All Systems & interiors articles – Page 145
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Singapore to launch 787-10X with order for 30
Singapore Airlines has become the first carrier to commit to the proposed stretched Boeing 787-10X, with an order for 30.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Boeing’s 737 Max hitting stride ahead of Paris air show
A re-engining job was never Boeing's first choice to replace the third-generation of a 49-year-old single-aisle franchise, but the 737 Max seems to be hitting...
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Delta opens JFK terminal expansion, announces third phase
Delta Air Lines opened a $1.2 billion expansion of terminal 4 at New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) today, as it begins the slow process of consolidating its...
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Comac reduces C919 composite use to speed up progress
In a bid to speed up development, Chinese airframer Comac is cutting down on the use of composites in its C919 narrowbody programme. The airframer...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why US low-cost carriers may not follow merger route
airline consolidations may have helped re-invigorate major US network carriers, but the profitability of the nation's low-cost operators could mean they...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Giovanni Bisignani on his 10 years transforming IATA
When IATA needed shaking up after 9/11, it turned to Giovanni Bisignani to lead its transformation. Here, the autocratic 'agent of change' reflects on his...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why low-cost carriers are looking towards GDSs
Defining a low-cost carrier is almost an industry in itself. IATA has a list of twelve characteristics, but admits "that there is no standard business model...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: LCCs profit from sale and leaseback strategy
Low-cost carriers have been actives users players in sale-and-leaseback transactions. The deals, under which an investment firm such as a bank or lessor...
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Emirates chief urges Boeing to control 777X supply chain
Emirates has urged Boeing to "take total control" of the production and supply chain of the proposed 777X to avoid the kind of problems that have dogged...
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IN FOCUS: Flightcrew contracts prompt job-loss fears
The appeal of contracting flightcrew has prompted tax controversy and fears that jobs will go to low-wage economies in the same way as the merchant marine
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Lion 737 crash crew had no visual contact with runway
Indonesian investigators indicate that the crew of a Lion Air Boeing 737-800 continued to descend below minimum altitude despite not having visual contact...
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Hawker Pacific sells two King Air B200s to RFDS
Hawker Pacific has sold two Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to the Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS), Queensland Section.
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Analysis
Analysis: Proton poised for strong return to market
International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the venerable Proton launch vehicle (LV), is attempting to come back strong from a rough 2012, but it faces severe challenges, many of its own making.
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ALTA calls for more liberalisation in Central America
ALTA has called for more liberalisation and better regulatory co-ordination between Central American states to overcome the region's "significant" infrastructure constraints and fully benefit from the growth potential of its airline industry.
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WestJet planning July roll-out of premium economy product
Calgary-based WestJet is planning for a full commercial roll-out of its premium economy product in July, says Bob Cummings, the airline's executive vice-president...
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Sikorsky nears agreement on Turkish Black Hawk production
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries and Sikorsky intend to finalise negotiations that will result in a contract award to build T-70i-variant...
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Boeing seeks common avionics suite for 777X, consultant says
Boeing has decided to transfer major elements of the 787's Honeywell cockpit systems to the new 777X, perhaps preserving the common cockpit rating achieved...
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Bangkok confirmed as AirAsia X Thai base
Kuala Lumpur-based AirAsia X has confirmed that it intends to establish a second base in Bangkok as part of its expansion strategy. In a revised draft...
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US Navy releases presidential helicopter RFP
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for a new VXX presidential helicopter to replace the service's...
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Embraer to consider stretched E-Jets and turboprops
Embraer will consider a stretched version of its second generation E-Jet and a possible turboprop, after the update to its current E-Jet family is in the...