All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 34
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INTERIORS: Why nine is the magic number on the 787
Is the Boeing 787 at a nine-abreast configuration too narrow for comfort? It depends who you believe. Airbus makes great play of the fact its nine-abreast A350 economy cabin is 12cm wider than the Dreamliner equivalent, allowing Toulouse to offer its standard 18in seat as opposed to Boeing’s 17in version.
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INTERIORS: Boeing LIFTs 737 seating options
Boeing is to unveil its latest economy class seat for its top-selling narrowbody at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) which opens tomorrow in Hamburg – which it developed with the product’s inventors after meeting them when they unveiled a prototype at last year's show.
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INTERIORS: The logic behind Airbus's launch of its Airspace cabin brand
In the war of the widebodies, Airbus – like Boeing – believes that the passenger experience inside the cabin is just as important as the economics the airliner delivers to the operator. In recent years, Toulouse’s marketing to its airline customers has increasingly put the emphasis on its customers’ customers, ...
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INTERIORS: Ryanair's passenger experience journey
Europe’s largest short-haul airline Ryanair was once a byword for cheap fares and indifferent customer service. Its extensive route network often provided the only direct overseas air link to and from towns in distant corners of the continent, and its services were nothing if not punctual – while fares could ...
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FIDAE: Boeing stresses market penetration at Chile show
Boeing is marking its 100th birthday at FIDAE with a chalet resembling the red barn that Bill Boeing used as his original workshop. But the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer is also stressing the strength of its market presence in Latin America, from airliners to military aircraft, and from research facilities ...
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FIDAE: Bombardier to take CSeries on Latin American tour
Bombardier is to follow FIDAE with a Latin American tour showcasing the CSeries in a bid to convince wavering potential customers to commit to the all-new narrowbody.
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FIDAE: IATA's Tyler attacks Brazil and Venezuela for 'misguided' aviation policies
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler will at FIDAE this week single out Brazil and Venezuela for “misguided” policies that are holding back development of aviation in a region that is among those with “the greatest potential for traffic growth” in the world.
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FIDAE: Kaman goes searching for K-MAX customers in Latin America
Nine months after ending a 15-year hiatus by relaunching production of the K-MAX, Kaman is at FIDAE to seek out customers for the heavy-lift utility rotorcraft.
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FIDAE: RUAG takes Dornier 228 on Latin American tour
RUAG Aviation’s Dornier 228 is dropping into FIDAE as part of a Latin American demo tour that takes in 10 countries and over 40,000km (26,900 miles) in 56 days.
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FIDAE: Airbus to debut A350 at show
Airbus’s A350-900 is making its FIDAE debut by taking part in the flying display, just weeks after Brazil’s TAM became the first Latin American airline to introduce the big twin into service.
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FIDAE: Gulfstream displays two jets at the show
Gulfstream is displaying two jets at FIDAE – the G450 and the G280 – after appointing its first distributor in Chile.
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FIDAE: Embraer displays Phenom 300 and Super Tucano, but no KC-390
Embraer’s flagship programmes – the KC-390 and the E2 – may be absent from FIDAE, but the Brazilian manufacturer is represented with a Phenom 300 business jet and Brazilian air force A-29 Super Tucano trainer/light combat aircraft, one of 162 operating in the region.
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FLIGHT INTERVIEW: Safran's Philippe Petitcolin
Safran is easily Europe’s most diversified aerospace company, with a range of businesses covering airliner, helicopter and space rocket engines to security detection systems, and landing gear to unmanned air vehicles. However a year into the top job, chief executive Philippe Petitcolin is keen to slim down the partially state-owned ...
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FIDAE: Mitsubishi looks to secure half of 500-strong market in Latin America
Mitsubishi is anticipating picking up at least half of a market for 500 70-seat jets in Latin America over the next 20 years as it moves towards its 2018 delivery target for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet.
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FIDAE: Airbus confident of selling more C295s in Latin America
Airbus Defence & Space is confident it can sell more C295s in Latin America – to new and existing customers – after demonstrating the light tactical transport is an aircraft for all seasons.
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SINGAPORE: Daher introduces upgrade package for TBM 900
Daher's TBM 900 is making its Singapore debut just under two years after the French airframer launched the latest variant of its "very fast turboprop". The single-engine aircraft belongs to Singapore owner-operator John Giddens, who upgraded from an older TBM 850 in 2014.
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SINGAPORE Daily Air to lease four Twin Otters
Taiwan's Daily Air is leasing four Viking Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft from CAVU Aviation Finance.
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SINGAPORE: "On time" Gulfstream says it is benefiting from competitors' delays
Upbeat Gulfstream says it is benefiting from delays to its rivals’ new long-range, large-cabin business jet programmes, while its developmental duo are still on schedule.
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SINGAPORE: Rolls-Royce begins building 100th Trent XWB-84
Rolls-Royce has begun building its 100th Trent XWB-84 as it prepares to ramp up production from three to five engines a week for the Airbus A350 by the end of the year.
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SINGAPORE: Textron Aviation shows four aircraft at its first Singapore air show
Almost two years after the merger of two of the most famous brands in general aviation, Textron Aviation is making its first appearance at the Singapore air show. The company has four aircraft on display, from its high-performance Cessna TTx piston single to its newly-in-service Citation Latitude mid-size business jet.