In response to safety issues related to lithium battery shipments, Qatar Airways Cargo intends to replace its entire fleet of more than 10,000 Unit Load Devices (ULDs) with Safran Cabin’s new Fire Resistant Container (FRC), aiming to exchange 70% of the units during 2022
Mirus Aircraft Seating has received grant approval to build what it claims will be the largest commercially available aircraft seating test facility in the UK
Mirus Aircraft Seating plans to build the UK’s largest commercially available dynamic testing facility for aircraft seating, housing a 30m-long test sled
Following a qualification and approval programme, Bucher’s unconventional Bionic Partition is now being installed as a line-fit and retrofit option on A320 aircraft. The multi-layer composite multifunctional partitions are being fitted in the rear Door 4 area
QCM and 4Drive&Aviation have co-developed Flamelab 4.0, claimed to be the world’s first automatic flammability test chamber, capable of performing 12-second and 60-second vertical bunsen burner tests without human input
Teledyne Controls has obtained FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval for installation of its new Aircraft Cabin Environment Sensor (ACES) on the Boeing 737 aircraft
Caeli Nova has developed a passenger emergency oxygen system that it claims can enable airlines to operate flights directly over challenging routes, such as those over high terrain
4Drive & Aviation, a specialist in upholstery, has opened a testing facility in Poland. The facility offers fire and mechanical test services for the aviation industry, as well as training, project and test advisory services and the development of new test methods and machinery
Duncan Aviation is nearing completion of a new flammability lab at its site in Michigan, expanding its testing capabilities to include the FAR 25.853 (b) fire-blocking test
Aloft AeroArchitects has begun offering a Supplemental Type Certification (STC) kit for Aviation Clean Air’s Air Ionization & Purification units, including distribution and product support
