,000 nm (3,704 km) and is able
to fly nonstop from Wichita to
Bermuda(i).
São José dos Campos, – The
Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and
Embraer Defense and Security
concluded, in August, the
preliminary design review of the
military transport jet aircraft KC-
390 development project. The
contractual event, one of the
program’s relevant milestones,
took place at Embraer facilities in
Eugênio de Melo, from August
20th to 29th.
Throughout the event, Embraer
presented to the Air Force
Command the technical
characteristics of the project’s
solutions adopted for structural
and aircraft systems, including
the definitions of the main
components and their interfaces,
demonstrating that the project has
reached its expected maturity at
the current phase.
“We are quite pleased with the
results and we are sure that the
project is on the right track”, said
Colonel-Engineer Sergio
Carneiro, Project KC-390
Manager at FAB. “We checked
all the main aspects of the
aircraft’s project and the KC-390
meets the Brazilian Air Force’s
expectations.”
Brazilian Air Force and Embraer
Defense and Security conclude
the KC-390´s Preliminary Design
Review
As part of the project design
review, an evaluation of the
cockpit’s ergonomics was also
performed, with the participation
of Air Force Command military
personnel, featuring 1st
Lieutenant-Aviator Joyce de
Souza Conceição, of the 1st/1st
Transport Group. Lieutenant-
Aviator Joyce de Souza is the
first woman pilot to evaluate the
KC-390’s cockpit.
“The discussions with the Air
Force were very productive and
we are pleased with the result of
this work”, said Paulo Gastão
Silva, Director of the KC-390
Program at Embraer. “We have a
very qualified and motivated
team on this project and we will
keep working hard to satisfy our
customer.”
The next major contractual event
will be the project’s critical
design review, when the project’s
maturity will be verified for
prototype manufacturing.
Equipped with the most advanced
mission and flight systems, the
KC-390 is the largest aircraft
ever built by the Brazilian aircraft
industry and will establish a new
standard for mid-sized military
transport aircraft, in terms of
performance and load capacity.
Emirates and Qantas Announce
Major Global Aviation
Partnership
Qantas to use
Dubai hub – new
partnership will
link Australia will
more than 70
gateways in
Europe, the Middle
East and Africa
SYDNEY- – Emirates and Qantas
today announced a new global
aviation partnership that will give
customers a seamless
international and Australian
network, exclusive frequent flyer
benefits and world-class travel
experiences.
Under the agreement signed this
morning by Emirates President
Tim Clark and Qantas CEO Alan
Joyce, Qantas will move its hub
for European flights from
Singapore to Dubai and enter an
extensive commercial
relationship with Emirates.
The 10 year code sharing
partnership is enhanced by
integrated network collaboration
with coordinated pricing, sales
and scheduling as well as a
benefits sharing model. Neither
airline will take equity in the
other.
The partnership will see Qantas,
along with anchor tenant
Emirates, as the only other airline
operating at Dubai International’s
Terminal 3. The two airlines will
jointly offer 98 weekly services
between Australia and the global
gateway city of Dubai including
four daily A380 flights. With
Emirates flying the largest fleet
of A380s in the world with 23,
combined with Qantas’ 12 A380s
for a total of 35, many onward
flights to Europe including
London Paris, Moscow,
Amsterdam, Munich and Rome
will also be on this popular
aircraft. In addition, Qantas will
launch daily A380 services from
both Sydney and Melbourne to
London via Dubai for a combined
unprecedented seven daily A380
flights to London Heathrow.
Thirty additional European
gateways can be seamlessly
reached from Australia via
Dubai.
For Emirates customers it will
open up Qantas’ Australian
domestic network of more than
50 destinations and nearly 5,000
flights per week. The carriers
will also coordinate their
respective trans-Tasman services
between Australia and New
Zealand with Emirates offering
improved schedules for flights to
Christchurch and Auckland -
including the introduction of
Emirates’ daily A380 services on
the Melbourne-Auckland route in
October.
Emirates and Qantas frequent
flyer agreements will be aligned,
giving customers expanded
opportunities to earn and redeem
AIR WORLD October 2012-38