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Elbit’s ClearVision EFVS Future
Ready for New FAA ‘Zero Visibility
Landing’ Regulations
Elbit Systems has announced that its
ClearVision Enhanced Flight Vision
System (EFVS) is ready to cater for a new
Brazilian Carrier Azul Selects Thales Avionics for New A320NEO fleet ruling released by the U.S. Federal Aviation
Brazilian airline Azul has contracted in South America,” said Daniel Malka, Administration (FAA), enabling the pilot to
Thales for the supply of avionics Thales Vice President, Avionics Services perform a full landing procedure with no
equipment on carrier’s new fleet of Worldwide activities. natural vision.
58 320NEO’s. “This selection by Azul The airline has chosen to install Thales’ The recently published new FAA ruling
is very important for Thales. Azul is a Flight Management System (FMS)1 and calls for provision of dispatch and landing
key customer in the region. With a very the new Thales/ACSS T3CAS (Terrain priority along with low visibility landing
successful growth strategy and growing Collision Avoidance System) surveillance credit at ‘zero visibility’ conditions
route network, their selection once system. As part of the package, Thales “Elbit Systems is the market leader for
again highlights Thales’s position as will also supply ELT Integra Emergency EFVS solutions for air transport, business
the leading avionics systems developer Locator Transmitters. aviation and helicopters. We also are a
pioneer in the market in offering full EFVS
capabilities designed to meet the new
FAA ruling requirements,” Yoram Shmuely,
General Manager of Elbit Systems’
Aerospace Division commented
EFVS was only approved for use for
descent to 100 feet above the Touchdown
Zone Elevation (TDZE) using straight-in
landing instrument approach procedures
(IAPs), prior to the updated ruling.
The new ruling allows operators to
use an EFVS, and not necessarily natural
vision, to continue descending from 100
feet above the TDZE to the runway and
AIM Altitude Opens New Facility The layout of the new shop floor to land on certain straight-in IAPs under
AIM Altitude has opened a new custom- features an open, flexible, main assembly instrument flight rules.
built facility at Bournemouth Airport, that area that will allow product programmes to Regulations have also been updated
will bring the whole of AIM Altitude’s Cabin be changed quickly if required. as part of the new ruling, allowing the
Interiors division into one building. The new The new facility will also deliver shorter initiation and continuation of an approach
168,000 sq ft facility, will also serve as the throughput times by reducing the distance when the destination airport’s weather is
headquarters of the AIM Altitude group. parts travel in manufacturing, improving below authorized visibility minimums for
The new facility includes an additional the line-side parts storage, shortening the runway of intended landing.
paint-and-bake booth for a total to four communications between departments and The new FAA ruling has also
painting booths, and contains a fully improving visual management of projects. established pilot training and recent flight
integrated preparation area, serving both AIM Altitude has also incorporated a new experience requirements for operators
paint and trim. customer experience area within the facility. who use EFVS.

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