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Airbus BizLab to Support Five
Start-Ups
The Airbus BizLab, a global aerospace IAG to Add 31 New Airbus Jetliners
business accelerator has announced Airbus has announced an order from the great pride when one of our biggest and
the selection of its first five start- International Airlines Group (IAG) for 31 most influential customers recognizes
ups, out of 150 applications received airplanes. As part of its modernisation the superior operating economics and
worldwide. “We are very satisfied with effort and drive to open new long- passenger experience of our aircraft”,
the success of this first call for projects. haul routes, along with needs for fleet said John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer
The quality of the projects has made replacement, IAG will add 11 wide-body – Customers. “The repeat selection of the
the selection process tougher than aircraft (eight A350-900s, three A330- A320neo is also a great endorsement of the
expected, which is good news,” said 200s) and 20 A320neos. world’s preferred single aisle Family among
Bruno Gutierres, Head of BizLab. “The “IAG’s additional order for A350s the world’s most prestigious carriers.”
challenging phase of transforming and A330s is very significant for us and Including this latest order for 31
ideas into reality begins and we can’t highlights the appeal of our leading aircraft IAG and its airlines have ordered
really wait”. wide-body Family. It always fills us with nearly 450 aircraft from Airbus.
These “early-stage” projects will
receive a “six month mentoring and
acceleration programme, to speed up Honeywell’s FANS for Falcon 900 Series
the process to transform the ideas into Honeywell Aerospace is making it technology into existing hardware,
credible businesses,” said an Airbus easier for Dassault customers to meet instead of completely upgrading cockpit
group release. The selected projects the Federal Aviation Administration’s systems, which makes meeting the 2020
will be provided an office space by upcoming safety mandates with a new mandates deadline more cost-effective.
Airbus and also be able to make us Future Air Navigation System (FANS) The FANS system also equips Falcon
of prototyping and test facilities. The aftermarket certification. With the 900 and 900B pilots to take advantage of
selected start-ups will have a dedicated certification, all Falcon 900 and 900B the North Atlantic Track System — the
mentor and the opportunity to interact operators will be able to easily upgrade trans-Atlantic flight paths set every day
with Airbus expects across domains existing cockpit technologies with the based on wind conditions — to optimize
such as technology, legal, finance, communication and navigation system, flight time and fuel savings, and help
marketing, etc. enabling them to fly more efficient lower operational costs.
To help the start-ups in their routes and save fuel. The FANS system upgrade is part of
quest to make the projects a reality, This certification for the Falcon the Dassault Falcon Select II program
Airbus will organize a dedicated demo 900 series marks a milestone for for the Falcon 900 and 900B, and is
day, where Airbus decision makers, legacy aircraft as it becomes the first available to operators now. Honeywell
partners, subsidiaries and customers aftermarket-certified FANS system for is also planning on aftermarket
will be present and venture capital will Honeywell legacy cockpits. Operators certification for other legacy aircraft for
also be offered. will now be able to retrofit compliant this FANS mandate.

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