for April 14, 2008
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Hot Topic: Wiring Problems On The Horizon!
If you were unlucky enough to be caught in the US travel mess last week,
this Hot Topic is for you. Wiring and FAA rulings are at the bottom of the
mess that cancelled over 4000 flights last week alone. It probably isn't
over as aging airplane take center stave in an ongoing revolution to improve
the evolution of aging aircraft in the US. While all systems of aging
airplanes are under scrutiny, IFE and associated wiring will be of interest
to our readers and we recently contacted a world expert on aircraft damage
tolerance and aging airplanes for some answers. Dr. Matt Creager and John
Courtright from SIE gave us a quick tour around the FAA's Enhanced
Airworthiness Program for Airplane Systems (EAPAS), and specifically, the
impact on IFE. As starters, note that the US FAA now deals with wiring as a
SYSTEM! Called Electronic Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), the
mechanical and electrical characteristics, testing, routing, maintenance,
repair, installation and notation of same, will all take on a new
perspective under newer federal regulations. We felt this is going to impact
our industry so our experts told IFExpress about a few areas that will
affect In-Flight Entertainment. We put the whole story on our website so
check it out at
www.airfax.com.
After Thought: The nice folks in China who are putting on the IFEC entertainment conference in June contacted us and noted that they have an updated website with more information on their efforts. You can find them at www.chinaifec.com and see their conference topics. We note that Panasonic and OnAir are now their Platinum sponsors.
We're hearing about a potentially huge opportunity for up to 500 aircraft worth of in-seat video, SMS, in-seat power, portables, and more. If you're not part of this, go ask your marketing guys to beat the bushes.
Upcoming IFExpress Hot Topics will deal with a lot of the technology from
many of the vendors we visited there. We were glad to see many old industry
friends and glad to make new ones. All but one vendor opened their doors for
IFExpress and we hope to share the new technology news stories we found
there with our readers!
IFExpress is sponsored in part
by:br>
Carlisle to Acquire Carlyle
Incorporated, a Leading Provider of Interconnect Products for Aerospace and
Network Infrastructure Applications
4/14/2008 9:22:08 PM
Airbus wins two awards at
Aircraft Interiors Expo
4/14/2008 9:15:26 PM
Boeing Revises 787 First
Flight and Delivery Plans; Adds Schedule Margin to Reduce Risk of Further
Delays
4/14/2008 9:14:34 PM
Ethiopian Airlines signs up
for Thales IFE systems on its new B787 Dreamliner jet
4/14/2008 9:11:43 PM
Emphasis Media to Launch
Philippine Airlines' Entertainment Guide
4/14/2008 9:09:38 PM
IFExpress is sponsored in part
by:
A350 on
schedule: Airbus boss
The Australian
Airbus gets
off the ground with RFID technology
Computerworld
FAA knew of
MD-80 wiring problem in 2003
Trading Markets
Boeing bear
the brunt of delayed plane, carriers seek compensation
eTravel Blackboard
Virgin:
Flyers want data-only calls
Just The Flight
MRO
Spending, Unit Costs To Rise Sharply
Aviation Week
Virgin
America Plane Tour
Yahoo Tech
Emirates
Goes All In With Mobile Phones
Aviation Week
IFExpress is sponsored in part
by:
WAEA
Week in Dubai
4/21/2008 - 4/24/2008
8th
Annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2008)
5/20/2008 - 5/22/2008
WAEA
29th Annual Conference and Exhibition
9/8/2008 - 9/11/2008
Aircraft Interiors Expo - Americas
9/9/2008 - 9/11/2008
Aircraft Interiors Expo - Asia
9/22/2008 - 9/25/2008
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