All articles by Dominic Perry – Page 141
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INTERIORS: Passengers expect connectivity on board, says OnAir's Dawkins
OnAir CEO Ian Dawkins says that passengers are becoming more demanding regarding the use of their mobile devices on board.
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Bristow preparing for smooth transition to its UK search and rescue operation
Bristow Helicopters is now beginning a two-year "work-up period" ahead of its gradual transition to performing all the UK's search and rescue activity from 2015 following its victory in the country's Long SAR contest last month.
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First UK SAR AW189s to be delivered next year
AgustaWestland will deliver the first of 11 search and rescue-configured AW189s in the first half of 2014 to Bristow Helicopters to operate under the UK's...
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PICTURES: Emirates A380 makes Gatwick appearance
Emirates will take delivery of 17 Airbus A380s in its financial year beginning 1 April leading to a fleet of 48 of the double-deck type by this time next...
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Bristow wins £1.6bn UK search and rescue deal
A long-running procurement programme to modernise the UK's search and rescue helicopter operation has finally ended with the award of a £1.6 billion contract...
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ANALYSIS: Order flurry signals renewed hostilities over narrowbodies
March has turned into a busy month for the big two airframers. Undeterred by a subdued economic outlook, in the space of a week four airlines have unveiled...
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Investigators probe fatal German police helicopter crash
German accident investigators are probing a fatal collision between two helicopters operated by the Bundespolizei federal police during a 21 March training...
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Incorrect specification caused EC225 emergency lube fault
Incorrect specifications supplied to a company manufacturing the pressure switches used in the emergency lubrication system of certain Eurocopter EC225s...
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Alitalia faces four-hour strike over Carpatair outsourcing
Alitalia will face a four-hour strike by its pilots and cabin attendants on 22 March in protest at the airline's refusal to permanently halt the outsourcing...
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Latest Super Puma variant battles for utility deals
Although better known for cutting-edge innovation in its new helicopters, Eurocopter hopes that by taking a different approach to one of its latest programmes it is gaining acceptance in a new market at the bottom end of the price segment.
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Germany finalises cuts to NH90, Tiger helicopter orders
Germany has massively reduced its orders for troop transport and attack helicopters under a long-discussed "reorientation" plan for its armed forces ...
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IN FOCUS: How IAE is planning for life after 30
Joint ventures, says Jon Beatty, president and chief executive at engine maker International Aero Engines, “don’t normally have a very long shelf-life, particularly those in aerospace”.
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Norwegian adds Fort Lauderdale to long-haul network
Low-cost carrier Norwegian will bolster its fledgling long-haul network with the addition of services to Fort Lauderdale in Florida from Copenhagen and Stockholm...
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PICTURE: Joint Strike Missile makes F-35 debut
Kongsberg's developmental Joint Strike Missile has been attached to a Lockheed Martin F-35 for the first time ...
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Virgin freezes pay as it battles economic challenges
Virgin Atlantic has imposed a pay freeze for the financial year that began on 1 March as the carrier battles rising fuel costs and a recession-dogged global...
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PICTURES: Second RNLAF F-35 rolled out
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter which will eventually be used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force for pilot and maintainer...
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PICTURE: First production A400M makes maiden flight
Airbus Military's first production A400M has performed its maiden sortie as the airframer targets delivery of the airlifter to the French air force later...
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PICTURE: Flight testing begins on uprated Puma HC2
Test and evaluation flights using the first Royal Air Force Eurocopter Puma in the upgraded HC2 configuration have begun at Qinetiq's Boscombe Down, Wiltshire facility.
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PICTURE: Bristow's first S-92s for Gap SAR arrive in UK
Two of the four Sikorsky S-92s that will be operated by Bristow Helicopters for the UK's Gap Search and Rescue requirement have arrived in Scotland ahead...
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PICTURE: First flying A350 moves to next stage of ground tests
Airbus has released a picture showing the first A350 XWB - MSN001 - emerging from the Roger Béteille final assembly line in Toulouse as it moves to the next...