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US Navy temporarily grounds T-45 fleet
The US Navy has ordered a three-day grounding of its T-45 Goshawk trainer jets while NAVAIR looks for ways to correct persistent oxygen issues on the aircraft.
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NewsNorwegian adds Denver and Seattle to US roster
Norwegian will begin service to Denver and Seattle Tacoma in September, expanding its US network to 13 cities.
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AIX: Cobalt unveils first wireless mobile charging product for airlines
Cobalt Aerospace is seeing “phenomenal” interest from commercial airlines in what it says is the world’s first wireless mobile phone charging solution for aircraft interiors – and the company has its sights firmly set on securing linefit offerability for the units.
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AIX: IFEC industry takes electronics ban in its stride
Uncertainty over whether the recent ban on laptops and tablets in some aircraft cabins could be expanded, and the impact this might have on the in-flight entertainment and connectivity market, is provoking mixed reactions from companies attending the show.
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NewsUnited to shrink Guam hub from November
United Airlines will shrink its Guam hub from November 2017, as it shifts Boeing 737s back to the US mainland.
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Marine One to hit first flight this summer
Sikorsky is set to complete first flight this summer of its VH-92, the Marine One configuration of its commercial, medium lift S-92 helicopter, according to NAVAIR’s presidential helicopter replacement programme manager.
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Pentagon greenlights CH-53K production
The Pentagon approved the US Navy’s Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion to enter its production and deployment phase this week, according to a Defense Department spokesman.
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AIX: Posing the 'why not?' question in cabin design
Swiss International Air Lines’ insistence on serving chilled champagne to its short-haul business class passengers forced Bombardier to work galley chillers into the design of the CSeries – an addition the manufacturer had not planned to include. Dick Powell, co-founder and chairman of design agency Seymourpowell, says this is a ...
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AIX: Spafax allows passengers to ask Alexa
Content agency Spafax is debuting a new voice-activated personal assistant with complete knowledge of an airline’s entertainment offering that will allow passengers to ask Amazon’s Alexa which movies, TV shows and music will be available on their flight.
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Air Canada chief operating officer resigns
Air Canada's chief operating officer, Klaus Goersch, is to step down from the carrier at the end of this month.
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BOC Aviation hints that 747-8Fs came from Boeing Capital
BOC Aviation has all but named Boeing Capital as the seller of the two Boeing 747-8 Freighters leased to AirBridgeCargo that it recently acquired.
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Boeing receives $2.2bn order for 17 P-8As
Boeing has secured a $2.2 billion contract covering 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft destined for the US Navy, plus export customers Australia and the UK.
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MH-60 updates could feed into Future Vertical Lift
A set of mid-life updates to the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopter will likely appear in the Future Vertical Lift rotorcraft, along with the service’s next MH-XX maritime helicopter, according to the US Navy’s H-60 helicopter programme manager.
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DOD demurs on production go-ahead for CH-53K
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are keeping mum on the CH-53K King Stallion’s production go-ahead, which was scheduled for a DOD review last week.
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American no-frills fares show early success: analyst
American Airlines new basic economy fare class is achieving sought after increases to economy fares, an early analysis by Wolfe Research finds.
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AIX: Zodiac vows a lavatory Revolution
Zodiac Aerospace is pressing ahead with its ambition to consign smelly aircraft toilets to history – and says that by the end of this year every Airbus aircraft will leave the factory with its recyclable Revolution toilet installed.
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AIX: Brady's RFID label helps with compliance
Brady, which makes labelling and identification products, has developed a lightweight, heavy-duty RFID label for the aerospace industry that enables fast and easy tracking of non-metal components.
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ANALYSIS: Navy weighs future of tactical air
US Navy air fleet plans looked set - until tweet from president Donald Trump called into question its assumptions about F-35s and F/A-18s
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AIX: Gentex promotes its dimmable windows
Gentex is at the show to promote its next-generation electronically dimmable windows (EDW) for aircraft, which it says are faster acting and 100 times darker than first-generation products.
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AIX: Airbus and Routehappy aiming to broaden passengers' choice
Airbus has joined forces with flight merchandising content specialist Routehappy to build a platform that enables passengers to make a much more informed choice when deciding which airline to use, based on details such as aircraft type, seat pitch and onboard services.