All Systems & Interiors news – Page 394
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Tomorrow can wait as Airbus and Boeing leave next generation narrowbody development on the back burner
Airbus - like Boeing - is refusing to bow to pressure for rapid development of a next generation narrowbody as it focuses near-term efforts on improving today's models
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Who would be hit by Europe's new pilot training rules?
Signatories to the joint letter pleading with the European Aviation Safety Agency to change its proposed flightcrew licencing rules reads like a lexicon...
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Ares I to get extended nozzle lunar variant
NASA is planning to extend its Ares I crew launch vehicle's solid rocket booster first-stage nozzle in time for the maiden lunar mission, to deliver improved...
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Turboprops are back with a vengeance
The resurgence in demand for turboprops that began a few years ago shows no sign of diminishing,...
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Green and versatile
The 777F on its Everett debut on 21 May Raked wingtips delivered 1.5% better than expected fuel consumption The first 777F on the assembly line...
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As Airbus A350 takes shape, can it avoid the A380's troubles?
The A350 XWB is taking shape and is on schedule. Airbus is determined to avoid any repetition of the delays that have beset A380 production - can it succeed?
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Regional jet leasing yet to take off
Major aircraft lessors remain wary of entering the regional jet leasing market, and new programmes seem likely to bring only incremental changes
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ATR outfits test aircraft with new Thales flightdeck
ATR is equipping an ATR 72 test aircraft with the new Thales flightdeck that will be installed on its improved -600 family, with the aim of beginning flight...
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GKN key to Airbus Power8 restructuring
GKN has become a key focus of attention in Airbus's Power8 restructuring plan, which hinges on the divestment to risk-sharing partners of several manufacturing...
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ESA studies 'super' constellation
The European Space Agency is to study integrating telecommunications, Earth observation and navigation satellites into one constellation that it claims could...
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Can Sukhoi, Mitsubishi and China's ACAC make an impact in the regional jet market?
Over the past decade, the line between what constitutes a regional jet and a small narrowbody has grown increasingly blurred as regional aircraft manufacturers...
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Europe experiments with ways to cut fuel-wasting extended approaches to airports
Eurocontrol wants to eliminate fuel-wasting extended approaches to airports and an experiment being conducted at Stockholm could show how to do it
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Retired ERJ-135s head for corporate homes
Some of the Embraer ERJ-135 regional jets being culled from the US fleet...
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A downdraft on the otherwise wonderful winglet?
Composite winglets are offering operators major cost savings, but are made of exotic materials that are sensitive to damage by weather and human contact
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FAA aims to make industry composites-smart
Food service employees working on an airport ramp at a major airport...