All Systems & Interiors news – Page 779
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Alitalia commits to $1 billion fleet upgrade
Andy Nativi/GENOA Alitalia has committed to a L2,000 billion ($1.1 billion) fleet upgrade of its Alitalia Express and widebody fleets, despite facing strike action by its workforce and downgraded performance estimates for the year. The airline's board has approved the purchase of five Boeing 747-400s, with deliveries from the ...
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Boeing measures demand for 717 family variants
Plans for a proposed 75/80-seat version of the Boeing 717 may be abandoned, warns the manufacturer, despite market interest in the study, particularly among European airlines. "Right now, we can't make much of a business case for the 717-100, although that might change," says Joe Ozimek, director of product ...
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United and Qantas in non-stop battle
United Airlines and Qantas are racing to be the first to operate non-stop flights between Los Angeles, California, and Melbourne, Australia. Just hours after United announced that daily Boeing 747-400 flights will begin on 6 December, Qantas responded with a plan to launch five weekly flights on the new ...
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Virgin 747-400 flies the flag with new colour scheme
The first Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 is sporting the airline's new colour scheme. A total of 25 Virgin aircraft - six 747-400s, eight Series -200s, 10 A340s and one A320 - are due to wear the new colours by the end of next year. The aircraft will be repainted ...
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Pegasus FMS heads for A340 flight tests with CNS/ATM
Airbus Industrie plans to use an A340 to flight test an advanced Honeywell Pegasus flight management system (FMS) fitted, for the first time, with communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) functionality. New functions include dual system communication links via Airbus' air traffic services unit (ATSU). The FMS-ATSU link provides ...
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Gulf Air transfers line maintenance to GAMCO
Gulf Air has signed off the transfer of its entire line maintenance to sister company Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (GAMCO), and is beginning to replace its Boeing 767s with new Airbus A330-200s. The agreement to transfer the airline's worldwide line maintenance operation to GAMCO is part of an effort to ...
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BAe eyes new way to Airbus SEC
British Aerospace says it is prepared to put its share of Airbus Industrie up for an immediate merger with France's Aerospatiale Matra or DaimlerChrysler (Dasa)/CASA following the announcement of the intended merger between the German and Spanish companies. BAe executive director Mike Turner welcomed the deal between the two ...
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Embraer pushes stretch plan
Embraer has advanced development of the planned 108-seat stretch version of the ERJ-170/190 regional jet on the back of a massive $4.9 billion order from Crossair and will complete the selection of all remaining subsystem and structural suppliers within the month. Crossair's launch order comprises 30 ERJ-170s and an ...
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IAE safe as Pratt & Whitney aims PW8000 at higher thrust
The future of International Aero Engines (IAE) appears to be assured after Pratt & Whitney's move to shift the main focus of its PW8000 study engine from the A320 to the longer-range A340-500/600 family. The move, prompted largely by Airbus, coincides with IAE's announcement to look into a higher-thrust ...
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Sukhoi displays 900-seater concept
Sukhoi has unveiled its design for a double-deck airliner bigger than the Airbus A3XX. Sukhoi is displaying a 1/24th scale model of the 860/1,000-seat KR-860. The four-engined aircraft is equipped with two widebody cabins, the main deck featuring a 12-abreast triple aisle configuration while the upper deck has a nine-abreast ...
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Leasing giant ILFC expands portfolio
US leasing giant ILFC has added as many as 160 aircraft to its portfolio with the announcement of major orders for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. The company wants up to 100 Boeing Next Generation 737s, bringing the number of Boeing aircraft ordered by the leasing company over the past ...
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Ferranti shows precision electronics
Ferranti Technologies (FTL) is exhibiting its range of electronic, electrical and precision electro-mechanical equipment in Hall 2B/8 at the Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace Stand. The display includes the company's FTS-10 inertial grade accelerometer for strap-down navigational systems and missile guidance systems. FTL's power conversion products are also on ...
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Avoiding the hot seat
As one of the first manufacturers of flame-resistant aircraft seating, Vauth & Sohn has a history of keeping pilots and passengers out of the hot seat. The German company manufactures both cushions and armrests, counting among its customers major airlines worldwide from Air Canada to Qantas Airways. Vauth & ...
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Sweet sense
Unwelcome toilet smells could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a range of deodorising sprays launched at the air show by the PSA/SPCA joint venture. "Lav Odor Eliminator will help cure one of the biggest problems airlines face," says export manager Philippe Jean Peter of the ...
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Floor lighting system puts fluorescence to work
Geoff Thomas Airlines and their passengers all get frustrated by delays - especially if the cause is something as simple as the emergency floor-level lighting not working. Wiring can become damaged, bulbs may fail or the emergency battery could be discharged; whatever the cause, the problem puts non-operational ...
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Meggitt's multi-million bid
Meggitt laid out its stall on the eve of the show with a US$380million bid for the Whittaker Group. UK-based Meggitt has followed a strategic acquisition policy to exploit niche markets in the aerospace industry. Whittaker's aircraft fire and smoke detection systems will make a good fit with its ...
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Ultra to supply anti-ice support for Beech 1900D
Raytheon Aircraft and Ultra Electronics have signed a second deal in the space of a few days here at the show. Ultra's controls division has been selected to supply ice-protection power generation systems for the Raytheon Beech 1900D. The hub integrated power and switching system (HIPSS) was chosen after ...
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Waterbomber set for passenger role
Alan Peaford A new sector in the regional aircraft market was confirmed yesterday when Beta Air outlined its plans to offer a 72-seat passenger version of its jet-powered waterbomber. The Be-200 has impressed the crowds at Le Bourget with its fire-fighting capabilities, dropping 6,000 tonnes of water in ...
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Boeing offers transatlanticall-business class 737NG
Graham Warwick Airlines are being offered a version of the 737-based Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) that could be used to fly 50-60 all business-class passengers across the Atlantic. The proposed 737-700ERX is "fundamentally a BBJ," John Roundhill, vice-president product strategy and development said at the show. The ...
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Surf an aircraft
Buy your aircraft on-line - that's the deal being offered by Gulfstream, allowing potential customers to preview pre-owned aircraft from the comfort of their own homes. By accessing www.gulfstreampreowned.com, visitors will be able to obtain photographs, aircraft specifications, features and maintenance history. The site will also feature a video ...