All Systems & Interiors news – Page 835
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Boeing launches 737-900 as -700 deliveries near
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing has clocked up three landmarks in its Next Generation 737 programme with its launch of a stretched 737 (the -900), US Federal Aviation Administration certification for the -700 and completion of assembly of the first -600. The -900 was launched with a ...
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Cathay acts as profits continue to plunge
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE Cathay Pacific Airways is implementing a range of measures to boost revenue and cut costs as traffic figures and projected end-of-year profits for the Hong Kong carrier continue to plummet. Its latest traffic figures show no sign of a turn-around, with a further 9.8% ...
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Delta takes a stake in French carrier and boosts 777 orders
Delta Air Lines is to take a 34% stake in French regional carrier Proteus Airlines, gaining it a foothold in the increasingly active French regional-airline market. This is the first time that a US major has taken a share of a French airline, and follows the recent codesharing ...
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Routes
++ Air France and Crossair have signed a commercial agreement for flights between Paris and Basle/Mulhouse, Berne and Lugano. The deal covers codesharing and reciprocal-seating arrangements under which Crossair, which has withdrawn from the Basle-Paris route, will buy seats on four of the five daily Air France services. In return, ...
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Crossair negotiates for Saab 2000s
Crossair is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire six Saab 2000 turboprops from Saab Aircraft. The Swiss airline is the biggest operator of the 50-seat high-speed turboprop, with 25 in service, and is also looking at options for a further two aircraft. Saab Aircraft president Gert ...
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Unions withdraw opposition to Airbus A319 order at Sabena
An offer by Swissair to contract maintenance to Sabena Technics, should the Belgian airline order Airbus narrowbodies rather than Boeing 737-700s, seems to have dampened unions' opposition to a decision in favour of the European consortium. A presentation of the Airbus A319 was made to Sabena and union ...
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AAR expands
AAR has acquired Florida-based composites manufacturer ATR International, a supplier of business-jet interiors and aircraft structures. Source: Flight International
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Ride the tiger
In the words of Douglas Adams' Hitch-hikers' Guide to the Galaxy, "Don't panic!" - well, not yet, anyway. Similarly, however, don't relax. The recent turmoil in Asian stock and currency markets is going to have a profound effect on the air-transport business and its suppliers. Those forecasters, whose confident predictions ...
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IATA plea leads to delay of B-RNAV
Julian Moxon/PARIS Eurocontrol has delayed by three months the deadline for introduction of basic radio navigation (B-RNAV) standards to European airspace after a last-minute request from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The original deadline, 28 January, 1998, has been put back to 23 April, which ...
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Honeywell develops intuitive aircraft flightdeck system
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Honeywell is demonstrating to aircraft manufacturers an intuitive autoflight system which integrates the autopilot controls and flight-management system (FMS). Honeywell says: "It is not the interface which makes an FMS difficult to use, it is the functionality, and that's what we hope to ...
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People's choice
For the first time, the Israeli public will participate in the selection process of El Al's new medium-capacity aircraft. El Al intends to acquire five aircraft, and will shortly decide between the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-700. The public will be asked to contact the El Al Internet site with ...
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Airbus assistance
Airbus Industrie is to provide Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines with technical operating assistance as part the airline's deal for 17 A320s. The support includes the assignment of technical representatives to locations designated by the airline and training for pilots, ground personnel and cabin crew. Source: Flight ...
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Metal workers
Arnold, the German manufacturer of metal technical equipment and interior furnishings, hopes to build on success achieved at Frankfurt Airport. Displaying at Dubai '97 as part of the Gulf Business Foundation (Stand A430), the company has completed contracts worth more than $43 million at Frankfurt since 1994, and ...
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Those creature comforts that make travel a real pleasure
Attention to detail is the key to comfortable business or first-class travel, as any senior executive will attest. One of the companies that can help meet a business travellers' expectations has its wares on show at Dubai '97. Glorient Trading (Stand A452), from its base in Hong ...
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Engine makers see delay in AE31X selection
Andrew Doyle Engine manufacturers competing to supply the powerplant for the Airbus Industrie Asia (AIA)/Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) AE31X regional airliner family are not expecting a final selection to be made until between late-next year and early-1999. The contest is a fight between BMW Rolls-Royce (BMW ...
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Venezuelan order is welcome boost for IPTN
Hugh McAtear Indonesian aircraft manufacturer IPTN has received a welcome boost with news of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) from Venezuelan regional carrier Air Venezuela to acquire up to eight N250s, an aircraft described by the airline's chairman as perfect for its requirements. Should Air Venezuela firm up ...
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Saab pledges not to let customers down
Mike Martin Whatever becomes of Saab Aircraft, existing and future customers will continue to get full support from the company, says sales director Dag Waldenstrom. With a substantial part of the Saab 340 fleet owned by the company, "Éit is in our interests to keep the fleet ...
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Emergency lights add to helo safety
Escaping from a helicopter in an emergency, when the aircraft cabin may be filled with smoke or water, depends on clearly-visible markings on all exits as demanded by civil aviation authority regulations. Norwegian-based Helikopter Service is promoting its latest product to enhance safety in rotary wing aircraft with its ...
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World-first airport system for Dubai
Geoff Thomas Running a major international airport is a huge logistical exercise. And although Dubai International has long been regarded as one of the world's more efficient airports, resource management is still a headache, especially at busy times. So Dnata, the company which runs the ...
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Boeing gets AWACS award
Boeing has received a contract worth about $450 million to develop and test a mission systems upgrade for Nato's fleet of 17 E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Under the Nato Mid-Term engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) contract, which runs through 2001, Boeing - supported by ...