All articles by Mary Kirby – Page 41
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Bombardier developing centralised health monitoring for CSeries
Bombardier is developing a centralized maintenance health monitoring system (CMHMS) for the CSeries that will provide real-time information about the entire...
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P&W sees GTF architecture as viable for nextgen widebodies
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has not found any thrust limitations to its geared turbofan engine architecture, and believes its design is capable of powering the...
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PICTURES: Wideroe accepts delivery of Bombardier's first Q400 NextGen
Bombardier has delivered the first Q400 NextGen turboprop to Norwegian regional carrier Wideroe. Wideroe accepted the aircraft - the first of six on...
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Research firm predicts big growth in in-flight broadband revenue
Broadband-hungry airline passengers will generate over $49 million worldwide in 2009 and the market will grow well beyond $1 billion annually by 2012, research...
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Lufthansa unsure of in-flight Internet launch date
Lufthansa is less certain it will be able to offer high-speed in-flight connectivity on overseas flights this year, but remains committed to the offering. The...
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CVR should remain "sacred cow" to accident probes: ALPA
Cockpit voice recordings are intended to be used as aids in accident investigations and should "remain a sacred cow for that", the Air Line Pilots Association's...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life-extension programme
Bombardier "does not see any roadblocks" to extending the structural life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% to 120,000 cycles. A growing number of the type is coming...
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NewsColgan seeks to add cockpit voice recorder data to quality assurance programme after crash
US regional Colgan Air has proposed adding cockpit voice recorder data to its flight operations quality assurance programme in the aftermath of a fatal 12...
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Bombardier sees traction for Q400 multi-mission aircraft
Bombardier is confident that a proposed multi-mission variant of its Q400 is set to propel the turboprop into use for specialised, non-airline missions. "A...
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Colgan seeks to add CVR data to FOQA programme after crash
US regional Colgan Air has proposed adding cockpit voice recorder (CVR) data to its flight operations quality assurance (FOQA) programme in the aftermath...
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: CSeries training facility CIASTA revealed
Bombardier's CSeries training facility that it will start erecting this fall in Mirabel, Montreal, is to be called CIASTA, which stands for "complete integrated...
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Bombardier reveals plan for Q100 life extension programme
Bombardier has unveiled plans to extend the economic life of its Dash 8 Q100s by 50% as a growing number of the type come close to crossing the current 80,000...
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AirTran opts for Wi-Fi; aims to equip entire fleet by mid-summer
Low-cost carrier AirTran Airways has become the latest US operator to partner with in-flight connectivity provider Aircell to offer passengers wireless Internet...
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PICTURE: CSeries to have five-screen flight deck
Bombardier has altered its CSeries flight deck, adding a fifth, 15.1in LCD screen to the interface, which is powered by Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion...
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NewsFirst production CRJ1000 poised to join prototype
Bombardier's first production CRJ1000 NextGen is undergoing final interior installations at the company's Mirabel, Quebec, facility. Aircraft 19001...
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EBACE: In-flight connectivity options expand for business aircraft operators
The news that Jet Republic is to install Aircell's SwiftBroadband system on all its Learjet 60XRs underlines the scope for communicatins...
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Working week: Teamwork and how to fix the FAA
Teamwork and how to fix the FAA Working Week meets Kendall Mann, a veteran Greensboro, North Carolina-based air traffic controller who serves as his...