All Systems & Interiors news – Page 182
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Philippine air force formally inducts four W-3A Sokols
The Philippine air force has inducted its first four PZL-Swidnik W-3A Sokol utility helicopters ...
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Spirit AeroSystems sees more content on 737 as rate climbs
Spirit AeroSystems' work content on the Boeing 737 airframe may grow as the production rate increases to 42 per month over the next two years.
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PICTURES: Malaysia Airlines unveils A380 configuration; to receive aircraft in June
Malaysia Airlines has unveiled the design and specifications of its first Airbus A380-800 aircraft.
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Boeing homes in on late-2012 launch for 777 successor
Even as its 1000th 777 rolled off the line on Friday 2 March, Boeing was working on its blueprints for the next generation of its hugely successful twinjet.
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SilkAir A319 undergoes emergency evacuation at Solo airport
A SilkAir Airbus A319-100 aircraft had to perform an emergency evacuation at Solo's Adi Sumarmo airport shortly after landing on 6 March when smoke was spotted...
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Indonesian military receives three Bell 412 EP helicopters
Indonesia's military has taken delivery of three Bell 412 EP (enhanced performance) utility helicopters following modifications performed at PT Dirgantara...
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EASA seeks views on common transition altitude
European safety regulators have opened a formal consultation on a common transition altitude for the continent, a need driven in part by the development of functional airspace blocks.
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Comac and Boeing ink collaboration agreement
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has signed a collaboration agreement with Boeing in the areas of research and work that will grow the...
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PICTURES: Thai Airways' first A380 completes maiden flight
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 completed its maiden flight on 6 March following the completion of its airframe assembly and system tests at the Airbus facility...
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Qantas to start inflight internet trial on US routes
Qantas will start its in-flight Airbus A380 connectivity trial from 7 March, which will allow passengers travelling between Australia and the US to access...
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Pilots may get to touch in to weather alert community
One day soon, pilots could view the weather from a different perspective thanks to a social networking system being developed by Thales.
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Frontier increases seat count on its A320 fleet
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines is adding six seats to its Airbus A320 fleet. Frontier senior vice president of commercial...
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American to launch economy seats with more legroom
American Airlines plans to introduce seats with extra legroom in the economy cabin of its entire mainline fleet, and will begin installations this year. Called...
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Singapore's Changi airport to build new LCC terminal
Singapore Changi Airport's Budget Terminal will be torn down next year to make way for a new, bigger terminal that will be able to handle 16 million passengers...
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NextGen procedures underway at Charlotte, Atlanta metroplexes
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Delta Air Lines, US Airways and other stakeholders have officially kicked off an airspace and flight procedures...
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MAS 'in crisis' says chairman as it unveils 2011 loss
Malaysia Airlines is "in crisis" according to its chairman as the carrier plunged into the red during 2011. The company made a net loss of M$2.5 billion...
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Air India to cut business class seats
Cash-strapped carrier Air India will refurbish up to 49 aircraft to reduce the number of business class seats in order to capture a larger number of economy...
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Virgin America to receive IFEC system linefit on new A320s from 2013
Virgin America will have its new Lufthansa Systems BroadConnect in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system linefit on new Airbus A320 family...
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Xcor Lynx fuselage delivered
Xcor has announced delivery of the first flight-capable fuselage of its Lynx horizontal-takeoff suborbital spacecraft. The fuselage's delivery to the factory,...
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Loss of control risk behind proposed 737 wiring change
Three reports of pilots failing to manually activate air data sensor heating systems on Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft have prompted the US Federal...