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Building Aircraft Innovation with Advanced Materials

Bombardier Inc. Dec 24, 2016

Since the early days of powered flight, aircraft have been built using traditional materials, mainly aluminum. Today the C Series aircraft are moving the industry forward by leveraging over 40 years of experience in advanced materials in a…
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Security & Facilitation

Travelling over the holidays? Some aviation security questions answered

Uniting Aviation Dec 23, 2016

Airports become busier over the holiday season as an increased number of travellers take to the skies. ICAO works with many partners to develop aviation safety and security standards and policies to protect and facilitate the journey of…
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Environment

C Series Aircraft Noise Testing

Bombardier Inc. Dec 23, 2016

The noise signature of Bombardier’s C Series aircraft has been proven to be equivalent to smaller regional aircraft such as turboprops ,and significantly less than its competitors. Aircraft noise is calculated by adding the approach,…
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General Interest

Remembering aviation’s role in the evacuation of Fort McMurray

Uniting Aviation Dec 14, 2016

AIn May 2016 a wildfire began in the northern Canadian city of Fort McMurray, Alberta. The fire swept through the community, forcing close to 90,000 people to evacuate the area. Many evacuees were transported by air in a massive…
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General Interest

Global 7000: First Flight and Beyond

Bombardier Inc. Dec 14, 2016

On November 4, 2016, the first Global 7000 flight test vehicle (FTV1) departed on its maiden flight from Bombardier’s manufacturing facility in Toronto, Ontario. During the 2 hour and 27 minute flight, all flight controls were exercised and…
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Safety

On International Mountain Day: the risks and advances in mountain flying

Sara Maria Moubarak Dec 11, 2016

Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji, K2, the Mont Blanc, Mount Olympus are some of the highest, most famous peaks in the world. Their names alone fill people with a sense of awe and wonder that has been fed by stories of…
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Environment

How do Bombardier’s C Series aircraft minimize the airliners’ impact on the environment?

Bombardier Inc. Dec 10, 2016

A key player in the aviation industry, Bombardier is leading an important path with new solutions aimed at reducing its global environmental footprint. Its product innovation life-cycle process – from the design and manufacture of the…
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General Interest

Welcome to Uniting Aviation!

Uniting Aviation Dec 9, 2016

Most of our readers already know what we do… We are the UN specialized agency that manages the administration and governance of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. We work with 191 Member States and industry groups to reach…
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Environment

Interview with Kahina Oudjehani, Bombardier’s leader in eco-design

Bombardier Inc. Dec 6, 2016

Bombardier’s C Series family of aircraft, which brings together a fusion of performance and technology, is a 100 per cent all-new design that offers operators new benefits with substantial savings. In addition to delivering best-in-class…
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Video

Flying a “drone”? Watch this first

Uniting Aviation Dec 6, 2016

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), informally referred to as drones, represent one of the fastest growing technologies in the world. Their operations are challenging States in terms of the safe and efficient integration into airspace…
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