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INTERIOR: Sogerma unveils premium seat siblings
French interiors and aerostructures group EADS Sogerma has unveiled its first premium economy class seat and a related business class variant for narrowbody...
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INTERIORS: Thales distributes IFE content via internet
Thales Avionics is shortening IFE content cycles by transferring data through the internet, with Russian flag carrier Aeroflot the first airline to test the technology.
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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.
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Batik Air to start operations on 3 May
Indonesia's Lion Air is gearing up for the launch of Batik Air, its second new airline in less than two months. Batik, a full-service carrier, will...
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NewsTurkish to order up to 95 737s including Max
Turkish Airlines is to order up to 95 Boeing 737s including 75 of the re-engined Max family, in a surprise narrowbody deal which follows an agreement to...
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INTERIORS: Crystal Cabin Award finalists face judgement day
Tension is building for the finalists in this year's Crystal Cabin Award competition, the winners of which are set to be revealed at a glittering ceremony at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski Hamburg tonight.
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MRO market will grow to $76b in 2023, says consultancy
The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market for commercial jets and turboprops is valued at $56.2 billion and expected to grow to $76 billion by 2023,...
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Airbus breaks ground in Mobile, JetBlue to receive first A320
Airbus and local officials broke ground on the airframer's new A320 family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, today, with JetBlue Airways slated to...
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NewsBoeing completes 787 final certification flight with improved battery
Boeing completed a final certification demonstration flight on the 787 Dreamliner with an improved battery design today, and will present data from its tests...
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NewsPICTURES: British Airways rolls out first painted A380
British Airways' first Airbus A380 has been rolled out of the airframer's paint facility at Hamburg, following the application of its full livery. The...
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NewsBoeing dispatches 787 battery fix teams to Japan
Boeing has dispatched maintenance teams to Japan, where they are standing by to retrofit a new battery containment system on the grounded 787 aircraft of...
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Sukhoi claims nearly 180 firm orders for Superjet
Sukhoi's civil aircraft division is claiming 179 firm orders for its Superjet 100, but points out that its financial performance is being affected by early...
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NewsANA to train pilots for resumption of 787 operations
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is planning to put its Boeing 787 pilots through simulator training in April, to prepare them for the resumption of 787 operations. "We're...
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NewsLion Air takes Airbus first-quarter orders beyond 400
Lion Air's huge deal for Airbus A320-family jets has lifted the airframer's first-quarter net order total to 410 aircraft. The Indonesian carrier's...
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NewsIAG firms up 18 787 options for BA; indicates possible Iberia order
International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to convert 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner options into firm orders for British Airways, which will use the new aircraft...
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Ethiopian seeks Ex-Im funding for 777s
Ethiopian Airlines is requesting US Export-Import Bank support to help finance its Boeing 777 aircraft deliveries, according to the export credit agency....
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Aeroflot receives Superjet simulator
Aeroflot has taken delivery of a full-flight simulator for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, installed at its Moscow Sheremetyevo base. It is the third Superjet...
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NewsChina Eastern to add 56 new aircraft in 2013
China Eastern Airlines will be inducting 56 new aircraft into its fleet this year, the majority of which will be narrowbodies. These include 22 Airbus...
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American to file reorganisation plan in April
American Airlines will file its reorganisation plan with the bankruptcy court in April, says chief executive Tom Horton. The Fort Worth-based carrier...
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BA considering displaying A380 at Paris air show
British Airways is considering a proposal to have its first Airbus A380 participate in the upcoming Paris air show. Three of the flag-carrier's A380s...