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AIRLINES

FOUR 747-8’S

tlas Air have announced an
Aagreement with Boeing to
purchase four 747-8 Freighters in order to
assist the airline to meet growing cargo
demand around the globe.
“The 747-8F is the best and most versatile

widebody freighter in the market, and we
are excited to bolster our fleet with the

acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John
W. Dietrich, Atlas Air worldwide president
and Chief Executive Officer.

“This will enable us to deliver value to our
existing and prospective customers. The ef-

ficiency and capability of the 747-8F further

compliments our longstanding focus on
leading edge technology. Dedicated freight-
ers - like those operated by our Atlas, Polar
and Southern subsidiaries - will continue

to be in demand as the global airfreight
market, particularly the e-commerce and

express sectors, continues to grow.”

With a maximum payload capacity of will be the final four aircraft to roll off the fitting that they should receive the last 747

137.7 metric tonnes (137,750 kg), the 747-8 production line in Everett, Washington. production airplanes, ensuring that the

Freighter allows customers to access 20% “The 747 will forever hold a special place ‘Queen of the Skies’ plays a significant role
more payload capacity while using 16% less in aviation history and we are honoured in the global air cargo market for decades

fuel compared to previous-generation 747s. by Atlas Air’s longstanding commitment to come,” said Stan Deal, president and

The jet also features 30% quieter engines. to the airplane. Atlas Air began operations chief executive officer of Boeing Commer-

The 747-8 airplanes in this agreement 28 years ago with a single 747 and it is cial Airplanes. Q
HELICOPTERS
LOW COST, LIGHT WEIGHT

ence,” said Michael Thacker, executive data is then uploaded to Bell’s Mission-
vice president, innovation and commer- LinkTM, an innovative off-board data

ell Textron has been awarded cial business. platform that delivers intuitive analysis

Bthe Supplemental Type Certi f- “The introduction of Bell’s QuantiFLY- to customers.

icate for the Installation of QuantiFLY- TM will offer greater visibility into flight Bell collaborated with Truth Data,

TM, a new aircraft communication unit operations while integrating seamlessly a proven leader in rotorcraft flight

powered by Truth Data. with Bell’s current connected fleet of- data monitoring, to provide a scalable

This offers a low-cost, lightweight and ferings for our commercial aircraft.” flight data analysis platform and

fully automatic flight data monitoring Bell selected Appareo Systems for benchmarking capabilities to better

solution currently available for the Bell connectivity hardware based on its identify safety issues and reduce
407GXi and Bell 429. proven track record for both world- operator risks.

Bell developed QuantiFLYTM with wide cellular telematics and aircraft Coupled with QuantiFLYTM, this

Appareo and FDM analytics to enable data monitoring. The device utilises provides a completely automatic

operators to affordably use the data cellular on the ground data transmission FDM service. Network regulatory and

from QuantiFLYTM to be actionable and to o�oard aircraft fight parameter and certifications include Verizon Network,

drive safety. maintenance data via cloud for process- Vodafone, CE, IC, FCC, RCM.

“As innovators, Bell is continuously ing and analytics. QuantiFLYTM is offered as an aftermar-

exploring advanced solutions to provide Bell worked with Microsoft to build on ket kit forward or retrofittable for legacy

customers with smart helicopter tech- its Azure cloud infrastructure to route and new aircraft, analog and digital

nology to enhance their flight experi- data securely around the world. The through Aeronautical Accessories. Q

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