Liebherr Supports Successful Demo Pod Tests

Wearing a mask will be compulsory on all Air France flights from 11 May

In line with French instructions making the wearing of a mask compulsory on public transport, Air France will ask its customers to wear a mask throughout their journey as from 11 May 2020. Customers will be notified of this via all communication channels (e-mail, sms, websites) prior to their departure and will be asked to ensure they possess one or more masks for their trip.

This is in addition to the measures implemented by Air France and its partners in response to the COVID-19 health crisis, which include: • The compulsory wearing of masks for all crew members and agents in contact with customers. • The modification of customer channels on the ground with the implementation of physical distancing along the customer journey at the airport and the installation of Plexiglas protection screens at airports each time it is possible. • The implementation of physical distancing on board where possible. On most flights, the current low load factors make it possible to separate customers as required. In cases where this is not possible, requiring all passengers and crew to wear masks ensures adequate health protection. • The reinforcement of daily aircraft cleaning procedures, with the disinfection of all surfaces in contact with customers such as armrests, tables and screens. • The introduction of a specific procedure for the periodic disinfecting aircraft by spraying an approved virucidal product effective for 10 days. • Adapting in-flight service to limit interaction between customers and crew members. On domestic flights and short flights in Europe, meal and beverage services have been suspended. On long-haul flights, cabin service is limited and preference is given to individually wrapped products.

In addition, the air in the cabin is renewed every 3 minutes. The air recycling system on board Air France aircraft is equipped with “High Efficiency Particulate Air” or HEPA filters, identical to those used in hospital operating theatres. These filters extract more than 99.99% of the smallest viruses, including those no larger than 0.01 micrometres, thus ensuring that cabin air complies with quality standards. Coronavirus type viruses, ranging in size from 0.08 to 0.16 micrometres, are filtered through the HEPA filters.

Liebherr Supports Successful Demo Pod Tests

Liebherr’s prototype of an air cooling system was tested successfully in SAAB’s new advanced Electronic Attack Jammer Pod (EAJP). SAAB carried out the first flight trials of the demo pod on

board a Gripen in November last year. Liebherr had been selected by SAAB in November 2017 to deliver a prototype of an air cooling system for the advanced EAJP Pod designed by SAAB. The pod is a high performance jammer with sophisticated jamming functions with the purpose of blocking the opponent’s ability to attack the aircraft. The successful flight tests with EAJP are further proof, that Liebherr’s state of the art thermal management technologies for pod applications belong to the market’s best performers.

As a system supplier, Liebherr has developed two complementary product lines for pod applications based on air cycle and vapor cycle configurations. The company offers compact systems starting from 1 kW up to 4 kW cooling power for air or liquid loops.

Indian Navy Launches Operation “Samudra Setu”

Indian Navy has launched Operation “Samudra

Setu” - meaning “Sea Bridge”, as a part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas. Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar are presently enroute to the port of Male, Republic of Maldives to commence evacuation operations from 08 May 2020 as part of Phase-1. The Government has been closely monitoring the situation with respect to effect of COVID-19 pandemic on our citizens abroad. The Indian Navy has been directed to make suitable preparations for their evacuation by sea. The Indian Mission in Republic of Maldives is preparing a list of Indian nationals to be evacuated by Naval ships and will facilitate their embarkation after requisite medical screening. A total of 1000 persons are planned to be evacuated during the first trip, catering for COVID- related social distancing norms vis-a-vis the carrying capacity and medical facilities available onboard. The ships have been suitably provisioned for the evacuation operation. The evacuated personnel would be provided the basic amenities and medical facilities during the sea-passage. In view of the unique challenges associated with COVID-19 stringent protocols have also been stipulated.

The evacuated personnel will be disembarked at Kochi, Kerala and entrusted to the care of State authorities. This operation is being progressed in close coordination with Ministries of Defence, External Affairs, Home Affairs, Health and various other agencies of the Government of India and State governments.