All Systems & interiors articles – Page 179
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NewsGalileo passes in-orbit signal test
Europe's Galileo satellite-navigation system has reached a key milestone after the first two operational spacecraft passed performance-verification tests.
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Virgin Australia invests A$8 million in Skywest
Virgin Australia will invest Australian dollars (A$) 8 million ($8.3 million) in regional carrier Skywest Airlines, effectively taking a 10% stake in the...
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NewsPICTURES: A350 static airframe final assembly begins in Toulouse
Airbus has commenced final assembly of the first A350, the static airframe, at its line in Toulouse following delivery of the centre fuselage.
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Completions specialist Flying Colours completes first Blackhawk modification
Canadian completions specialist Flying Colours has completed and delivered its first turboprop modification on behalf of US engineering specialist Blackhawk.
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MROAM: CanJet signs up for Boeing landing gear exchange programme
Canadian charter airline CanJet has joined Boeing's landing gear exchange programme with an agreement covering its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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MROAM: Spending growth on MRO services expected to decline
A shrinking commercial aircraft fleet will slow the growth of the global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry over the next 10 years, but the...
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Boeing readies sanctions bid against Airbus
Boeing is poised to begin lobbying the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for sanctions of up to $10 billion against European manufacturer Airbus, after rejecting claims by the EU that it has ceased providing illegal subsidies.
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Aerolineas Argentinas to drop Auckland and Mexico City from network
Aerolineas Argentinas will drop unprofitable destinations like Auckland and Mexico City from its international network as it plans to boost its flights to...
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ANALYSIS: Uncertainty prompts freighter operators to cut back
It is by no means as bad as the 2008-9 crisis, but there is a nervous mood in the air cargo market at present, with cargo managers downbeat about prospects...
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FL Technics gains design approval for cabin modifications
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics has been given design organization approval for cabin interior modifications. The European Aviation Agency...
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Rockwell forms JV with AVIC subsidiary for Comac C919 in China
Rockwell Collins and China Leihua Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI) have formed AVIC Leihua Rockwell Collins Avionics to develop, manufacture...
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Lightsquared saves its SkyTerra 1 satellite while creditor Inmarsat remains upbeat
The LightSquared operated SkyTerra 1 communications satellite that had been knocked out by a solar flare on 7 March has now been recovered.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Embraer unveils options for Phenoms
Embraer is unveiling a list of options for its Phenom 100 and 300, which it hopes will broaden the appeal of the entry-level and light jets.
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IN FOCUS: What does changing consumer behaviour mean for air travel?
There was plenty of food for thought on how changing consumer behaviour will impact the travel experience and air travellers’ expectations at the recent Hamburg Aviation Conference. Here one of the conference organiser and aviation consultant Ursula Silling paints a picture of different personas to demonstrate how social media ...
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NewsEuropean Commission gives approval for BMI sale to IAG
The European Commission has given regulatory approval for International Airlines Group's £172.5 million acquisition of loss-making of BMI from Lufthansa,...
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NewsLow-cost A340 freighter scheme seeks launch customer
Freighter modification specialists are scouting for a launch customer for an Airbus A340 cargo conversion initiative which would avoid the need to cut a large freight door in the fuselage.
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NewsUSAF vows to discover root cause of Raptor's maladies
A US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) panel investigating a series of hypoxia-like incidents afflicting pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
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IN FOCUS: Asia beckons, but Finnair struggles on home turf
Finnair's top priority to ensure its survival remains the disposal of its loss-making short-haul operation as the troubled flag carrier approaches the end of a first quarter that is expected to be characterised by a continuation of the heavy losses that have dogged it for four straight years.
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NewsResearchers hone supersonic biplane
Intuition might suggest that a biplane is not very fast, but intuition is often wrong when an aircraft goes beyond the "sound barrier".
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INTERIORS: Kydex improves vision with new plastic sheets
US thermoplastics specialist Kydex has developed a translucent variant of the material. After working on such a substance for several years, the company...