French Lights for the Arrival of the A 380
Middle East airports making adjustments for the arrival of the Airbus A380 next year are being turned on to a new runway lighting system, especially designed to handle the worlds largest passenger aircraft. French manufacturer Thorn Airfield Lighting has developed a new kind of runway edge lighting designed to withstand jet blasts from the A380s mighty engines.
The new INL-REO lights, developed specifically by Thorn for airports due to receive the A380, are set into the ground making them less at risk of damage than traditional elevated runway edge lights. They are the first inset lights on the market with the same range of essential functions as the elevated lights.The lights were making their debut in the Middle East during Airport Build & Supply in Dubai. Middle East airlines are important customers for the new A380 super jumbo, which has recently passed an evacuation test in Germany. Emirates Airline is the biggest buyer worldwide with an order for 45 of the double decker aircraft. Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways have also placed orders.
Laurent Laclédère, Area Sales Marketing Manager for Thorn Airfield Lighting, said: The dimensions of the new Airbus super-jumbo mean that many airports need to make some modifications on the ground. The INL-REO lights have already been fitted at the airport of Toulouse in France, the home base of Airbus.
The new INL-REO lights, developed specifically by Thorn for airports due to receive the A380, are set into the ground making them less at risk of damage than traditional elevated runway edge lights. They are the first inset lights on the market with the same range of essential functions as the elevated lights.The lights were making their debut in the Middle East during Airport Build & Supply in Dubai. Middle East airlines are important customers for the new A380 super jumbo, which has recently passed an evacuation test in Germany. Emirates Airline is the biggest buyer worldwide with an order for 45 of the double decker aircraft. Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways have also placed orders.
Laurent Laclédère, Area Sales Marketing Manager for Thorn Airfield Lighting, said: The dimensions of the new Airbus super-jumbo mean that many airports need to make some modifications on the ground. The INL-REO lights have already been fitted at the airport of Toulouse in France, the home base of Airbus.
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