All air transport news – Page 903
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News2011 shaping up to be strongest order year for 777F: Boeing
Boeing believes 2011 could be one of its strongest years in terms of orders for the 777 freighter.
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Conforming PiperJet under way in hangar 20
Piper has started building components for its first conforming PiperJet Altaire in the company's 75,000ft2 (6,968m2) Altaire production facility in Vero Beach, Florida.
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Emirates plans one-off A380 flight to Riyadh
Dubai-based Emirates will mark Saudi Arabia's National Day on 23 September with the first visit of an Airbus A380 to Riyadh.
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South Korea F-16 upgrade RFP imminent
South Korea will issue a request for proposals on 16 September to upgrade its F-16 fighters ...
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NewsDSEi: Saab announces UK management team
Saab has used the DSEi exhibition to unveil the management team for its new London headquarters ...
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INTERIORS: Airbus tweaks A350 to seat over-sized passengers
Aircraft seat manufacturers are still working to ensure that the armrests on economy class seats for the Airbus A350 XWB can completely retract back so that...
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INTERIORS: Boeing yet to commit to connectivity for 787
Boeing is "looking at" providing in-flight connectivity as a linefit option on the 787 twinjet, but admitted it is "something we haven't committed to at...
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INTERIORS: InterfaceFLOR in talks with second airline for modular carpet test
InterfaceFLOR is in talks with a second airline to launch a beta demonstration of a new modular carpet system for Boeing 737 aircraft cabins. The identity...
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Inquiry considers Yak-42 test as crash cause proves elusive
Russian investigators are considering a full-scale experiment to identify the cause of the Yakovlev Yak-42 crash at Yaroslavl, having failed to find an obvious...
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NewsFAA seeks to fine ATS $1 million for lapsed Southwest inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration proposes to fine Everett, Washington-based Aviation Technical Services (ATS) $1.1 million for making improper repairs...
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INTERIORS: TUI taps Panasonic for fleet-wide IFEC
Panasonic Avionics has won a contract from international leisure travel group TUI Travel to install in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions across the company's fleet of aircraft, including its forthcoming Boeing 787 aircraft.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic and Thales launch wireless streaming solutions
Determined not to relinquish market share to wireless in-flight entertainment newcomers, embedded IFEC heavyweights Panasonic Avionics and Thales have launched their own streaming video solutions.
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INTERIORS: Row 44 rolls out in-flight entertainment expansion
Row 44 announced today it is adding a video-on-demand service in a major expansion of its in-flight broadband entertainment product. The new service...
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Sikorsky readies third S-76D prototype for certification testing
Sikorsky has flown its third S-76D prototype for the first time, and is readying the medium twin-engine helicopter for certification testing in the fourth quarter.
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NewsEADS ownership battle heats up
The vexed question of shareholdings in EADS resurfaced last week with a Financial Times report indicating the German government is finally prepared to step in where no private buyers dare to tread - and relieve Daimler, the national industrial champion best known for its Mercedes-Benz cars, of some of the ...
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Medvedev seeks more power to ground unsafe carriers
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has ordered new measures to ground airlines in the country which are unable to provide an acceptable level of operational...
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NewsCaution welcomed: Boeing's 737 Max
Boeing eventually chose discretion over valour in deciding its future narrowbody strategy - and the decision has found favour with the credit markets
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China Southern to launch nonstop Brisbane-Beijing service
China Southern Airlines will start a direct service between Brisbane and Beijing from 30 October. The carrier will operate a four-times-weekly service...
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NewsEmirates helps Boeing devise new 777
Emirates president says the carrier is working closely with the Seattle airframer on development of twinjet's successor