All Systems & Interiors news – Page 205
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Ascend fleet analysis: standard size or large size?
Ascend's Chris Seymour examines why airlines are quietly swapping some of their single-aisle backlog for larger variants
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2Q Results: Pressures mount on airline profits
Airline profits came under heavy pressure during the second quarter as the gnawing return of high fuel costs came back to haunt the sector. North American...
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Analysis: Ascend corporate travel survey suggests its time to go back to the future
Ascend survey shows that corporates are looking at multiple ways to achieve financial efficiency for their business flights
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Eurowings appoints Wallisch as joint chief executive
Germany's Eurowings has appointed Lufthansa executive Jochen Wallisch to lead the regional airline jointly with chief executive Peter Kranich.
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China Eastern receives high-altitude capable 737-700
China Eastern Airlines has received its first Boeing 737-700 that has been reconfigured for high-altitude operations.
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Bombardier considers offering NextGen cabin for aged Dash 8s
Bombardier is looking at offering a NextGen cabin interior to customers of older Dash 8 turboprops, as a means of further extending the life of the aircraft....
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Class 2 and 3 EFBs in pipeline as United-Continental rolls out iPads
United-Continental is looking to ultimately implementing Class 2 and Class 3 electronic flight bags on its aircraft in addition to the portable, kneeboard...
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Qantas takes flight to Asia
Australian airline unveils plans to create premium carrier in region as part of major shake-up Combine an international division that is chronically...
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Market outlook: Why less may be more for airline profits
Chris Tarry examines the difficulties of keeping capacity in line with demand, when the course to recovery is never straight
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ANA firms up domestic, international schedules for 787
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will commence regular service with its Boeing 787 on 1 November, with daily services between Tokyo's Haneda airport and the cities...
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MAKS: Russian firm debuts shipping container-housed cruise missiles
Russia's Morinformsystem-Agat used the MAKS air show to unveil a container-launched cruise missile concept, which it said has already attracted "considerable interest" from potential overseas customers.
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Japan Coast Guard to obtain three EC225 helicopters
The Japan Coast Guard will acquire three Eurocopter EC225 helicopters, with the new aircraft to be delivered at the end of 2013. The purchase will...
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TSB: First Air recorders recovered
Canadian investigators say the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the First Air Boeing 737-210C aircraft that crashed at Resolute Bay on...
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United-Continental eyes paperless flight decks with iPads
United-Continental intends to convert to paperless flight decks and deploy 11,000 Apple iPad tablet computers to all United and Continental pilots.
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United-Continental to inject $550m into fleet upgrades
Improving the passenger experience is firmly on United Airlines' radar as the US major announced it is injecting $550 million into upgrading its fleet, including...
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MAKS: TsKB Progress flight tests new twin-turboprop
Samara, Russia-based TsKB Progress, better known as the producer of the Soyuz rocket, has produced a fifth Rysachok twin-turboprop utility aircraft, which...
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Crew did not survive First Air 737-200 crash
None of the crew members of the First Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed in the Canadian Arctic survived the accident, but three survivors are still being
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JetBlue partner ViaSat addresses likely delay of Ka satellite launch
A likely further delay to the launch of ViaSat's high-capacity Ka-band satellite, ViaSat-1, is not expected to impact the timeline for offering in-flight...
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Boeing close to re-engined 737 fan size decision
Boeing appears to be nearing a final decision on the fan size of the re-engined 737, settling on a powerplant that will not require any modification to the...
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BA arms cabin crew with iPads to 'revolutionise' customer service
Apple's highly popular iPad tablet is finding its way into the hands of British Airways' cabin crew, who are using the latest model to "revolutionise" the...