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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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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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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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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.
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INTERIORS: Panasonic goes native with new IFEC system
Panasonic Avionics is aiming to revolutionize the passenger experience with the launch of its latest generation "natively broadband" in-flight entertainment...
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Norwegian to have up to nine Trent-powered 787s
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to acquire up to nine Boeing 787-8 aircraft, and selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplant for the type.
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Air Arabia to fit sharklets to A320 fleet
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to fit part of its Airbus A320 fleet with sharklet wingtips. Sharjah-based Air Arabia will equip 28 A320s,...
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Mitsubishi starts assembly work on MRJ
Assembly of the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet started on 5 April, with riveting work starting at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. MHI started riveting work...
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INTERIORS: New long-haul seats for Air Berlin
Seat manufacturing newcomer Zim Flugsitz is to supply the economy class accommodation for 12 Air Berlin Airbus A330-200s. The German company won the contract...
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INTERIORS: Thales connectivity to be line-fit offerable for A350
Superfast airborne connectivity will be available on board the Airbus A350 XWB now that Thales has secured linefit offerability - and a launch customer -...
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INTERIORS: Six winners scoop Crystal Cabin Awards
Nearly 200 invited guests from the aviation industry witnessed six winners collect their snow-white trophies at last night's Crystal Cabin Awards at Hamburg's...
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ANZ and Qantas to inspect 737 Classics for fatigue cracks
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will inspect its entire fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300 aircraft for fatigue cracks while Qantas Airways will inspect four 737-400 aircraft...