Planica – The Austrian ski jumpers also missed out on the large hill at the World Championships in the celebrated home triumph of the Slovenian Timi Zajc in Planica. Defending champion Stefan Kraft had to settle for sixth place on Friday. Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan took silver, well behind 22-year-old Zajc, and Dawid Kubacki from Poland took bronze.
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March 4, 2023
Honeywell to certify avionics system changes for Embraer aircraft conversion
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Honeywell has signed a new contract with Embraer to certify changes to its avionics system that equips the first generation E-Jets.
The agreement calls for Honeywell to configure and certify the new system with ANAC (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency, the equivalent of the United States and the European Union.
With the launch of the new cargo version of Embraer’s E-Jets, Honeywell will have to adapt and modify the avionics system to also support the aircraft’s new cargo operation. “The aircraft’s flightdeck system is already from Honeywell, but now we will have to reconfigure these aircraft to fly in cargo operations. The use and operation profile of a cargo plane is different from a passenger aircraft”, explains Rogério Botelho, Director of Program Development at Honeywell Aerospace for Brazil.
A longtime partner of Embraer, Honeywell is present in several projects of the Brazilian aviation giant. For Rogério Botelho, the signing of this new contract represents not only the extension of the collaboration between the two companies, but also the development of a new scenario in the aviation market. “This new agreement is yet another demonstration of the solidity of our partnership. In addition, it is also a testament to the strength of the cargo aviation sector, which has grown a lot during the pandemic and has kept pace over the last year. Embraer noticed this movement in the market and launched the conversion project”, explains the executive.
Botelho also points to aircraft leasing companies as potential customers for this conversion process. “Our expectation is that these leasing companies will benefit from the growth in demand for cargo aircraft, along with the recovery of the passenger market. As the first generation E-Jets have been on the market since the early 2000s, there are many leasing companies that rely on this aircraft and that will be able to serve cargo customers by converting part of the fleet”, he adds.
Full freighter conversion is available for all E190 and E195 aircraft, with entry into service scheduled for 2024. Embraer estimates a market for aircraft of this size of approximately 700 aircraft over the next 20 years. “We have a team allocated at Embraer headquarters, in São José dos Campos, fully focused on this project. Embraer is making the necessary changes to the aircraft’s structure and other systems, and we, at Honeywell, are working on the avionics system. It is a very important moment, of organic growth of our partnership and business in Latin America”, concludes Rogério Botelho.
War in Ukraine this March 3: the Russians put pressure on the east, Olaf Scholz visits Washington
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Ukraine has ordered the mandatory evacuation of vulnerable families and residents from Kupyansk and adjacent northeast territories, over fears that Russian forces will retake the town. Before the war, the city had regarding 25,000 inhabitants. The military said 812 children are currently registered in Kupyansk and the surrounding district, as well as 724 people with disabilities.
The town of Bakhmout, epicenter of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, is “virtually surrounded” by Russian forces, the boss of the paramilitary group Wagner said on Friday. “There’s only one road left” to get out, Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video posted on Telegram by his press service. Prigozhin asked President Volodymyr Zelensky to order the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops.
On the diplomatic front, US President Joe Biden received German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday. Together, they assured that they will support Ukraine “as long as necessary”.
Find below our direct dedicated to the 373rd day of conflict:
a health village in Saint-Pierre – Le Quotidien de la Réunion
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
This Sunday, March 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the Place du Rotary in Saint-Pierre, the Sports and Free Time Office (OSTL) and the University Hospital are organizing a day of awareness, information and prevention around the obesity and rare diseases in Reunion.
Misconceptions regarding obesity and rare diseases abound and can endanger people’s health. This observation encourages the coordination platform for rare diseases (RE-MA-RARES) and the specialized obesity center of La Réunion to set up a health village with free and open access which will be led by caregivers, health networks and patient associations.
On site, visitors will be able to find obesity and diabetes screening stands, but also information, advice and sports activities, including a dance warm-up at 9.30 a.m., a 5 km solidarity walk at 10 a.m. (registration: 5 euros) or a giant zumba at 3 p.m. The kids, they can exert themselves on inflatable structures.
Incentives to exercise which are justified by the high rates of overweight and obesity on the island: 40% of the Reunionese population is concerned, due to sedentarization, diet, reduction of activities physical, genetic or psychological factors, etc. Predisposing to certain chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health issue.
95% of rare diseases without treatment
Information spaces also concern rare diseases which affect less than one person in 2000. This concerns one person in 20 in Reunion and in France. There are more than 7,000 of them, 80% of which are of genetic origin, and 95% of them have no curative treatments.
Some rare diseases are specific to Réunion: RAVINE syndrome, Dunnigan’s lipodystrophy, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in Réunion and certain forms of genetic deafness.
International Rare Disease Day – February 28, or February 29, the rarest day on our calendars – and World Obesity Day – March 4 – are an obvious excuse to shed light on the diseases that affect our contemporaries.