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INTERIORS: EADS Sogerma to bed launch customer
EADS Sogerma expects to find a launch customer for its "Ultimate Sleeper" premium first class bed as it puts it up for sale at the Aircraft Interiors Expo...
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INTERIORS: Overhead isolation cone idea floated in Boeing study
An over-head structure that would descend from above each aircraft seat to provide complete isolation for passengers is one of the more "bizarre" ideas to...
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INTERIORS: Emirates sees interiors focus on economy as key
Emirates president Tim Clark believes one of the big interiors challenges for long-haul operators like itself is to get the right product in economy. "The...
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INTERIORS: SeatTweet among connected apps for Panasonic IFE
Connected in-flight entertainment (IFE) applications that provide airlines with fresh ancillary revenue streams and passengers with access to social networking...
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INTERIORS: Qatar to launch Thales' newest IFEC system on 787s
Qatar Airways has emerged as the launch customer for Thales' newest in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system, after agreeing a massive deal to equip up to 60 Boeing 787s with the Inmarsat SwiftBroadband-supported solution.
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Icon pushes back first delivery of A5 amphibian again
Icon Aircraft has again pushed back first delivery of its Icon A5 light sport two-seat amphibian aircraft. The California-based company, which last...
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INTERIORS: IFE and seat vendors come together
In-flight entertainment (IFE) manufacturers and aircraft seat specialists are embracing a new paradigm that sees them working together like never before...
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Turkish to take Airbus's A330-200F development aircraft
Turkish Airlines confirms that one of the two A330-200Fs it ordered last November will be the Airbus development aircraft that undertook the bulk of the...
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PICTURE: Qatar Airways puts first 777F into service
Qatar Airways has started operations with its first Boeing 777 freighter, the first of three due to be delivered to the Middle Eastern carrier.
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Airbus poised to start building new higher weight A380 variant
Airbus is about to begin production of an upgraded A380-800 with increased operating weights that will offer more range and payload capability when it enters...
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INTERIORS: Lumexis shakes up IFE industry with FlyDubai deal
Lumexis, a new kid on the block in the world of in-flight entertainment (IFE), is poised to break the duopoly of Panasonic Avionics and Thales, after revealing...
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Joint Strike Fighter catalyst for policy change in Japan
Japan is to decide before the end of the year whether to ease military aircraft restrictions. The government will reveal whether it will allow local manufacturers...
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This Week - briefings
ISRAEL STICKS TO GUNS WITH CODE POSITIVE SECURITY Israel has rejected an appeal by the International Air Transport Association and International...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The UK has a new government and while it remains to be seen just what a coalition of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will do in power,...
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INTERIORS: Optimares reveals giant seat model
Italian seat manufacturer Optimares is hoping a giant woman modelled out of silicone will help it make a giant impact on the market, as it launches its new...
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INTERIORS: Airbus invites industry to co-develop innovation platform
Airbus has invited aircraft seat suppliers and in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialists to work with the European airframer to develop three new seat prototype...
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India issues request for information for search and rescue helicopters
The Indian coastguard has issued requests for information for 16 shipborne and 14 shore-based helicopters.
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INTERIORS: WAEA membership approves APEX name proposal
The World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) is rebranding as the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) to broaden its scope and reflect...