All Systems & Interiors news – Page 826
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Hamburg boost lifts Airbus to a record level of output
The Hamburg final assembly line of the Airbus Industrie A321 and A319 is to raise production from six aircraft a month to 11 by the end of this year. It will mean that together with the A320 line in Toulouse, Airbus will achieve a record 18 single-aisle aircraft a ...
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New simulator for SAS
One year from now, SAS Flight Academy's centre in Stockholm will begin using its second Boeing 737-600/700/800 Full Flight Simulator. SAS has announced the order for the second simulator, to be manufactured by CAE Electronics, at Asian Aerospace '98. SAS Flight Academy currently has a total of 15 Full Flight ...
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Economic crisis puts region's deals at risk
Geoff Thomas Manufacturers were continuing to put on a brave face at the show yesterday, despite ever-strengthening indications that the region's economic turmoil is indeed having an effect on the industry. Beyond the obvious threats to airliner orders, it was being suggested that seemingly unrelated moves like Cathay ...
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Partners forecast strong demand for EC120B Colibri
Geoff Thomas Now celebrating its first century of sales, the Eurocopter EC120B Colibri helicopter is making its formal debut at the show. The single-engine EC120B is a new generation 1.5-tonne aircraft with 4/5 seats and it was designed from the outset with performance, safety, comfort and affordability in mind. Partners ...
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Global 'extranet' spreads technological advances
Mark Hannant The space race not only put a man on the moon, it also famously gave the world Teflon and the non-stick frying pan, perhaps the greatest example of everyday benefits from aerospace technology. The industry has always been a leader and possibly no more so than in the ...
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Lido offers integrated flight planning system
Lufthansa's former flight preparation procedures department, now an independent company in the Lufthansa group, is set to expand its international customer base by up to 50%. Kai Kosicki, director marketing and sales of Lufthansa Aeronautical Services - Lido Gmbh - says the requirements of airlines in this region parallel those ...
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Sound idea to solve noise problem
A new solution to making voice-recognition systems compatible with the high levels of noise and vibration in the helicopter cockpit is being developed by the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA). The organisation also says that pilot workload will be reduced with the introduction of its new voice ...
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Seating matters
Using the extensive experience gained in manufacturing seat components and refurbishing airline seats for more than a quarter of a century, Brice Manufacturing of the US has created its own economy-class airline seat, the Brice B1000 Series, which is designed to meet 16G standards. Brice (Stand C448) takes pride in ...
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Hefty helicopter
EH Industries has demonstrated an overweight capability with the EH101 of 900kg above the 14,600kg maximum take-off weight, enabling extended range search and rescue missions of almost 2,000km (1,100nm) with auxiliary internal fuel tanks. An emergency evacuation capability with 55 passengers in the cabin has also been demonstrated. Source: ...
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Dunlop brakes
Hydro-Aire, of the USA, and UK companies Dunlop Aviation and Fairey Hydraulics, are to develop jointly new electro-mechanical braking systems for landing gear to replace hydraulics, as part of the UK Department of Trade and Industry's "More Electric Aircraft Challenge" project. Source: Flight International
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A330/340 pump fire danger doused
Fire danger from faulty Airbus Industrie A330/A340 auxiliary hydraulic pumps has been addressed in a US Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive (AD), issued on 17 February, requiring their complete removal. Airbus, however, points out that all necessary corrective actions have already been taken, explaining that the electrically driven pumps (EHPs) ...
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Fokker closes on launch orders for F28RE
Fokker Services is hoping to convert, by the end of April, letters of intent held for its F28RE re-engineing programme to firm contracts, to enable full scale development to be launched. The company had been aiming for a launch during the course of last year and selected the Rolls-Royce ...
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IATA tackles African safety
Max Kingsley-Jones/GENEVA Efforts to improve the standard of air safety in Africa are moving forward after the first meeting of key groups from the region arranged by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The initial meeting of the IATA/AFI (Africa & Indian Ocean) air traffic control incident analysis ...
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KLM may rationalise long haul fleet
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie and Boeing are vying to provide KLM with up to 30 long haul aircraft to enable the Netherlands flag carrier to standardise its widebodied fleet and to reduce the number of types in operation. Any deal could also involve aircraft for its strategic partner, Alitalia. Although ...
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Lufthansa confirms low cost short haul carrier concept
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH A Lufthansa study has confirmed the feasibility of forming a new low cost, short haul airline in the Lufthansa group, says the German carrier. The concept, known informally as "Lufthansa Light", envisages an autonomous carrier serving short haul second city pairs in Germany and other parts ...
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Routes
-US carrier Midwest Express has signed a codesharing agreement with regional airline American Eagle providing connecting service at Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, and Los Angeles, California. Midwest, meanwhile, will add five McDonnell Douglas DC-9s to its fleet this year, bringing the total to 29. -Trans World Airlines will feed Delta Air ...
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Hunting sale
Hunting Aviation has sold its interiors business to UK rival the AIM Group for £2.75 million ($4.5 million). The sale follows a damaging contract to fit interiors to the Bombardier de Havilland Dash-8 200/300 series. Source: Flight International
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Pan Am runs short of cash but Frontier hopes for better times
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC Financial problems continue to mount for the US low fares airlines, with the new Pan American World Airways warning that it is short on cash and could face bankruptcy. Frontier Airlines also reported big losses in the third quarter, but faces improving prospects with the demise of ...
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The wrong stuff
Human factors (HF) is still the fashionable area for attack as airlines and aviation authorities worldwide battle to reduce accidents. This is not wholly unreasonable given that, somewhere along the line, human error remains the most common cause of accidents, with pilot error topping the list. Yet we need ...
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Bell confirms interest in Boeing
Bell HELICOPTER Textron is in "exclusive negotiations" to buy Boeing's commercial helicopter business, Bell president Terry Stinson has confirmed. Agreement has not yet been reached, but "Bell's position on the balance of Boeing's product line will be announced within the next two weeks", he revealed on 15 February at the ...