TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AIRWORTHINESS FLIGHT 2008 JULY F AST 42 AIRBUS TECHNICAL MAGAZINE FAST 42 CUSTOMER SUPPORT AROUND THE CLOCK... AROUND THE WORLD Dear Airbus friends, What makes a technical magazine a ‘good’ technical magazine? No doubt one of the most important ingredients is the relevancy and quality of its contents, but so is the quality of its layout. A good technical article is one that conveys accurate, sometimes complex, and useful data in a meaningful and easy way to understand. This is where the quality of the layout, design and illustrations play an important role. These three attributes serve the article to make it easy to read and help the writers pass on their complex technical messages to the reader. The layout must render complex subjects WORLDWIDE more accessible and the photos and illustrations must contribute Bruce Jones to a better understanding of the article. Senior Vice President Services & Customer Support Tel: +33 (0)5 61 93 35 04 You may wonder why I am writing an editorial about this today? Fax: +33 (0)5 61 93 41 01 Indeed, we very seldom include an editorial in regular issues USA/CANADA of FAST magazine and only do it for very special occasions. François Mourareau Well, this is the case today… at least in FAST magazine history! Senior Vice President Customer Services Tel: +1 (703) 834 3506 I would like to pay tribute to a person without whom Fax: +1 (703) 834 3463 this magazine would not be what it is today. CHINA Customer support centres This is Mrs Agnès Massol-Lacombe - the art director of FAST. Pierre Steffen Training centres Spares centres / Regional warehouses Agnès has worked on our technical magazine since issue Number 1, Vice President Customer Services Tel: +86 10 804 86161 Ext 5040 Resident Customer Support Managers (RCSM) back in 1983, and she is now retiring. Almost the end of an era Fax: +86 10 804 86162 / 63 RCSM location Country RCSM location Country some would say. Through all these years Agnès provided Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates London United Kingdom RESIDENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION Algiers Algeria Louisville United States of America the artistic organization, which makes FAST the attractive magazine Jean-Bernard Galy Al-Manamah Bahrain Luton United Kingdom it is, as confirmed by readership surveys. Director Almaty Kazakhstan Luxembourg Luxembourg Resident Customer Support Administration Amman Jordan Macau S.A.R. China Over these past 25 years, printing and graphic design techniques Amsterdam Netherlands Madrid Spain have evolved very… ‘FAST’. 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Berlin Germany Minneapolis United States of America For sure, thanks to her professionalism and passion for her work, Bogota Colombia Montreal Canada Airbus Technical AOG Centre (AIRTAC) Brussels Belgium Moscow Russia Agnès contributed a lot to the quality of FAST magazine. 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This issue of FAST Magazine has been printed Photo copyright Airbus on paper produced without using chlorine, to reduce Photo credits: waste and help conserve natural resources. Airbus Photographic Library, exm company, Airbus France Every little helps! 42 FAST 1 FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Typical FMGC architecture Since the beginning of commercial flight, it was clear to the people FCU involved (pilots, engineers and air traffic specialists) that one of the major challenges was to enable aircraft flight in all weather con- ditions while maintaining a mini- ADR/IR mum level of safety.