From coffee brewing in the galley to flushing toilets, the aircraft water and waste system is a self-contained hygienic ...

Drawing bleed air from its own compressor ... often operated automatically in newer aircraft. Those operating an APU without automatic extinguishing systems usually require at least one pilot ...

A United Airlines flight attendant has launched a $30 million lawsuit against Airbus following an alleged cabin fumes ...

For decades, aircraft have used engine ... against ice accumulation. Engine bleed air is used to provide the pressurization needed for the water and hydraulic system reservoirs.

The most common cause is drops of oil that leak from the auxiliary power unit (APU ... control system (ECS) and the bleed air supplied to the cabin. For example, when the aircraft moves, any ...

The G450 gets a considerably more-robust APU that produces 44 percent more bleed air and 33 percent more AC electrical power than the 36-100G aboard older Gulfstream IV series aircraft.

Feb. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently completed the JT8D propulsion pod's bleed air ... cools the aircraft's environmental control system, cabin and ...

Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active ...

Lawler Lawmakers say the Boeing 787 is the only aircraft that doesn’t use bleed air systems. “Aircraft manufacturers and airlines operators have dismissed our data-driven concerns far too long ...

The APU provides five percent fuel ... Ram Air Turbine, Bleed Air System, and Sonobuoy Dispenser. Maritime patrol aircraft, such as the new Boeing P-8 Poseidon, are in increasing demand in the ...

And no, the bleed air system that brings in outside air into the air conditioning system is not switched off. The need to keep the aircraft pressurized and to have fresh air in the cabin requires ...