Tue, Nov 01, 2011
Enders "Sets The Tone" For SAE Aerotech Congress In
Toulouse
Airbus President and CEO Tom Enders delivered an opening
address at the recent SAE Aerotech 2011 Congress and Exhibition in
Toulouse, France, stressing the importance of a “truly global
vision” for the air transport industry’s future.
Enders, who was this biennial event’s honorary chairman, said
such an approach would allow the aviation industry to align its
efforts and focus on using resources to bring significant
improvements for airlines and passengers.
Airbus hosted this four-day congress and exhibition ... the
first SAE Aerotech event held outside of the U.S. ... which was
based on the theme: “'Eco-efficient Innovation Leading the
Future of Aviation” and brought together thousands of
professionals from the global aerospace community to discuss
current and future industry challenges, opportunities, systems and
more.
During his keynote speech, Enders also called for shorter
aircraft development times and more design flexibility to better
respond to airlines’ needs, and posed the question:
“What about simple robust solutions that would give us
plug-and-play planes that could evolve much more quickly in line
with customer demands?”
To reinforce this point, he cited the example of United
Airlines, which recently stated that introducing an iPad tablet
device into the cockpits of its aircraft fleet could save 16
million sheets of paper and 300,000 gallons of fuel annually.
“They want savings and solutions now, so why would they wait
a decade for us to integrate them?” Enders asked
rhetorically.
The SAE Aerotech 2011 Congress and Exhibition featured a busy
technical program with 405 presentations on eco-efficient
technologies that could help shape the future of aviation, along
with a speech by Airbus' head of engineering Charles Champion.
Delegates attending the event also were given guided tours of
Airbus manufacturing and testing facilities in the Toulouse area,
including its aircraft assembly lines, simulators and iron bird
test benches.
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