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2004-09 - 1055.PDF
BUSINESS AVIATION SIMULATOR GRAHAM WARWICK / WASHINGTON DC CAE aims for convertible device Manufacturer to modify Gulfstream V simulator to make it interchangeable with G550 configuration in under 6h CAE is to develop the first full- flight simulator convertible between the Gulfstream V and G550 business jets, which have the same airframe but radically differ ent cockpits. The GV simulator at Emirates-CAE Flight Training in Dubai will be modified to convert ible configuration in mid-2005. Last month, the joint venture between CAE and Emirates signed Switzerland's GV Executive as its anchor customer for G550 training. Developed from the GV, the G550 features Gulfstream's Plane- View integrated flightdeck, built around Honeywell's Primus Epic avionics. This features four large-for mat liquid-crystal displays (LCD) on the main instrument panel and cur sor-control devices (CCD) on the sidewalk, as well as changes to the centre pedestal and overhead panel. To make the simulator convert ible, CAE plans to install a modular main panel with slide-in racks that allow the GV's six cathode-ray tube displays and other instruments to be plugged in, then removed and replaced with the G550's LCDs. CAE is designing a modular sidewall to allow installation and removal of the CCD sidearms, says Joey Calouri, director programme man ager, civil simulation and training. Centre-console control display units and overhead panels will be inter changeable, he says. The goal is to be able to convert between GV and G550 configura tions in under 6h, says Calouri. The G550 (left) was developed from the GV (right), but has a dramatically redesigned cockpit IN BRIE CORPORATE CARD NetJets Europe has launched its rebranded NetJets Corporate Card, following the acquisition of the European arm of subfrac- tional scheme Marquis Jet this year. NetJets Europe is to split the original Marquis Jet Card concept of 25h prepaid block charter entitlement into private and corporate versions. NetJets Europe is aiming the Corporate Card at medium-sized compa nies, with a two-year expiry on unused hours, rather than 12 months on the Private Card and additional hours available in 5h blocks. The Corporate Card is marginally more expensive than the Private Card scheme, but more flexible, according to the company. PRICE SLASH Gulfstream has reduced prices by up to 48% on more than 6,000 consumable spare parts, including "wear and tear" hard ware and selected interior, airframe and component spare parts. FIXED-BASE OPERATION Jet Aviation breaks Dubai ground for maintenance centre and FBO Jet Aviation has broken ground on a maintenance centre and 1,000m2 (11,300ft2) fixed-base operation (FBO) at Dubai International air port, which is scheduled for com pletion in January next year. The new facility, a joint venture with Al Mulla Business Group of Dubai, will offer scheduled and unscheduled aircraft maintenance, airframe repair and modifications, avionics installation and retrofits for a variety of business aircraft types. Its 4,200m2 hangar will accommodate two Boeing Business Jets or Airbus Corporate Jetliners simultaneously. The facility will join Jet Aviation's two FBOs in the region, at Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Air Routing International has signed a long- term agreement with Jet Aviation's Singapore FBO to provide aircraft and passenger handling at Seletar airport. NOISE Burbank rethinks after FAA rebuff Bob Hope airport at Burbank, California is "taking stock" after the US Federal Aviation Administration rejected its proposal for a night cur few to reduce noise. The Burbank airport already has a targeted cur few on night operations by Stage 2 aircraft, but wants a ban on all movements between 22.00 and 07.00. The ban would mainly affect business jets, as most commercial operators already comply voluntar ily with the curfew, says the airport. The FAA rejected Burbank's pre liminary submission, ruling the proposed full curfew does not meet the statutory requirement that a restriction be reasonable, non-arbi trary and non-discriminatory. Apart from a handful of early- morning commercial arrivals, a full curfew would mainly affect night operations by business aircraft. More than half the night move ments are by Burbank tenant Ameriflight, which operates a fleet of turboprops and Stage 3 jets transporting bank cheques and other small packages overnight. The airport authority says it sought the FAA's guidance on a pre liminary proposal that involved an innovative method of calculating costs and benefits of the curfew and will continue to consult with the FAA on alternatives to a full curfew. 20 22-28 JUNE 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.fliqhtinternational.com
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