All air transport news – Page 661
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IN FOCUS: Toulouse reins in EADS governance shake-up
EADS chief executive Tom Enders has consolidated his grip on the Airbus parent with the formal creation of a single operational headquarters in Toulouse, at the expense of Munich, as part of a new governance structure that dramatically reduces the shareholdings, and influence, of the French and German governments.
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Turkish to order up to 95 737s including Max
Turkish Airlines is to order up to 95 Boeing 737s including 75 of the re-engined Max family, in a surprise narrowbody deal which follows an agreement to...
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INTERIORS: Space is key theme at passenger experience conference
Space and how to use it onboard was one of the key topics up for discussion during yesterday's panel debate on future trends at the Passenger Experience conference in Hamburg.
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INTERIORS: Crystal Cabin Award finalists face judgement day
Tension is building for the finalists in this year's Crystal Cabin Award competition, the winners of which are set to be revealed at a glittering ceremony at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg tonight.
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INTERIORS: Turkish picks Lumexis for A330 IFEC systems
Turkish Airlines has selected Lumexis Corporation's Fiber-To-The-Screen (FTTS) fiber optic IFEC system for installation into two of its Airbus A330s.
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INTERIORS: Interview with AIX event director Katie Murphy
Events director Katie Murphy gives you the low-down on this years show
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INTERIORS: Qatar selects OnAir connectivity for A350s and A380s
Qatar Airways' Airbus A350 and A380 fleets will be line-fitted with both Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir connectivity. Doha-based Qatar Airways has...
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INTERIORS: Lufthansa calls for harmonisation of cabin standards
Lufthansa head of product Joachim Schneider called for greater co-operation among cabin interior providers in a wide-ranging keynote address at the Passenger...
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INTERIORS: Expliseat reveals weight-saving titanium seat
New kid on the block Expliseat aims to enter the market with a bang - promising to cut seat weight by "at least 50%" and thus shave off up to 5% from airlines' fuel bills.
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MRO market will grow to $76b in 2023, says consultancy
The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market for commercial jets and turboprops is valued at $56.2 billion and expected to grow to $76 billion by 2023,...
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AMES inks heavy maintenance deal with North American Airlines
Wilmington, Ohio-based Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) has inked a maintenance agreement with Georgia-based North American Airlines...
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Airbus breaks ground in Mobile, JetBlue to receive first A320
Airbus and local officials broke ground on the airframer's new A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, today, with JetBlue Airways slated to...
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Fatal Sudan A310 overrun crew unaware of tailwind
Pilots of a Sudan Airways Airbus A310-300 which fatally overran after landing long at Khartoum had not realised that the aircraft was being subjected to...
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Cathay Pacific A330 damaged after air bridge collapses
A Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus A330's forward passenger door was ripped off after a rear air bridge at Hong Kong International Airport collapsed on 7 April. The...
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Boeing completes 787 final certification flight with improved battery
Boeing completed a final certification demonstration flight on the 787 Dreamliner with an improved battery design today, and will present data from its tests...
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PICTURES: British Airways rolls out first painted A380
British Airways' first Airbus A380 has been rolled out of the airframer's paint facility at Hamburg, following the application of its full livery. The...
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Boeing dispatches 787 battery fix teams to Japan
Boeing has dispatched maintenance teams to Japan, where they are standing by to retrofit a new battery containment system on the grounded 787 aircraft of...
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Air Transat to add Boeing 737s to fleet
Air Transat will bring its medium-haul operations in-house in 2014 and add Boeing 737s to its fleet, the Montreal-based charter operator says. The...