All Systems & Interiors news – Page 305
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Mitsubishi Aircraft signs Heath Tecna as MRJ supplier
Mitsubishi Aircraft has signed up US firm Heath Tecna as a supplier for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
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FAA firms up proposed rule prompted by Southwest fuselage hole
The US FAA has finalised a rule it proposed in September 2009 requiring structural inspections of Boeing 737 classics for cracks after Southwest Airlines...
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FAA to issue massive sole-source contract to Mitre
The US FAA in early August plans to award Mitre Corporation's centre for advanced aviation system development (CAASD) a sole-source contract valued at close...
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Cathay Pacific reports 1.7% fall in 2009 traffic
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a 1.7% year-on-year fall in passenger traffic in 2009.
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Aircell readies to offer in-flight video download service
Aircell is preparing to roll out a new service that allows passengers to download movies, television shows and other content for a fee on aircraft equipped...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises A330-300 agreements
Virgin Atlantic has completed its purchase of six A330-300s from Airbus after delays to the Boeing 787 programme prompted the carrier to find interim aircraft....
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Global airline accident review of 2009
New technology and regulations led to giant leaps in aviation safety in the 1990s, but what will drive the next improvement?
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Beating the bombers
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab may have failed in what is alleged to have been his objective - to blow up a US airliner on approach to Detroit - but his attempt...
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Aer Lingus slashes operations at London Gatwick base
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus is cutting back its London Gatwick base, less than a year after opening the station in a bid to expand its European operations.
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Interview
Flight Interview: Simon Luxmoore, Royal Aeronautical Society
Simon Luxmoore likens his own early opinion of the organisation he now runs to the challenges it faces in recruiting the brightest talent in aerospace.
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Airbus submits patent for airspeed error monitoring
Airbus has submitted a US patent application for an independent means of monitoring an aircraft's pressure-based airspeed measurement for errors. While...
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OnAir unconvinced about viability of Ku model for airlines
OnAir has made known it is open to supporting in-flight mobile communications over a Ku-band link, but remains unconvinced that Ku-band connectivity is as...
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Emirates to open Madrid route this year
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open services to the Spanish capital, Madrid, from 1 August this year. The airline will operate daily non-stop...
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New WAEA executive director named
A veteran of association management, Holly Koenig, has assumed the role of executive director at in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) trade group...