All Systems & Interiors news – Page 268
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing to chose powerplant first, then decide on re-engining
Boeing's commercial aircraft division boss has reiterated the airframer's intention to clear up the questions hanging over its 737 re-engining plans before...
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin launches Rockwell digital altimeter
Virgin Atlantic is the launch customer for a new Rockwell Collins digital radio altimeter, to be fitted to its 10 ordered Airbus A330s that are due to begin delivery in spring 2011.
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FARNBOROUGH: First composite landing
Messier-Dowty (Safran Group) has achieved a historical milestone in the development of the Boeing 787 landing gear, with the first successful take-off...
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FARNBOROUGH: Logistics firms form alliance for aircraft spare parts centre in Dubai
Distribution and supply chain services provider Aerospace Products International (API) has formed an alliance with spare parts supplier Transworld Aviation FZE.
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FARNBOROUGH: Orient Thai Airlines signs tentative order for 12 Superjets
Bangkok-based Orient Thai Airlines has signed a tentative order for 12 Sukhoi Superjets, with options for an additional 12.
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2009 World Airline Rankings: Lessons learned
The Airline Business financial rankings underline how bad things got for the industry in 2009. But while things are on the up, is there reason to hope for a more profitable future?
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales to step up data transfer at the gate
Thales has unveiled details of a new GateSync solution that aims to enable airlines to wirelessly load and offload content and data to and from the aircraft on the ground at airports
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FARNBOROUGH: Esterline CMC Electronics provides SwiftBroadband antenna to Air France
Esterline CMC Electronics is to provide Air France with multi-channel SwiftBroadband-compliant satellite communications high-gain antenna systems to equip the airline's future Boeing 777-300.
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FARNBROOUGH: Marshall in double Dutch C-130 delivery
UK-based Marshall Aerospace has delivered the second of two C-130s it was commissioned to upgrade for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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FARNBOROUGH: Malaysia Airlines signs up for Thales satcom system
Malaysia Airlines is to install the Thales TopFlight Satcom system on the five Boeing 737-800s it has on order which start arriving in September. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: 767 similarities allow Boeing to duck Dreamliner evacuation trial
Boeing is finalising the last elements of the 787's certification programme as it targets a year-end first delivery, but will not be required to run a cabin evacuation trial demonstration.
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin hands landing gear work to Messier
Virgin Atlantic Airways has awarded a landing gear contract for its Airbus A340-600 fleet to Messier Services.
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FARNBOROUGH: Airbus eyes weight-saving technologies
Composite seats, simplified electrics and fully wireless in-flight entertainment are among the weight-saving technologies that Airbus will adopt on future airliners.
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FARNBOROUGH: Fokker Landing Gear and Goodrich to produce F-35 landing gear braces
Fokker Landing Gear and Goodrich have agreed to work together to design and manufacture the landing gear drag braces for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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FARNBOROUGH: Component supplier cuts dependency on air freight
High-tech component supplier JAE Europe expects to save £500,000 ($765,600) a year by rolling out demand...
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FARNBOROUGH: Rockwell Collins joins AIRE
Rockwell Collins has secured an active role in the Atlantic-interoperability initiative to reduce emissions (AIRE) as part...
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FARNBOROUGH: Neeleman’s Azul gives ATR a boost
Brazilian carrier Azul plans to introduce a second fleet type to join its Embraer 190/195 regional jets, with the first of 20 ATR 72 turboprops joining the...