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AIX: Recaro makes the WOW factor
Recaro is to supply Icelandic budget carrier WOW air with around 100 of its CL4400 business class seats. Seats for three aircraft have already been delivered, and a retrofit programme to convert seats on another 12 aircraft will be completed by year-end.
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AIX: Gentex seeks broader application for dimmable windows
US electronics specialist Gentex has developed a large-area version of its electronically dimmable window (EDW) that can be curved to follow an aircraft fuselage’s shape.
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EASA warns airlines of possible missile strikes on Syria
European safety authorities have issued a warning to air traffic over possible imminent military action against Syria including the use of cruise missiles.
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ANALYSIS: Air NZ and Virgin Australia finalise divorce
Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia’s separation will be completed in October when their seven-year long trans-Tasman joint venture is terminated.
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Boeing gets $24m for extra Air Force One design work
The US Air Force awarded Boeing a contract worth $24.1 million for additional design work on Air Force One.
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Qantas to sell catering unit to Dnata
Qantas will sell its catering group to UAE-headquartered Dnata for an undisclosed amount.
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Initial E190-E2s will require engine swaps: Embraer
Early-delivery Embraer 190-E2s will get replacement engines within two or three months of entering service, addressing a problem with the combustion liners in the Pratt & Whtiney PW1900G powerplants.
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Boeing's 100th P-8 enters final assembly
The hundredth Boeing P-8 entered final assembly in Renton, Washington in March.
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JPO to hand F-35 management to services
The Department of Defence plans to eventually divide management of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme between two offices: one managed by the US Navy and Marine Corps, and another led by the US Air Force. The Joint Programme Office, which currently handles the fighter programme, will ultimately be ...
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Norwegian pushes Canada launch to 2019
Norwegian plans to begin service to Canada in 2019, pushing back plans to enter the market this year.
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Qatar joins JetBlue with stake in JetSuite
Qatar Airways will take a minority stake in JetSuite, joining JetBlue with a stake in the California-based public charter operator.
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Tecnam secures Traveller order from Zil Air
Italian airframer Tecnam has secured an order from Seychelles-based charter company Zil Air for a P2012 Traveller, and is in talks with the operator for the purchase of a second example.
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AIX: Style makes the grade for Skylights VR glasses
Business class passengers on Air France’s three A340s will in the next two months be offered a virtual reality cinema experience, care of a second generation headset from Skylights. Compared to the company’s first generation headset that is flying on 17 aircraft today, the latest version – modelled here by ...
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AAS-equipped P-8A could replace E-8C
The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon could pick up a new mission if the US Air Force is allowed to follow through on plans to cancel a replacement for the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS.
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AIX: Qantas becomes A380 'Cabin-Flex' launch customer
Qantas is to deactivate a pair of passenger doors on its Airbus A380s in an effort to increase premium seating on the aircraft's upper deck.
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AIX: Gategroup aims to transform airline retail through predictive analytics
Gategroup has teamed up with predictive analytics company Black Swan and Panasonic Avionics to develop a retail platform that will use passenger data to predict the types of food most likely to be ordered on different flights, allowing the right products to be loaded onto aircraft and reducing the amount ...
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AIX: Afrijet launches ATR Cabinstream IFE system
Gabonese carrier Afrijet has become the first ATR operator to employ the airframer’s Cabinstream IFE system.
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Alitalia resumes Johannesburg service
Alitalia has made a return to the South African market after a 16-year absensce.
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AIX: Wizz Air’s record order for Geven’s Essenza
Wizz Air has placed an order for 110 shipsets of the Geven Essenza economy-class seat to outfit the Airbus A321neos it is scheduled to begin receiving in January 2019. It is the largest seat order placed by the airline, and largest single order ever received by Geven.
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AIX: Supply-chain consolidation brings pressure and opportunity
The cabin supply chain has still not caught up with rapidly rising production rates at Airbus and Boeing – but consolidation among the suppliers could provide an opportunity for agile new suppliers to enter the market.