All Systems & Interiors news – Page 315
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FlyDubai sees huge opportunities for growth of Gulf’s embryonic low-cost sector
The arrival of budget airline FlyDubai is expected to cause ripples among other major operators in the Gulf
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Royal Jordanian focuses on regional jet links feeding long-haul flights to West
Royal Jordanianaims to connect kingdom and its neighbours to the West with mix of regional and widebody jets
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Dubai's airports have growing ambitions
Dubai's airports suffer none of the bureaucracy that besets their European counterparts, leaving the way open for growth
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SAS claims lead in lean fuel operations
Driven by a potent combination of industry recession, fuel prices and ecological pressures, airlines are looking for ways of saving fuel. SAS, which has...
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L-3 in resellers deal covering AMA data communications products
L-3 Communications' Aviation Recorders division has signed an agreement with AeroMechanical Services (AMA) to sell AMA's real-time data communications and...
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AirTran believes SkyWest deal bolsters competition against Midwest
AirTran Airways believes its new marketing partnership with SkyWest Airlines allows the carrier to build up its Milwaukee focus city in way that allows for...
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United plans new service to Africa
United in May of next year plans to introduce its first service to the African continent with the launch of flights from its Washington Dulles hub to Accra,...
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Airbus throws A330-200F straight into flight-test regime during maiden sortie
Airbus put the A330-200 Freighter through an intense test regime during its first flight earlier today, operating the aircraft up to its maximum speed and altitude and testing its revised nose landing gear arrangement.
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Emirates bucks trends with report of rising profits
Emirates Airline's profits increased 165% in the first half compared with the same period of 2008, says the Dubai-based carrier. A net profit of Dhs752...
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Babbitt defends revoking licenses of Northwest pilots
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt is standing behind the agency's decision to revoke the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots that overflew Minneapolis...
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Lufthansa considering deferrals across broad range of types
Lufthansa is discussing the possible deferral of several aircraft deliveries and hints that these could include Airbus A380s. As part of its "Climb...
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BMIbaby targets redundancies and fleet reduction
BMIbaby is to make 158 staff redundant and scale down its fleet from 17 aircraft to 12 as part of a restructuring programme. BMI's low-cost subsidiary...
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Qantas suspends two pilots for failing to deploy landing gear
Qantas Airways has suspended two pilots over an incident in which they failed to deploy the landing gear on a Boeing 767 and this meant the aircraft had...
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Sleep cycle factors strongly in new ALPA pilot fatigue policy
Natural circadian rhythms factor strongly in a new, potentially landmark pilot fatigue policy that has been adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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Portable IFE firm e.Digital files patent infringement suit
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a raft of firms that make such products as digital...
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European Union plans €3 billion a year human exploration roadmap
Ambitious visions for the next decade call for human space exploration and a sample return mission to the red planet
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Iberia reconfigures long-haul business class
Iberia is to reconfigure the Business Plus cabins of its Airbus A340 fleet to include fully flat beds. Reconfiguration is scheduled to take place by...
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Training to fly a desk
This is the story of five graduates from the airline pilot training system who face a situation familiar to many flightcrew today: plenty of qualifications and no job
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Air France A380 yet to receive fourth cabin class
Air France's first Airbus A380 is fitted in three-class configuration, although the carrier plans to have its entire long-haul fleet converted to to a four-class...