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INTERIORS: New gaming concept unveiled
Why are premium class seats designed to provide an as flat as possible bed and the appropriate ambience for fine dining, asks Contour Aerospace joint managing...
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LIBYA: UK commits Eurofighter Typhoons for ground-attack duties
The UK will commit four Typhoons to air-to-ground duties over Libya, as well as send another four Tornado GR4s to support operations ...
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VIDEO: IAI offers Latin American users tethered UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries is offering its electric tethered observation platform (ETOP) to some Latin American militaries for tactical use from ground...
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Airframers say China fears overblown
Top executives at Piper, Cessna and Cirrus are not worried by the increasing number of attempts by China's AVIC and its many subsidiaries to purchase general aviation companies based on US soil.
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First sharklet A320 to start test flights in October
Airbus is to conduct the first flight of its sharklet-equipped prototype A320 in October, the airframe having undergone initial preparation for performance testing.
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VIDEO: No viable all-new single-aisle before 2030 - Leahy
Airbus believes that a viable all-new single-aisle airliner will not arrive before 2030, due to the timing of the necessary advances in powerplant technology.
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INTERIORS: Mezzo launches tablet-based IFE system
UK-based passenger entertainment service provider Mezzo (stand 6F7) has launched its tablet computer-based CareSystem. The touch screen computers come in...
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INTERIORS: Noble Tek unveils MRO app for iPad
Noble Tek has introduced an Apple iPad application for MRO staff. The software is integrated into the maintenance planning system of the aircraft operator...
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INTERIORS: Integrated IFE seat concept gains traction
Integrated in-flight entertainment (IFE) seats are gaining traction with airframers, airlines and suppliers alike, and pressure is growing to bring forward...
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police fulfils Quest for Kodiak
Quest Aircraft has delivered a Kodiak single-engined turboprop to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police .
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Cirrus contemplates new trainer under CAIGA
Cirrus Aircraft chairman Dale Klapmeier says a trainer aircraft is key to the long-term strategy of proposed purchaser China Aviation Industry General Aircraft.
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INTERIORS: Recaro unveils new, lightweight economy class seat
Aircraft seat manufacturer Recaro (stand 7G40) has managed to shed 30% of the weight of its previous economy class seat without the use of non-recyclable...
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KLM plans Schiphol-Punta Cana service
KLM is to launch service between Amsterdam Schiphol and Punta Cana Airport in the Dominican Republic from 31 October. The twice-weekly service will...
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PICTURES: Tornado sweeps through Sun 'n Fun and leaves destruction in its wake
The 37th annual Sun 'n Fun show - held in Lakeland, Florida from 29 March to 3 April - hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons
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Jazeera Airways cancels much of A320 order
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways appears to have cancelled 25 Airbus A320s, most of its outstanding order for the type. Airbus' latest backlog...
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PICTURES: Algerian airlines Tassili and Air Algerie take new Boeings
Algeria's Tassili Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft. It is the first of four aircraft that the airline...
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SITA launches cloud computing initiative
SITA has unveiled a new initiative to develop a community cloud computing backbone for the industry which it believes could generate at least $100 million...
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IAI gets contract for Ehud training kit
Israel Aerospace Industries' MLM division has received a $13 million contract to supply Elbit Systems with components for its Ehud air combat manoeuvring instrumentation system.
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Epic: there is life after China
Epic Aircraft delivered its first two experimental category Epic LT turboprops in late March, one year after winning a court battle that put the company...
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Al Ain Goose crash followed loss of control
The preliminary factual report by the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority into a Grumman G-21 Goose amphibian accident on 27 February has found that the aircraft crashed out of control shortly after rotate from Runway 19 at Al Ain airport, United Arab Emirates.