All Systems & Interiors news – Page 347
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In-flight mobile connectivity in USA is inevitable: ECS
Early adopters of in-flight mobile connectivity in Europe and elsewhere will ultimately prove to US regulators that the nation's carriers should be permitted...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: A350 XWB ready to rock
Airbus steps up the pace as development of new twinjet moves into critical final phase
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Europe looks beyond just science
Is Europe about to follow the Soviet Union and the USA into human space exploration? The signs are that the continent's future policy is set for a dramatic expansion
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Lufthansa, Panasonic quiet on potential connectivity deal
Lufthansa and Panasonic are staying mum about whether they are in talks - or have reached agreement - on an in-flight connectivity service contract.
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United confirms aircraft order talks with Airbus and Boeing
United Airlines could place a significant aircraft order with Airbus or Boeing during the fourth quarter if the carrier determines it can garner a proper...
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Airlines will spend 20% less on IFE in 2009: IMDC
Airlines will spend 20% less on in-flight entertainment (IFE) hardware in 2009 over 2008, a top industry consultancy predicts. IMDC, in its very latest...
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Opinion
Comment: Rise to the challenge
Remember the good old days when new airliners arrived on time and on budget? Airbus faces a big challenge if the A350 XWB is to reverse recent trends, but it is confident it can
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AirAsia X order for Airbus A350s imminent
AirAsia X, the Malaysia-based long-haul low-cost airline, is likely to place an order for the Airbus A350 shortly as part of its expansion plans. The...
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Stakeholders hopeful FCC opens discussion on in-flight cell use
Several in-flight connectivity stakeholders are hopeful the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the FAA will open the discussion about overturning...
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How the autopilot/flight director TCAS works
Airbus has radically modified the interface that pilots use to react to resolution advisories from the aircraft's on-board traffic alert and collision avoidance...
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Pilot error blamed for fatal One-Two-Go crash in Phuket
Pilot error was the main cause of the fatal crash of a One-Two-Go passenger aircraft in Phuket in 2007, Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has...
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Bombardier pitches Q400 for Aerial Common Sensor
A special mission variant of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 has been submitted to the US Army to serve as the future Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform, the...
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Airbus reveals A380-linked pilot systems secrets
Until now, Airbus has been keeping secret two radical new safety-related avionics solutions that have emerged during its A380 development programme
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Pilot error blamed for fatal One-Two-Go crash in Phuket
Pilot error was the main cause of the fatal crash of a One-Two-Go passenger aircraft in Phuket in 2007, Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has...
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Ryanair issues update on equipage of OnAir
Ryanair has already equipped 40 Boeing 737-800s with OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service, and is reporting rising usage rates.
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Emivest flies first production SJ30
Emivest Aerospace says its first production SJ30, serial number 8, flew from the company's San Antonio, Texas, production...
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ATR plans to start flight-testing new -600 variant in June
Flight-testing of the upgraded ATR 42/72-600 variant is due to begin this month. The new models incorporate a Thales flightdeck avionics suite (pictured)...
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Majority of CSeries supplier contracts already awarded
As Bombardier heads towards preliminary design freeze of the CSeries later this year, the company has allocated the vast majority of supplier agreements...