All Systems & Interiors news – Page 434
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Airbus to offer A350 self-darkening windows
Airbus is to follow the lead of the Boeing 787 and offer electronic self-darkening windows on its A350...
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Airbus A350 in-flight entertainment to have optical fibre backbone
The A350 XWB's proposed in-flight entertainment architecture is an optical fibre backbone with copper wires to seat back systems, while a coaxial cable running...
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Two EU projects spearhead next generation single aisle airliner research
Two European Union Seventh Framework aeronautics research projects have a direct bearing on the planned Airbus A320 replacement, which is expected around...
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Airbus A330/A340 mystery cracking forces emergency airworthiness directive extension
Airbus's inability to explain cracking in an undercarriage support beam of an A330 that could lead to a gear collapse has resulted an emergency airworthiness...
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Airlines consider contingencies after 787 delivery slip
Airlines impacted by Boeing's decision to delay initial 787 deliveries by six months are assessing contingency plans to address the slip. About 15...
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Mitsubishi formally offers new MRJ regional jet to airlines
Having signed up Pratt & Whitney to supply its geared turbofan (GTF), Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to establish a new company to develop, manufacture...
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Fire and smoke checklists set to change
Radical changes to emergency routines for pilots confronted with smoke, fire and fumes incidents are being jointly worked out by Airbus and Boeing, but experts...
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Ultra effort behind Airbus A380's service entry
With the A380 poised to make its service debut, we ask the key stakeholders - Airbus, Singapore Airlines, Rolls-Royce and Panasonic Avionics - about their preparations for this high-profile inaugural
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Keeping up the Airbus A380 entertainment
When the first Airbus A380 enters service with Singapore Airlines on 25 October, one of the most extensive testing programmes for an in-flight entertainment...
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SIA is ready at last to start flying the A380
The delays afflicting the A380 programme have given Singapore Airlines extra time to prepare for the ultra-large airliner's introduction. Has the carrier put the time to good use?
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Regionals face competition from low-cost airlines
With the line between Europe's regional and low-cost carriers blurring, does the distinction still matter?
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Opinion
Comment: learning the hard way
Have Airbus and Boeing found themselves promising more than they can deliver In their haste to bring the A380 and 787 to market? And what should the botched execution tell them?