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INTERIORS: digEcor on the verge of unveiling new L7 customers
Portable in-flight entertainment manufacturer digEcor is poised to announce potential new agreements with up to six customers for its latest L7 and L10 portable...
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INTERIORS: Virgin has good Karma with new handset
Virgin Atlantic Airways is launching Panasonic Avionics' Karma touch-screen handset, which enables passengers to send emails, order food and access entertainment...
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INTERIORS: Money should not handicap Kiteline equipage, says LiveTV
LiveTV is looking to score a hole in one with its new global in-flight connectivity service over Iridium satellites, and says financing for installs is available. The...
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INTERIORS: Rockwell Collins goes 3D with Airshow
Three dimensional upgrades for the Rockwell Collins Airshow Moving Map system are now ready for use in airline in-flight entertainment systems. Rockwell...
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INTERIORS: IFE Services gets it game on
IFE Services' customer list for PlayStation Portable (PSP) in-flight entertainment units has grown to seven airlines, but the UK firm says it has a further...
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Sikorsky X2 hits 250kt goal
Sikorsky has achieved its ultimate goal of flying the X2 hybrid helicopter demonstrator at 250kt in level flight. Though not an official record, the...
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Aurora UAV lifts Magic technology deal
Aurora Flight Sciences has beaten Lockheed Martin to an Air Force Research Laboratory-funded technology demonstration ...
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Wideroe Dash 8 suffers gear collapse in hard landing
Investigators in Norway are on their way to examine a Wideroe Bombardier Dash 8-100 aircraft which suffered a main landing-gear collapse during a domestic...
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Rivals not deterred by USAF shift on turboprop fighters
A Lockheed Martin/Hawker Beechcraft team and Embraer are continuing to pursue the USAF's light attack and armed reconnaissance deal ...
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USAF leaders highlight long-range strike plans
Top US Air Force officials have highlighted plans to revitalise the service's long-range strike capability with a family-of-systems approach anchored by the development of an affordable, penetrating bomber.
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KC-X competitor fires back at cost questions
EADS North America's top executive has fired back at perceptions that the company's KC-45 would be the most expensive tanker to operate in a competition for the US Air Force's KC-X contract that may hinge on cost comparisons.
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Russia teams with Israel for UAV production
Russia and Israel have signed a military co-operation agreement believed to include a $300 million joint venture to manufacture UAVs ...
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Ill-fated UPS crew offered Doha alternate after fire alarm
Pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 which crashed in Dubai earlier this month had been offered the chance to land at Doha after receiving a fire warning on...
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PICTURE: EADS advances Barracuda flight-test programme
EADS has completed a new series of flight tests using its Barracuda unmanned air vehicle technology demonstrator ...
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ROUTES 2010: A new hub generation
Australian carrier Virgin Blue's strategic alliance with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad provides a further sign of how the hub and spoke system continues to evolve
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Kazan to build new strategic bomber, says Putin
Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has revealed plans for Kazan to build a new-generation strategic bomber ...
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Mexican scramble begins
Aeromexico, Volaris, Interjet and VivaAerobus strive to fill the large void left by Mexicana Several Mexican carriers have started to pursue expansion...
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Israel 'failed for years to deal with aviation safety': report
Years of Israeli failure to deal with civil aviation safety issues led directly to the US Federal Aviation Administration's January 2009 downgrading of the country from Category 1 safety status to Category 2 (fail).
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Mitsubishi targets MRJ production to start this month
Production of parts for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) could start this month, as Mitsubishi Aircraft enters the production drawing phase for the new...