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NewsFrance firms up order for 14 Patroller UAVs
Sagem has been contracted to supply its Patroller system to the French army as the service's new tactical unmanned air vehicle, some two months after Paris confirmed its selection of the type.
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NewsPakistan orders nine more Bell AH-1Z gunships
Bell Helicopter has been put on contract to build nine more AH-1Z Viper gunship helicopters for Pakistan, as part of a larger foreign military sales package for up to 15 helicopters and 1,000 Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire-series missiles that was approved last April.
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NewsThunderB UAV shot down over Nagorno-Karabakh
An Israeli-made unmanned air vehicle operated by Azerbaijan was shot down in early April over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus.
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INTERIORS: Airline travellers are warming to wi-fi
In-flight connectivity and IFE provider Gogo is giving prospective customers at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg a chance to sample its satellite-based 2Ku product at 30,000ft. The Chicago-based company has brought its newly-outfitted Boeing 737-500 to Hamburg for the first time, basing it at the airport where it will be ...
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INTERIORS: Tigerair proud of CloudStore IFE platform
Arconics has successfully deployed of its latest wireless IFE platform, CloudStore, which entered service with Tigerair Australia on 23 March.
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INTERIORS: SIA goes ultra-long-haul with Panasonic IFEC
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Panasonic Avionics have extended their agreement to include custom-tailored in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions across the airline’s entire Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A350-900 ultra-long-range fleets.
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INTERIORS: PAVES passenger service systems gets OK for A330
Rockwell Collins’ PAVES Passenger Service System (PSS) has just earned its EASA ticket for the Airbus A330, the company revealed at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. Collins teamed with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance to design, install and achieve the supplemental type certificate as part of a ...
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INTERIORS: Aeropace 'needs IP collaboration'
Aerospace companies are “almost sociopaths” when it comes to guarding their intellectual property (IP), a factor which is standing in the way of achieving the level of true collaboration needed among stakeholders, delegates attending the Passenger Experience Conference at the Airline Interiors Expo in Hamburg were told.
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INTERIORS: Emergency lighting will GuideU out
Emergency floor path lighting is an essential safety feature on aircraft but is rarely attractive. To tackle this, engineers at Lufthansa Technik have come up with a new variant that is only visible when needed.
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NewsTecnam rolls-out P2012 Traveller
Italian airframer Tecnam has rolled-out the first P2012 Traveller and is preparing the piston-twin for a June maiden sortie which the manufacturer hopes will trigger a wave of fresh interest in the new model.
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NewsJetSuite adds EMB-135 airliners to business jet fleet
US air taxi company JetSuite is adding 10 refurbished, second-hand Embraer ERJ-135LR regional airliners to its fleet of 20 entry-level and light business jets, in a move to expand its branded, low-cost, point-to-point service across the USA.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How data can model airports' exposure in risk scenarios
Aircraft on the ground may be at risk from a number of perils including natural catastrophes, such as wind storm or earthquake, or deliberate acts of violence where parked aircraft may be specifically targeted. However, the actual exposure can vary considerably from airport to airport and even from hour to ...
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OpinionOPINION: Should Italian Typhoons be targeting more than exports?
With the four-nation Eurofighter consortium in a number of dogfights which it hopes will result in fresh export deals to extend production of the type into the next decade, the ability to demonstrate its new “swing-role” performance can surely only serve to strengthen its competitive hand.
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SIA and Lufthansa Group expand codeshare
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the Lufthansa Group will expand their codeshare agreement to over 20 new routes.
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ABACE: China’s private jet market goes quiet – for now
A Chinese proverb reads thus: All things are difficult before they are easy. This aptly sums up conditions for private jet makers in the previously booming China market. Prior to the last instalment of the Asian Business Aviation Conference (ABACE) show in Shanghai in April 2015, manufacturers commented on a ...
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INTERIORS: How social media is influencing the cabin experience
“How long until Spirit Airlines starts charging for air to breathe on [its] flights? This is a serious inquiry.” @RobanPerezanovic, a disgruntled passenger, is just one of millions of people voicing strident opinions on social media about their plane journeys each year.
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INTERIORS: Electronic window dimming is 'key to cool'
A combination of electronically dimmable window and IFE technologies is being touted as a new way to enhance the revenue-generating value of window seats – by integrating a window with a transparent video display with an interactive moving map.
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INTERIORS: Why nine is the magic number on the 787
Is the Boeing 787 at a nine-abreast configuration too narrow for comfort? It depends who you believe. Airbus makes great play of the fact its nine-abreast A350 economy cabin is 12cm wider than the Dreamliner equivalent, allowing Toulouse to offer its standard 18in seat as opposed to Boeing’s 17in version.
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INTERIORS: Hamburg's crucible of technology development
Testing innovative technologies in a cabin environment has just become much easier – so long as you’re looking to work on Airbus products. Hamburg’s newly opened Zal centre of applied aeronautical research has built a cabin and cargo test rig that adapts to any in service commercial aircraft from any ...
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Xiamen Airlines partners AFI KLM E&M for GEnx support
Xiamen Airlines signed an agreement with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) on the maintenance and repair of General Electric GEnx engines, which powers the Chinese carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s.