All articles by Mary Kirby – Page 15
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Bombardier, Embraer make Alitalia regional jet pitches
Bombardier and Embraer both confident of topping Sukhoi
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Air Transat taps GuestLogix for broad retail programme
Canadian holiday travel carrier Air Transat has selected GuestLogix's so-called 'OnTouch' retail technology and merchandising platform to bolster its ancillary...
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Embraer says it remains in negotiations over Chinese plant
Embraer has denied reports that it has decided to close its Chinese assembly plant Harbin Embraer, insisting that negotiations "have not been concluded".
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Bombardier successfully mates CSeries composite wing, box
Bombardier has mated a portion of the CSeries composite wing to the airliner's composite wing box, and conducted a series of successful tests to mitigate...
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Virgin America offers entertainment content via Gogo portal
Virgin America has started granting complementary access to celebrity news site People.com via its Aircell Gogo in-flight Internet service
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Fit to be tried
For the past decade, corporate aircraft operators have been barraged with false promises from some in-flight connectivity providers. Like the commercial sector, the business aviation community has learnt, sometimes the hard way, that on-board systems can look compelling in PowerPoint...
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AirBaltic readies to introduce Apple iPad as IFE
Latvian carrier airBaltic is laying claim to the distinction of becoming the first airline in Europe to introduce Apple iPads for in-flight entertainment...
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Embraer says it remains in negotiations over Chinese plant
Embraer says it has not made a final decision regarding the fate of its Chinese assembly plant Harbin Embraer, contradicting a report today that the airframer...
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Libyan orders three CRJ900s, three options
Libyan Airlines parent Libyan African Aviation has placed a firm order for three Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen regional jets with options for three more of the...
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UK firms team up to streamline aircraft cabin modification process
UK design and interiors specialist FactoryDesign says it has begun collaborating with Cambridge, England-based Marshall Aerospace to carry out aircraft interiors...
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Air Transat selects IFE Services as new content service provider
Canadian scheduled and charter operator Air Transat has selected IFE Services as its new in-flight entertainment content service provider.
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ViaSat eyes Ka-band airborne connectivity for Europe, Middle East
ViaSat is confident that, working through partnerships, it can duplicate in Europe and the Middle East the type of Ka-band satellite-supported high-speed...
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Panasonic's broadband tests on BBJ 'exceeding expectations'
Panasonic Avionics has installed and certified its Ku-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity solution, eXConnect, on a privately owned Boeing 737, and...
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Airline Services opens new interiors shop at Stansted
Airline Services, which provides aircraft interiors and ramp presentation services in the UK, is further expanding its portfolio of services with the opening...
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Caribbean orders nine ATR 72-600s with Armonia cabins
Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines has ordered nine ATR 72-600 turboprops from the European airframer.
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Koito's falsification of seat test data results in proposed ADs
Seven months after Koito Industries made the stunning revelation that it falsified test data on some 150,000 aircraft seats in the world fleet, EASA and...
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JetBlue vows to offer best in-flight broadband under ViaSat deal
Vowing to offer the industry's "best in-flight broadband" in the commercial sector, JetBlue Airways has stuck a deal with ViaSat that will see the carrier...
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Rockwell Collins to provide cabin core system for C919
China's Comac has selected Rockwell Collins to provide the cabin core system (CCS) for its C919 aircraft.
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Panasonic reveals R&D programme for hybrid Ku/Ka-band antenna
Panasonic Avionics is developing a hybrid Ku/Ka-band antenna system in order to offer an upgrade path for its existing eXConnect in-flight broadband solution,...
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Thales, Recaro partner on new integrated IFEC/seat
Thales has partnered with Recaro to integrate new in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) into a popular slimline seat. Under the arrangement,...