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From toys to tools: the electronic flight bag story
software NIALL O'KEEFFE LONDON From toys to tools AIRCRAFT Management Technologies is touting the electronic flight bag as a source of business...
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Airbus and Boeing approaches to electronic flight bags
Are the different approaches to electronic flight bags favoured by Airbus and Boeing really significant?
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digEcor secures Azerbaijan as its second L7 customer
Portable inflight entertainment manufacturer digEcor has a second customer for its latest product after Azerbaijan Airlines selected the digEplayer L7 as...
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EasyJet to open Lisbon base
UK budget carrier EasyJet today announced that Lisbon will become its 20th European base.
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Embraer designates Tianjin as an authorised service provider
Embraer has selected Tianjin Airlines as the first authorised service provider for operators of its aircraft in the Chinese market. The airframer unveiled...
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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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Boeing projects even split in orders for 787 variants
Boeing expects orders for the 787 Dreamliner to be evenly split between the -8 and -9 variants, as airlines lean towards the bigger and more efficient variant.
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NewsLOT plans third quarter 2011 privatisation
Polish flag carrier LOT has decided to pursue privatisation next year and has hired an advisor to help it decide on whether to go for a public offering or...
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Corsairfly restructuring decision expected this week
Corsairfly is seeking union approval this week of a restructuring programme resulting in two of the French leisure carrier's Boeing 747-400s being replaced...
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Belgium's TNT to lease three Guggenheim 777 freighters
Belgian-based TNT Airways is to lease three Boeing 777 freighters for its Asian routes, introducing the type to its fleet next year.
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Virgin America plans further ancillary-driven upgrades to ‘Red’ IFE
Virgin America is planning further upgrades to its 'Red' in-flight entertainment system (IFE) as part of a bid to continue growing its ancillary revenue...
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Airlines projected to generate $23b in ancillary revenues in 2010
A new study published by Amadeus and US consulting firm IdeaWorks predicts that airlines will generate €18.4 billion ($22.6 billion) in ancillary revenues...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing 747-8I enters final body join
Boeing today announced the first passenger-carrying 747-8 Intercontinental has entered the last stage of the assembly process.
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Bombardier, Embraer make Alitalia regional jet pitches
Bombardier and Embraer both confident of topping Sukhoi
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Wizz Air agrees sale and leaseback of three A320s
Central European budget airline Wizz Air has agreed the sale and leaseback of three Airbus A320 aircraft with the relatively new vehicle Jackson Square Aviation. All...
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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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News45% of jet population to be on operating lease by 2020: Hazy
Aircraft leasing guru Steve Udvar-Hazy expects the operating lease industry to control 39% of the world's civil jet aircraft fleet by 2015 - and 45% by 2020.
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Airbus stays ahead in delivery race
Airbus is holding its lead in the 2010 deliveries race, pumping out 380 aircraft in the nine months to the end of September – up by 22 units over its performance in the same period last year and bettering Boeing by 34 units.