All Systems & Interiors news – Page 191
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LIMA: Australian air force updates progress with KC-30A tanker
The Royal Australian Air Force gave an international debut to one of its Airbus Military KC-30A (A330) multi-role tanker/transports (MRTT) at the Langkawi...
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MAS to launch premium regional carrier by 2012
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will be launching a new regional premium carrier by the second half of 2012. The short-haul carrier, yet to be named, will...
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Hungarian ministry scathing over failures to manage Malev
Beleaguered Hungarian state carrier Malev will be driven to bankruptcy if it is forced to repay nearly Ft100 billion ($440 million) in state aid, but the...
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PICTURES: Condor repaints A320 in 1960s colours
German charter airline Condor Flugdienst has given one of its Airbus A320s a 1960s-look retro-livery to commemorate the company's 55th anniversary. The...
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MAHB and AirAsia fight over delays, rising cost of KLIA2
Airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) and low-cost carrier AirAsia have gone public with their spat over the delays and escalating cost of the...
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CSeries first flight timing rests on aircraft systems maturity
First flight of the Bombardier CSeries airliner will depend upon establishing the maturity of dozens of aircraft systems close to entering the final phase...
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IN FOCUS: Alenia's 787 factory is 30-year investment
Alenia Aeronautica's heavy investment in its factory that supplies the Boeing 787 programme reflects an expectation of 30 to 40 years of revenue
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IN FOCUS: Superjet International grows its MRO services
The main goal for Sukhoi's Venice-based marketing organisation SuperJet International is to win confidence from Western airlines in its new regional jet
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SAS to upgrade seats on short-haul fleet
Scandinavian Airlines is to fit its short-haul fleet with new lightweight seats supplied by German seat manufacturer Recaro in order to improve passenger...
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Boeing may again look to clean sheet narrowbody: Leahy
Airbus chief operating officer customers, John Leahy cited his "reliable sources" at airlines and suppliers who have said Boeing's clean sheet New Small...
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Boeing, union leaders strike deal on 737 Max assembly
Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers have reached a landmark provisional deal 10 months ahead of the union's contract...
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London airports see limited strike impact on services
Strike action by UK border agency staff as part of a wide-ranging public sector worker walkout today has not so far significantly impacted any of London's...
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SIA Engineering signs deal to maintain SIA's 15 A330s
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm SIA Engineering has inked a contract with Airbus to maintain Singapore Airlines' (SIA) future fleet of 15 Airbus 330-300...
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China Careers: Living life to the full in the Fragrant Harbour
LIZ MOSCROP HONG KONG Where in the world can you practise tai chi in the morning, eat dim sum at midday, and wind up with a wild night in Wanchai?...
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Airbus prepares first A350 for main structural tests
Airbus has detailed its A350 main structural test campaign as it prepares to assemble the initial static airframe at Toulouse, ahead of full-scale testing...
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EU-wide pilot licences next year
Licences for general aviation pilots will be valid across the European Union from April. At the same time, qualifications for instructors, examiners and...
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ANALYSIS: Why Embraer’s narrowbody call could be smart move
Embraer's decision not to follow Bombardier into a head-to-head fight with mainline airliner manufacturers and concentrate on developing an enhanced, re-engined E-Jet instead has been well received by analysts and rivals.
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IN FOCUS: A flight test of Antonov's An-158 regional jet
Antonov moved on from its Soviet origins and embraced 21st-century aircraft design with the highly modern An-148 regional jet - a stretched version of which, the An-158, was certified earlier this year. In this exclusive flight-test report, we put the longer variant through its paces
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IN FOCUS: Technology key in airports development
Meeting future demand, be it increasing numbers of passengers and their ever-smarter mobile devices or airline business partners seeking to improve efficiency,...
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Nanotechnology gets big in UK composites research drive
Last week saw three milestones in the exploitation of composite materials in aerospace, with Airbus beginning assembly of the first A350's wings at its Broughton...