All articles by NAME MISSING – Page 60
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Rockwell Collins to provide IFE system for C919
China's Comac has selected Rockwell Collins to provide inflight entertainment (IFE) systems for its C919 aircraft. "Customers of the C919 aircraft...
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This Week briefing
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems is soon to test-fly a second manned aircraft it intends to modify as an unmanned system
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Lufthansa to increase winter capacity by 9.1%
Lufthansa will increase its available seat capacity by 9.1% this winter compared with the same period last year. The Star Alliance carrier will operate...
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Opinion
Comment: It's a style thing
Price, performance and after-sales service all figure into the mix when it comes to choosing between brands. But what really makes the sale is raw, sexy good looks
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Opinion
Comment: The nuts and bolts of the plastic fanatic
Aerospace manufacturers have long been convinced of the benefits of lightweight, aerodynamic composite materials, but engineering has proved problematic.
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Business briefs
Lithuanian-based airline UAB Avion Express has been purchased by newly formed aviation consultancy Avion Capital Partners and a group of investors
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SriLankan Airlines to launch new business class seating and IFE system
SriLankan Airlines plans to equip its long-haul fleet's business class cabin with flatbed seating and new audio-video on-demand entertainment systems. The...
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Southwest and pilots reach tentative agreement covering the 737-800
Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with the independent union representing its pilots covering the addition of the Boeing 737-800 to its...
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Airbus opens UK landing gear test facility
Airbus has opened a €39 million ($54 million) A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility in the UK at Filton.
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United aims to challenge American on LA-Shanghai flights
United is seeking approval for new flights from Los Angeles to Shanghai, days after regulators approved service on the pairing by American Airlines.
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Skycatcher reassembly at Wichita
Technicians at Yingling Aviation in Wichita, Kansas, one of the reassembly points for Cessna's 162 Skycatcher, prepare these 162s for delivery.
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Opinion
Comment: Short ride on a spaceplane
The term "space tourism" does not always bring to mind positive images. Think chequebook astronauts who dream of going boldly without actually having to compete intellectually with the terrifyingly well-qualified crew who fill the seats on real space missions
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Phenom 100: attraction trumps detractions
After nearly two years of growing pains, Embraer's Phenom 100 is fast becoming the benchmark for the light jet sector
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business - briefs
In a move "designed to create a world leader in solid rocket propulsion", Safran's Snecma Propulsion Solide subsidiary is to acquire SNPE Matériaux Energétiques (SME) and its subsidiaries
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Interview
Working Week - Ben Jacques
Ben Jacques joined London Gatwick-based aviation consultancy IBA as commercial manager earlier this year after a decade working for an airline, a ground-handler and a leasing company
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Opinion
Comment: Zero hour for helicopter safety improvement
Now, five years after the International Helicopter Safety Team launched its historic attempt to transform global rotary-wing safety performance, it has assembled the necessary critical mass of data on which to base intervention strategies
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This week briefing
After failing to buy an intelligence satellite from Israel or France, Turkey is preparing to build its own, "Gokturk", with Italian assistance for launch in 2012
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Snecma prepares to test new Aircelle nacelle demonstrator
Safran subsidiary Aircelle has delivered a nacelle demonstrator designed to evaluate potential noise reduction and enhancements to aircraft efficiency.