All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 140
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EBACE: ViaSat and L-3 team for VVIP connectivity work
ViaSat [stand 384] and L-3 [687] are teaming up to provide operators of airliner-derived VVIP aircraft with in-flight connectivity services. Under...
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EBACE: Ruag completes first CRJ200 conversion
Ruag [stand 1071] has completed its first conversion of a Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet into a 10-seat VIP aircraft. The project, first unveiled by...
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EBACE: Ruag completes first Piaggio P180 D-check
Ruag Aviation has performed its first D-check on a Piaggio P180 Avanti at its facility at Lugano airport in Switzerland.
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EC225 grounding hits revenue and profit at Eurocopter
Eurocopter's ongoing problems with its EC225, which have seen large parts of the fleet effectively grounded due to a gearbox fault, contributed to a slump...
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Turbomeca performs first run of new, cleaner engine
Engine manufacturer Turbomeca on 26 April performed the first ground run of its new Tech800 turboshaft demonstrator engine, developed as part of the EU's...
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Vote now for your Flightglobal aviation heroes
Vote for your aviation heroes in the Flightglobal Achievement Awards We are delighted to announce the shortlist in the fifth annual Flightglobal Achievement...
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VIDEO: Eurocopter demonstrates unmanned EC145
Eurocopter has unveiled an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV), based on its EC145 light twin, which has been in development since September 2011.
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Vertical-lift commuting could ease airport capacity crunch: Bertling
Vertical-lift commuting will increasingly be seen as a solution to the problems posed by limited airport capacity in the Western world, as technological...
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R-R sells interest in RTM322 helicopter engine programme
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has sold its 50% interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine to its partner in the programme, Safran subsidiary Turbomeca,...
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French army receives first enhanced Tiger HAD
France's DGA defence procurement agency has received its first Eurocopter Tiger in the enhanced HAD configuration for operation by the country's army aviation...
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Eurocopter defines interim fix for grounded EC225s
Eurocopter believes it has come up with an interim solution to the problem afflicting its troubled EC225 helicopter that could see the type return to unrestricted...
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PICTURES: Newest RAF Chinook makes maiden sortie
Boeing has released images of the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook helicopter destined for the UK Royal Air Force. The 15 March sortie at the...
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INTERIORS: Airbus may offer dimmable windows on later A350s
Airbus may eventually offer electrochromic dimable windows on its in-development A350 widebody but only when the technology is "sufficiently mature" to block out 100% of the light entering the cabin.
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INTERIORS: Pace takes wraps off A350 cabin configurator
Software engineering firm Pace is helping Airbus bring its developmental A350 XWB to life thanks to a new configuration program created by the Berlin-based company.
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INTERIORS: Airbus pitches extra-wide seat for 'growing' A320 passengers
Airbus is to offer airlines the option of an extra-wide 20in (51cm) seat on its A320 family aircraft which it believes will allow carriers to generate additional ancillary revenue.
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INTERIORS: HelioJet lights the way
HelioJet, a joint project by Schott Lighting and Imaging and Lufthansa Technik, has come up with a way of accurately rendering colours using LED lighting.
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INTERIORS: EAM Worldwide bids for a share of escape slide market
EAM Worldwide is hoping to take on the incumbents in the market for escape slides with its first product in the segment.
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INTERIORS: Vitalit brings a lift to tired passengers
Amsterdam-based Vitalit Laboratories (stand 4B10) was on hand at WTCE to bring a touch of healthy living to attendees.
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INTERIORS: Laurieri aims for health-conscious consumers
Italian firm Fratelli Laurieri hopes to grab a bigger share of the burgeoning market for healthier snacks and add to its roster of airline customers like Alitalia and Air France.
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INTERIORS: SAA to equip A320s with Rockwell Paves IFE
Rockwell Collins claims its Skybox is the first airworthy and fielded cabin solution that wirelessly streams Hollywood-protected content, including from an on-board Apple iTunes library, on-demand using up to 10 Apple iOS devices.