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FAST magazines

From 2004 to 2020

2020

FAST magazine #65 / April 2020

- Propulsion system integration
- The defining moment
- State-of-the-art cockpit upgrade
- Protecting precious assets
- FAST forward
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

2019

FAST magazine #64 / October 2019

- Undesired aircraft state
- Sky control
- Cabin Communication
- Structural blind fasteners
- 50 years
- FAST forward
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #63 / April 2019

- The cabin waste mountain
- Targeting the perfect fit
- Pilot training
- Flying the A220
- Data management
- FANS C
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

2018

FAST magazine #62 / October 2018

- Focus on fuel
- Lightning and HIRF effects
- Laminar wings
- Be cool, be efficient
- The structural fuel leak challenge
- Ultra Long Range A350-XWB
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #61 / March 2018

- Engine Bleed Air System
- A350 XWB composite bonded repair
- Technical data for maintenance
- A350 XWB vertical stabiliser continuous joint
- Supporting ageing fleets
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

2017

FAST magazine #60 / October 2017

- Optimise the skies
- RSC traceability
- Aquarius
- electronic Quick Reference Handbook
- Fleet-wide systems maintenance
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #59 / April 2017

- The ground handling challenge
- N-Tracking for flights
- Transferring aircraft between operators
- Staying on line
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

2016

FAST magazine A380 Special Edition / November 2016

- Operational versatility of the A380
- The solution for airlines and airports
- Pilots at the controls of the A380
- Passenger experience
- Ensuring the best A380 cabins
- Innovative systems and aircraft design
- Capability and profitability enhancements
- Service packages to optimise operations
- Field representatives

FAST magazine #58 / August 2016

- Flight operational commonality
- Flight recorders data inspection
- VIP Kit solutions
- OPTIMA
- SWITS
- Health monitoring and prognostics
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #57 / January 2016

- TAT optimizer
- Airbus Cockpit Experience
- A350 XWB composite repairs
- Virtual Reality & 3D for Technical Data
- Augmented Reality in Airbus
- SB configuration management
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

2015

FAST magazine special edition / October 2015

- A330 Family overview
- Aircraft design
- Systems
- Cabin
- Freighter
- Maintenance
- Upgrades & retrofits
- FAST from the past

FAST magazine #56 / August 2015

"- Stealthy building panels
- Head-Up Display system
- Airline liveries
- Managing airframe aerodynamic performance
- Taking lithium-ion technology to new heights
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered"

FAST magazine #55 / January 2015

- Additive Layer Manufacturing
- Runway Overrun
- Prevention System
- Airbus GSE & tools
- Inflatable tents for engine maintenance
- Maintenance programming and planning
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

2014

FAST magazine #54 / August 2014

- Telemetry Centre
- Greener solutions: cleaner chemicals with MPSP
- Non-DestructiveTesting
- Structure Health Monitoring
- Importance of reporting events from the field
- A320 Family noise reduction
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

FAST magazine #53 / January 2014

- Ground lightning protection
- Handling Qualities Analysis
- Towards a high European air traffic demand
- Volcanic eruptions: Ashes to AVOID
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered

2013

FAST magazine #52 / August 2013

- A clean APU means clean cabin air
- Electrical hoist kit to ease engine mounting
- Fleet performance online toolbox
- Retrofit solutions for AP/FD TCAS
- Repairing wing fuel tank access panel leakage
- Sub-freezing Pre conditionel Air
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered

FAST magazine special edition: A350 XWB / June 2013

This edition of Airbus’ FAST technical magazine is a special issue dedicated to the company’s A350 XWB, which made headlines around the globe with its first flight, performed on 14 June 2013.
Included in this edition are feature articles on the new-generation jetliner’s advanced cockpit, intelligent airframe, systems, testing and cabin & cargo design; as well as information on the aircraft’s testing programme, future airline operations, customer involvement and more.

FAST magazine #51 / January 2013

- Customer Services
- eTaxi
- A320 Family Sharklet retrofit
- Widespread Fatigue Damage
- Optimized spare parts investment
- Managing aircraft security
- Airport taxiing
- Customer Services Worldwide

2012

FAST magazine #50 / August 2012

- Fuel and emissions efficiency
- Airbus Fuel and Flight Efficiency Consulting Services
- The 4D-trajectory management
- Airbus Technical AOG Centre
- Cabin air quality: The key to a comfortable flight
- Space-Flex
- Passenger comfort
- Customer Services
- FAST magazine quiz
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #49 / January 2012

- Customer Services
- Spare part commonality
- Biomimicry
- Radio Altimeter systems
- ELISE Consulting Services
- The ‘Clean Sky’ initiative
- Altimeters
- Customer Services Worldwide

2011

FAST magazine #48 / August 2011

- Customer Services Events
- The Airbus High Tyre Pressure Test
- Damage tolerant composite fuselage sizing
- Flight Data Recovery
- FANS for A320 and A330/A340 Families
- Wing tests
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #47 / January 2011

- Demonstrating the green trajectory
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
- Optical fibre on aircraft
- A300/A310 Family optimized air-vent inlet NACA Duct
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- Enhanced spare part engineering support

2010

FAST magazine #46 / August 2010

- Alternative fuels
- Jet fuel contamination with FAME
- Repair Design Approval
- Head-Up Display system
- SPICE
- Galleys

2009

FAST magazine #45 / December 2009

- Introducing more eco-efficient
chemical treatments for aircraft structure
- Airbus new Auto Pilot/Flight Director TCAS mode
- A320 Family Air & Bleed working group activities
- A300-600 Extended Service Goal
- A300 - First roll-out

FAST magazine #44 / July 2009

- A320 Family
- Fuel Tank Inerting System
- Brake-to-Vacate system
- Implementing RNP AR
- Junkers G.38

2008

FAST magazine #43 / December 2008

- Hydraulic systems
- A300-600/A310 PMAT
- Future Air Traffic Management
- C@DETS
- Initial experience from the FAIR-OPS on-line forum
- SESAR/Part II

FAST magazine #42 / July 2008

- Flight Management Systems on commercial aircraft
- New flight operations documentation for the A380
- Fuel system water management
- Blue-ice runway operations
- Fuel system water management/Part II

2007

FAST magazine #41 / December 2007

- Longer service life for the A320 Family
- In Service A320 Family enhancement
- AIRMAN Rep@ir Manager for A380
- Airbus Pilot Instructor Courses (APIC)
- Dynamic wiring in Airbus Technical Data
- A300/A300-600 Krueger flap system
- The gateway to excellence in pilot training/Part 2

FAST magazine #40 / July 2007

- Going green
- A318 steep approach capability
- The Future Air Navigation System FANS B
- Initial experience from the FAIR-ISP on-line forum
- The first and the last of the A300/A310 Family

2006

FAST magazine #39 / December 2006

- Going green
- A318 steep approach capability
- The Future Air Navigation System FANS B
- Initial experience from the FAIR-ISP on-line forum
- The first and the last of the A300/A310 Family

FAST magazine #38 / July 2006

- Performance monitoring of IFE systems
- The A380 maintenance programme is born!
- Hypoxia - An invisible enemy
- Fuel contamination

2005

FAST magazine #37 / December 2005

- Safety initiatives in Customer Services
- Airbus cabin air quality
- The European Aviation Safety Agency
- Engine noise reduction programme
- A380: Airport ready
- Airbus Training Airport
- Countering jet fuel price increases
- Giants of the skies, past and present

FAST magazine #36 / July 2005

- AFFC - Auto Fuel Feed Controller
- Low fuel temperatures
- AACT - Airbus Active learning and Competence focused Training
- T2CAS - Terrain and Traffic Collision Avoidance System
- A new concept for Service Bulletins
- RFID - Radio Frequency IDentification

FAST magazine special edition: A320 / May 2005

- Overall analysis
- ATA 21 Air conditioning
- ATA 27 Flight controls
- ATA 29 Hydraulic system
- ATA 32 Landing gear systems
- ATA 36 Engine bleed air system
- ATA 52 Doors
- ATA 70-80 Propulsion system
- Conclusion

2004

FAST magazine #35 / December 2004

- Additional Center tanks
- APT - Airbus Pilot Transition
- Tools and Ground Support Equipment
- AirN@v
- The International Airlines Technical Pool
- A380
- Thirty years ago...
- Customer Services

FAST magazine #34 / July 2004

- Aging aircraft electrical systems investigation
- Electrical protection devices
- How to tackle bleed air leaks
- Customised Spares Logistics
- Aircraft Systems Maintenance Aids
- A380 accommodation at airports
- Airbus Customer Services events
- From the archives... 100 years ago
- Customer Services

FAST magazine #65 / April 2020

- Propulsion system integration
- The defining moment
- State-of-the-art cockpit upgrade
- Protecting precious assets
- FAST forward
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #64 / October 2019

- Undesired aircraft state
- Sky control
- Cabin Communication
- Structural blind fasteners
- 50 years
- FAST forward
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #63 / April 2019

- The cabin waste mountain
- Targeting the perfect fit
- Pilot training
- Flying the A220
- Data management
- FANS C
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #62 / October 2018

- Focus on fuel
- Lightning and HIRF effects
- Laminar wings
- Be cool, be efficient
- The structural fuel leak challenge
- Ultra Long Range A350-XWB
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #61 / March 2018

- Engine Bleed Air System
- A350 XWB composite bonded repair
- Technical data for maintenance
- A350 XWB vertical stabiliser continuous joint
- Supporting ageing fleets
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #60 / October 2017

- Optimise the skies
- RSC traceability
- Aquarius
- electronic Quick Reference Handbook
- Fleet-wide systems maintenance
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #59 / April 2017

- The ground handling challenge
- N-Tracking for flights
- Transferring aircraft between operators
- Staying on line
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine A380 Special Edition / November 2016

- Operational versatility of the A380
- The solution for airlines and airports
- Pilots at the controls of the A380
- Passenger experience
- Ensuring the best A380 cabins
- Innovative systems and aircraft design
- Capability and profitability enhancements
- Service packages to optimise operations
- Field representatives

FAST magazine #58 / August 2016

- Flight operational commonality
- Flight recorders data inspection
- VIP Kit solutions
- OPTIMA
- SWITS
- Health monitoring and prognostics
- FAST from the past
- Around the clock, around the world

FAST magazine #57 / January 2016

- TAT optimizer
- Airbus Cockpit Experience
- A350 XWB composite repairs
- Virtual Reality & 3D for Technical Data
- Augmented Reality in Airbus
- SB configuration management
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

FAST magazine special edition / October 2015

- A330 Family overview
- Aircraft design
- Systems
- Cabin
- Freighter
- Maintenance
- Upgrades & retrofits
- FAST from the past

FAST magazine #56 / August 2015

"- Stealthy building panels
- Head-Up Display system
- Airline liveries
- Managing airframe aerodynamic performance
- Taking lithium-ion technology to new heights
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered"

FAST magazine #55 / January 2015

- Additive Layer Manufacturing
- Runway Overrun
- Prevention System
- Airbus GSE & tools
- Inflatable tents for engine maintenance
- Maintenance programming and planning
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

FAST magazine #54 / August 2014

- Telemetry Centre
- Greener solutions: cleaner chemicals with MPSP
- Non-DestructiveTesting
- Structure Health Monitoring
- Importance of reporting events from the field
- A320 Family noise reduction
- FAST from the past
- We’ve got it covered

FAST magazine #53 / January 2014

- Ground lightning protection
- Handling Qualities Analysis
- Towards a high European air traffic demand
- Volcanic eruptions: Ashes to AVOID
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered

FAST magazine #52 / August 2013

- A clean APU means clean cabin air
- Electrical hoist kit to ease engine mounting
- Fleet performance online toolbox
- Retrofit solutions for AP/FD TCAS
- Repairing wing fuel tank access panel leakage
- Sub-freezing Pre conditionel Air
- FAST from the past
- We've got it covered

FAST magazine special edition: A350 XWB / June 2013

This edition of Airbus’ FAST technical magazine is a special issue dedicated to the company’s A350 XWB, which made headlines around the globe with its first flight, performed on 14 June 2013.
Included in this edition are feature articles on the new-generation jetliner’s advanced cockpit, intelligent airframe, systems, testing and cabin & cargo design; as well as information on the aircraft’s testing programme, future airline operations, customer involvement and more.

FAST magazine #51 / January 2013

- Customer Services
- eTaxi
- A320 Family Sharklet retrofit
- Widespread Fatigue Damage
- Optimized spare parts investment
- Managing aircraft security
- Airport taxiing
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #50 / August 2012

- Fuel and emissions efficiency
- Airbus Fuel and Flight Efficiency Consulting Services
- The 4D-trajectory management
- Airbus Technical AOG Centre
- Cabin air quality: The key to a comfortable flight
- Space-Flex
- Passenger comfort
- Customer Services
- FAST magazine quiz
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #49 / January 2012

- Customer Services
- Spare part commonality
- Biomimicry
- Radio Altimeter systems
- ELISE Consulting Services
- The ‘Clean Sky’ initiative
- Altimeters
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #48 / August 2011

- Customer Services Events
- The Airbus High Tyre Pressure Test
- Damage tolerant composite fuselage sizing
- Flight Data Recovery
- FANS for A320 and A330/A340 Families
- Wing tests
- Customer Services Worldwide

FAST magazine #47 / January 2011

- Demonstrating the green trajectory
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
- Optical fibre on aircraft
- A300/A310 Family optimized air-vent inlet NACA Duct
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- Enhanced spare part engineering support

FAST magazine #46 / August 2010

- Alternative fuels
- Jet fuel contamination with FAME
- Repair Design Approval
- Head-Up Display system
- SPICE
- Galleys

FAST magazine #45 / December 2009

- Introducing more eco-efficient
chemical treatments for aircraft structure
- Airbus new Auto Pilot/Flight Director TCAS mode
- A320 Family Air & Bleed working group activities
- A300-600 Extended Service Goal
- A300 - First roll-out

FAST magazine #44 / July 2009

- A320 Family
- Fuel Tank Inerting System
- Brake-to-Vacate system
- Implementing RNP AR
- Junkers G.38

FAST magazine #43 / December 2008

- Hydraulic systems
- A300-600/A310 PMAT
- Future Air Traffic Management
- C@DETS
- Initial experience from the FAIR-OPS on-line forum
- SESAR/Part II

FAST magazine #42 / July 2008

- Flight Management Systems on commercial aircraft
- New flight operations documentation for the A380
- Fuel system water management
- Blue-ice runway operations
- Fuel system water management/Part II

FAST magazine #41 / December 2007

- Longer service life for the A320 Family
- In Service A320 Family enhancement
- AIRMAN Rep@ir Manager for A380
- Airbus Pilot Instructor Courses (APIC)
- Dynamic wiring in Airbus Technical Data
- A300/A300-600 Krueger flap system
- The gateway to excellence in pilot training/Part 2

FAST magazine #40 / July 2007

- Going green
- A318 steep approach capability
- The Future Air Navigation System FANS B
- Initial experience from the FAIR-ISP on-line forum
- The first and the last of the A300/A310 Family

FAST magazine #39 / December 2006

- Going green
- A318 steep approach capability
- The Future Air Navigation System FANS B
- Initial experience from the FAIR-ISP on-line forum
- The first and the last of the A300/A310 Family

FAST magazine #38 / July 2006

- Performance monitoring of IFE systems
- The A380 maintenance programme is born!
- Hypoxia - An invisible enemy
- Fuel contamination

FAST magazine #37 / December 2005

- Safety initiatives in Customer Services
- Airbus cabin air quality
- The European Aviation Safety Agency
- Engine noise reduction programme
- A380: Airport ready
- Airbus Training Airport
- Countering jet fuel price increases
- Giants of the skies, past and present

FAST magazine #36 / July 2005

- AFFC - Auto Fuel Feed Controller
- Low fuel temperatures
- AACT - Airbus Active learning and Competence focused Training
- T2CAS - Terrain and Traffic Collision Avoidance System
- A new concept for Service Bulletins
- RFID - Radio Frequency IDentification

FAST magazine special edition: A320 / May 2005

- Overall analysis
- ATA 21 Air conditioning
- ATA 27 Flight controls
- ATA 29 Hydraulic system
- ATA 32 Landing gear systems
- ATA 36 Engine bleed air system
- ATA 52 Doors
- ATA 70-80 Propulsion system
- Conclusion

FAST magazine #35 / December 2004

- Additional Center tanks
- APT - Airbus Pilot Transition
- Tools and Ground Support Equipment
- AirN@v
- The International Airlines Technical Pool
- A380
- Thirty years ago...
- Customer Services

FAST magazine #34 / July 2004

- Aging aircraft electrical systems investigation
- Electrical protection devices
- How to tackle bleed air leaks
- Customised Spares Logistics
- Aircraft Systems Maintenance Aids
- A380 accommodation at airports
- Airbus Customer Services events
- From the archives... 100 years ago
- Customer Services

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