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NewsFAA mandates tough inspection regime for older Boeing 737s
Airlines that operate Boeing 737s face a rigorous new emergency inspection regime following the fuselage rupture of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 over Arizona...
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US Airways likely to broaden Wi-fi in the future to remain competitive
US Airways believes that despite low take-up rates for its in-flight Internet connectivity, at some point it will have to offer the product fleet-wide to...
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INTERIORS: Buzz hopes to sign airlines up for in-flight children's products
Australian design company Buzz Products (stand 6G37) is hoping to bring a bit of colour to the show and encourage airlines to imprint their brands on impressionable...
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INTERIORS: Integrated IFE seat concept gains traction
Integrated in-flight entertainment (IFE) seats are gaining traction with airframers, airlines and suppliers alike, and pressure is growing to bring forward...
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SITA launches cloud computing initiative
SITA has unveiled a new initiative to develop a community cloud computing backbone for the industry which it believes could generate at least $100 million...
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NewsINTERIORS: Panasonic goes native with new IFEC system
Panasonic Avionics is aiming to revolutionize the passenger experience with the launch of its latest generation "natively broadband" in-flight entertainment...
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NewsINTERIORS: New long-haul seats for Air Berlin
Seat manufacturing newcomer Zim Flugsitz is to supply the economy class accommodation for 12 Air Berlin Airbus A330-200s. The German company won the contract...
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Mitsubishi starts assembly work on MRJ
Assembly of the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet started on 5 April, with riveting work starting at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. MHI started riveting work...
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ANZ and Qantas to inspect 737 Classics for fatigue cracks
Air New Zealand (ANZ) will inspect its entire fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300 aircraft for fatigue cracks while Qantas Airways will inspect four 737-400 aircraft...
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Boeing issues service bulletin for premature 737 Classic lap-joint cracking
Boeing has issued a service bulletin that covers the operators of approximately 175 737-300/400/500s requiring a inspections on the aircraft fuselage structure to begin within five days for aircraft with more than 35,000 cycles
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INTERIORS: Obese passengers create challenge for cabin suppliers
Aircraft seat manufacturers are heading back to the drawing board to find solutions to accommodate large-sized passengers as airlines express concerns that...
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Continental and LOT sign codeshare agreement
Continental Airlines and LOT have signed a new codesharing agreement on flights between select destinations in the US and Europe. Under the deal, Continental...
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NewsNorth American MROs broaden narrowbody capacity
North American MROs are preparing to work through a backlog of postponed narrowbody maintenance
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NewsGol-Delta tie-up offers new model for MRO partnerships
Does the new Gol-Delta partnership provide a glimpse of the future as South American overhaul shops look north
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NewsVIDEO: AeroMobile sees busy year as airlines embrace mobile connectivity
AeroMobile is on the cusp of a new era of growth, as a raft of tier one airlines prepare to bring the Telenor subsidiary's eXPhone in-flight mobile connectivity...
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Aer Arann plots route down recovery road
Irish regional Aer Arann it looking to build on a turnaround which has seen it increase turnover 60% in the first quarter over the same period last year, just months after leaving Irish bankruptcy protection late last year.
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Loyalty set for new frontiers
Thirty years on from the birth of airline frequent flyer programmes, the landscape for reward schemes continues to evolve, and the immediacy of social media opens up a previously unchartered world
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Antinori will no longer take the helm at Austrian
Just over a month after being named as the new chief executive and chairman of Austrian Airlines, Thierry Antinori has decided not to take up the role.
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Austrian fears tax will damage Vienna hub
Austrian Airlines has appealed to the Austrian government to scrap a planned "ticket tax" that the carrier says will harm the competitiveness of Vienna International...