Networks – Page 252
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NewsIFEC industry reaches watershed moment
After years of false starts, the in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) industry has reached a watershed moment where virtually every type of airline - from legacies and no-frills carriers to regional operators - are studying and adopting IFEC solutions, with countless vendors entering the market.
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NewsGovt audit blames ministry, management for Air India troubles
An Indian government report has blamed both Air India's management and the Ministry of Civil Aviation for letting the beleaguered carrier become both unprofitable...
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TRIP to acquire 18 ATR 72-600s
Brazilian regional carrier TRIP has agreed to acquire 18 ATR 72-600s, with options for 22 additional aircraft, in a move that will make the airline the largest...
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NewsMedvedev demands 'radical' aviation reform after Yak crash
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev underlined a need to cut the number of carriers operating in the country in the wake of another fatal accident, after a chartered Yakovlev Yak-42 crashed on departure from Yaroslavl.
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South African Airways full-year net profit up 77%
South African Airways has reported a full-year net profit of R782 million ($109.4 million) for fiscal 2010/11, a 77% improvement over the restated net profit...
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KLM to launch Luanda flights
KLM on 14 November will launch nonstop service between Amsterdam Schiphol and Angola's Luanda International Airport. The carrier will operate twice-weekly...
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LOT reports improved results on turnaround strategy
Polish flag carrier LOT has credited its turnaround strategy with posting a Pzl140.3 million ($46.6 million) net profit for the first seven months of 2011,...
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Seven consortia bid for Madrid and Barcelona airports
The new Spanish airport holding company Aena Airports is set to disclose this week which competing groups have advanced to the next stage in the battle to take over the country's two main hubs.
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NewsDelta launches first WiFi-enabled regional flight
Delta Air Lines has launched in-flight Internet service on its regional aircraft, with the first flight of a WiFi-enabled Bombardier CRJ700 today. The...
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Charter carrier Yak Service operated crashed Yak-42: MAK
Russian investigators believe the Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft involved in an accident at Yaroslavl was an airframe operated by charter specialist Yak Service.
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China Southern first to use A380 on domestic services
China Southern Airlines will start domestic services using its new Airbus A380s on 18 October.
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NewsUK's Monarch Airlines cancels entire 787 order
UK holiday carrier Monarch Airlines has emerged as the latest customer to cancel its Boeing 787 order, confirming it was the carrier behind last week's axing of six aircraft from the twinjet's backlog.
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NewsMore attractive pricing among drivers for renewed interest in SBB
Airlines are taking a second look at using Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband (SBB) aeronautical service to support in-flight internet for passengers, following the...
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Southwest to add two new destinations from Atlanta
Southwest Airlines plans to begin non-stop flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix from Atlanta from 10 March 2012. The carrier, which has an all Boeing 737...
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9/11 10 years on: Airport security still not as good as it could be
Airport security procedures were shaken awake, slapped round the face and forced to undergo a rigorous transformation in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.
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Signal failures: Efforts to ensure that avionics are immune to electromagnetic interference intensify
Efforts to ensure that avionics are immune to electromagnetic interference are intensifying, as the proliferation of personal electronic devices in the cabin - and the cockpit - continues unabated
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Known Crewmember programme to change pilot security checks
Pilots have long complained about the impact on their daily working lives of being subjected to enhanced security checks at the airport, something that could start to change following the introduction of a new programme in the USA called Known Crewmember.
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How 9/11 changed air travel
The 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon was unprecedented in scale and ingenuity. But the global commercial airline community was first truly shaken by international terrorism in December 1988, when Pan American flight 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Significant unsuccessful aviation-related terrorism events since 2001
Richard Reid, a British citizen who had received training from Al Qaeda, attempted to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, using explosives hidden in a bulky shoe.
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US Airways takes preliminary look at A321neo
Re-engined twinjet is aimed at 757's replacement market but carrier questions new Airbus's capability to match up