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I news I LoPresti Aviation Debuts Their Latest Innovation During the annual Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) convention, representatives of LoPresti
Aviation Engineering unveiled the company’s latest innovation for general aviation, the new “NeverFlat Lifesaver” aircraft tire. “We named it the NeverFlat because that’s what it does—it never goes flat,” Rj Siegel, LoPresti’s CEO said. “It’s the first aviation tire with a wound carbon fiber band embedded in the circumference of the tire. It’s just about impossible to puncture this tire and even if you could it still wouldn’t go flat. It’s an unpressurized system with load and suspension characteristics matched to the aircraft’s needs.” Siegel explained that first product is specifically mated to the takeoff and landing performance of the popular Cirrus SR20 and the SR22. “Cirrus owners sit right at the leading edge of technology and
they have always received our products with great enthusiasm,” he said. “We expect no less with this exciting new tire. We consider it as profound as seatbelts. 99 percent of seatbelt wearers have never had their lives saved by wearing them but those who have, consider the technology indispensable. Similarly, 99 percent of pilots have never veered off the runway with a flat tire, but those who have are first in line for this next great
safety product.” Siegel said that the new NeverFlat Lifesaver tires are in their final design stages and the company expects
them to be available to Cirrus SR20 and SR22 owners in late December 2011.”Using this new proprietary technology we’ve seen improved tire performance in all measurable areas. Wear, traction and rolling resistance,” Siegel added. “We are so confident in the NeverFlat tires, we are offering them with a ten-year warranty against a flat.”
EVAS Smoke Protection Selected by Kalitta Air
VisionSafe and Kalitta Air finalized an agreement to equip Kalitta’s Boeing 747’s with EVAS, the Emergency Vision Assurance System technology that allows pilots to see in continuous dense smoke. With this agreement, Kalitta Air joins UPS, Fed Ex and JetBlue as large fleet operators that selected EVAS to provide their pilots with smoke protection and ability to see through blinding smoke in the cockpit. “You really become a victim in a cockpit with smoke, so I try to
give the best tools to get the aircraft safely on the ground,” says Connie Kalitta, owner. In the event of smoke in the cockpit, EVAS maintains a pilot’s critical field of vision by displacing the smoke with a transparent vision tunnel. “EVAS allows pilots to see their flight path, vital instruments and perform the key tasks of flying in dense, blinding smoke situations. It’s a real safety enhancement and we’re very pleased to be working with Kalitta Air,” says EVAS manufacturer Visionsafe’s president, Bertil Werjefelt.
Delta Air Lines Places CFM56-7BE Engine Order
Delta Air Lines has ordered 200 CFM56-7BE engines to power 100 Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ER aircraft scheduled to begin delivery in 2013. The engine order is valued at approximately $2.2 billion U.S. at list price. This new Delta order contributes to what has already been a very
successful year for CFM. According to CFM, in 2011 to date, the company has received orders for more than 1,250 CFM56 engines at a value of approximately $12.5 billion U.S. at list price. Delta was one of CFM’s original commercial customers, launching
the CFM56-2 into commercial service on the DC-8 Super 70 in 1982. Today, the airline operates a fleet of more than 200 CFM56-7B- powered Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft and CFM56-5-powered Airbus A320 family aircraft. “The CFM56-7BE-powered 737-900ER is a great choice to replace
older technology aircraft in our fleet,” said Nat Pieper, vice president of Fleet Strategy and Transactions for Delta Air Lines. “With this airplane, we get outstanding operating economics and reliability.”
MIT Leaders for Global Ops Welcomes MAG-IAS as Industry Partner
The MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program welcomes MAG-IAS, a world-leading provider of metalworking and composites processing solutions for the durable goods industry, to its roster of highly select global manufacturing and operations companies from around the world. MIT LGO is the nation’s leading dual-
degree graduate program in engineering and management innovation for students aiming for careers in operations and manufacturing. Students graduate with a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School
of Management and a Master of Science from one of seven programs within the MIT School of Engineering. LGO benefits from the wealth of resources, world-renowned faculty, and connections offered by MIT, the world’s leading institution focused on science and technology. MAG joins 20 other MIT LGO partner
organizations that include world leaders such as
Amazon.com, Boeing, Caterpillar, Dell, General Motors, Novartis and United Technologies. As an MIT LGO partner company, MAG will gain access to MIT faculty
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and research as well as best practices of other partner companies, with the potential for joint operations projects. Partner companies host in-depth site visits and six-month student internships with MIT faculty support. MIT LGO interns offer high-value return by addressing critical business needs including production network strategy, energy waste reduction, and supply chain optimization. Partner companies also provide input into MIT LGO’s curriculum and activities, ensuring that the program stays relevant and responsive to their most pressing operations challenges.
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