All Systems & Interiors news – Page 345
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PARIS AIR SHOW: CFM is entering a critical test phase for its next engine generation
This year has seen CFM International ramping up the test programme for its next generation Leap-X engine and in July it will begin the first tests of its...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ACSS upgrades Mode S transponder supporting ADS-B
ACSS has secured certification to upgrade its XS-950 Mode S transponder that sends information to other aircraft through automatic surveillance broadcast...
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PARIS AIR SHOW:Honeywell aims for smarter landings
Honeywell is using the Paris air show to launch a new approach and landing safety product that works by extending the capabilities of its enhanced ground...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Mitsubishi upbeat about MRJ despite lack of orders
Mitsubishi's MRJ regional jet marks Japan's return to commercial aircraft manufacturing. Can the airliner find a niche outside its home market? The company hopes some Paris meetings in the next few days may bring an answer
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Bell: certification imminent for Bell 429 rotor rocket
Flight International Americas Editor John Croft travelled to Bell Helicopter's Canadian arm in Mirabel to ride in the manufacturer's new medium light 429 helicopter. Is the twin rotorcraft, which is made mostly of composite materials, likely to be a game-changer?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: PPG shows off the future for cabin windows
PPG Industries (hall 2, D57) is giving Paris visitors a glimpse into the future with a working demonstration of its controllable electrochromic systems for...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell launches overrun warning system
Honeywell is using the Paris air show to launch a new approach and landing safety product designed to reduce the risk of runway overruns following...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Honeywell aims to ease airlines' pain
Honeywell is claiming near total take-up by its airline customers of a programme to derate the auxiliary power units to cut fuel-burn and improve reliability. The...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Parker controls the C-Series
Parker Aerospace (hall 5, D36) has won contracts for four systems in the recently launched Bombardier CSeries airliner, including the fly-by-wire flight...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Back on track
Italy and Germany prepare for first deliveries of tactical and navy NH90
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Italy hitches ISS lab hopes to permanent MPLM
Italian Space Agency commissioner Enrico Saggese is looking forward to getting his own International Space Station laboratory if NASA decides it needs a...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: 'Convergence of causes' of Air France A330 unknown: EADS
Airbus parent EADS has "no idea" of "the convergence of causes" that led Air France Flight 447 to crash on 1 June, says chief executive Louis Gallois. "Even...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Europe looks beyond just science
Is the Europe about to follow in the footsteps of the Soviet Union and the USA in human space exploration? The signs are that the continent's future policy is set for a dramatic expansion
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rockwell Collins plunges into crowded pool
Rockwell Collins (hall 4, B17) has plunged into the crowded waters of the civil airline training market with its Core flight simulation system, showing at...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Britair, Air Nostrum earmarked for initial CRJ1000s
Installation of the cabin interior of Bombardier's first production CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft has been completed, and the freshly-painted aircraft is now...
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Opinion
COMMENT: Managing pilots takes more than just honing their flying skills
A case study from a few years ago demonstrates how pilot performance is sensitive to airline management. To do their jobs really well, flightcrew need more than just good flight training
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Lumexis confident in securing IFE system launch customer
US in-flight entertainment (IFE) company Lumexis is confident it will shortly secure a launch customer for its fibre-to-the-screen IFE platform.
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USA's SkyWest seeks to capture business from competitors
US regional operator SkyWest is poised to steal business away from competitors as it seeks to compete vigorously for contract renewals network carriers currently...