All Systems & interiors articles – Page 171
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NewsPICTURES: Thai Airways’ first A380 rolls out of paint shop
Thai Airways' first Airbus A380 aircraft bearing the carrier's livery has been rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg. The roll out marks the...
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NewsPinnacle Airlines suspends talks with unions
Pinnacle Airlines has suspended negotiations with its labour groups as it returns to the drawing board on its new business plan, following discussions with...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Pending pilots deal highlights Delta's regional contracts
Delta Air Lines will have to renegotiate its contracts with five regional airline groups in order to add 70 76-seat regional jets (RJs) and drop 218 50-seat...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulf grabs a cut of East-West traffic
The Middle East giants have turned their hubs into important conduits for the passenger flow between Europe and China.
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Atlasjet selects Turkish Technic for landing gear MRO
Istanbul-based Atlasjet Airlines has signed up for Turkish Technic's landing gear maintenance services on its Airbus A321 fleet. Under the agreement,...
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NewsAir France tells unions forced redundancies can be avoided
Air France chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has pledged that if the airline's unions accept new collective labour agreements, no redundancies will be imposed during 2012 or 2013.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The View from the City
Over the last decades, the commercial jet business has developed from a global market where aircraft manufacturers and airlines were the main players to...
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ANALYSIS: Ryanair buys time by muddying competition waters
Ryanair's third takeover bid of Aer Lingus may be its most astute to date - offering a 46.7% premium on the recent share price, and committing to preserve...
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ANALYSIS: Technology providers examine how to improve airline ancilliaries
Flight-related ancillaries are an ever-increasing part of an airline's revenue stream, but arguments remain about how effectively some airlines sell these...
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NewsCSeries assembly compressed to meet first flight target
Bombardier plans to meet a year-end deadline for CSeries first flight by compressing a five-month final assembly process to four months, although it also...
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Airbus considering expansion of A320 parts assembly work in China
Airbus is studying if it could assemble more parts of the A320 in China and increase the number of parts it sources from the country.
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Ryanair makes surprise bid for Aer Lingus
Just days after the UK's competition regulator referred its minority 29% stake in Aer Lingus for further scrutiny, Ryanair has made a surprise bid for the...
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Uruguay seeks new investor for Pluna after Leadgate's withdrawal
The government of Uruguay has reassumed control of Pluna, the nation's principal airline, after the carrier's controlling shareholder Leadgate announced...
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MARKET OUTLOOK: The impact of bubbles on aircraft finance
Concerns about over-ordering mean that investors may become more selective over the type of aircraft they finance
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Technology trends that will revolutionise the air transport industry – again
As the airline IT industry meets up for its annual gathering in Brussels, SITA chairman Paul Coby examines how new technologies can be effectively harnessed to improve the customer experience
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Interview
INTERVIEW: British Airways chief executive Keith Williams
A clock in the reception of British Airways' Waterside headquarters counts down the days to the London 2012 Olympics, in recognition of the UK...
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Kids go free on Alitalia flights between July and November
Alitalia is allowing accompanied children up to the age of 12 to travel for free on all domestic and international services between 2 July and 30 November...
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NewsSources: Too soon to rule out toxins in Raptor case
Informed sources say that it may be too soon to rule out toxins as the cause of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor's oxygen woes because potentially vital information...
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Saudi Arabian begins offering 30% share of catering arm
Shareholders of Saudi Arabian Airlines' catering operation are to offer 24.6 million shares, representing 30% of the company, the prospectus for the proposed...
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San Miguel eyes Philippine Airlines' return to profitability in two years
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp (SMC) expects to turn Philippine Airlines (PAL) around and return it to profitability within the next two years. "The...