All Systems & interiors articles – Page 187
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IN FOCUS: The ups and downs of airline insurance costs
Brokers predict airline insurance premiums will continue to fall in the near term, but an always volatile market could be turned in an instant by one disaster.
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ANALYSIS: Norwegian order shows airline caution
Norwegian's order for 222 Boeing and Airbus aircraft shows how close the contest for re-engined narrowbody supremacy has become.
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LHT Malta updates Lufthansa A340-600 cabins
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) Malta is updating the first class cabins of its parent airline's Airbus A340-600 fleet. The Mediterranean facility, which...
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Alitalia plans merger with Blue Panorama and Wind Jet
Italian flag-carrier Alitalia has tentatively agreed to merge with fellow Italian operators Blue Panorama and Wind Jet.
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PowerJet secures European approval for enhanced SaM146
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet has received European type certification for a new and enhanced version of its SaM146 engine.
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FAA gearing up for GPS policing
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to purchase a portable interference monitoring detection system to help officials in its spectrum engineering...
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Miscues behind US Airways Dash 8 damage
Miscommunication between pilots, a ramp agent and a de-icing truck driver led to an accident that caused "significant" damage to the horizontal stabiliser...
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Flight International: Airbus ups the stakes and MRO in the Middle East
In 24 January edition of Flight International: how Toulouse plans to hit new heights in 2012
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IN FOCUS: Metroplex tests offer glimpse of NextGen
Trials under way in Washington DC offer a glimpse of a new era in airspace management
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IN FOCUS: Round two for Satnav to the ground
Work towards satellite-based landing systems continues in the USA, despite an interference-related setback two years ago
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IN FOCUS: Round two for controller-pilot datalink as FAA contract award looms
Cash, rather than mandates, is being used by the US Federal Aviation Administration to equip operators for its proposed future communications system
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4D operations focus of new technical committee
A technical committee under the auspices of RTCA will begin working in March to update and refine the airspace and avionics specifications needed to perform...
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IN FOCUS: Emirates builds up MRO footprint as fleet grows
Emirates' huge order backlog requires the extension of what is already the Middle East's largest MRO complex
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ANALYSIS: American talk stokes alliance fires
Delta's rumoured interest in making a run for Oneworld airline group AMR could turn the joint ventures forged in the past few years among the big three alliance...
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IN FOCUS: MRO provider Joramco sets new business strategy
Joramco is striving to build its customer base beyond the Middle East - and become an MRO partner to component manufacturers
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ANALYSIS: Asia leads returning appetite for equity markets
After an adverse year, equity markets may be receptive again to airlines that want to raise capital. The most optimistic is Japan Airlines (JAL), which...
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IN FOCUS: Global MRO providers seek closer links with Middle Eastern carriers
Enormous expansion by Gulf carriers and demand for direct customer contact have drawn international MRO providers to establish outposts in the Middle East
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First Air to order flight and safety tracking tools
Canadian passenger, cargo and charter carrier First Air has ordered 19 automated flight information reporting systems (AFIRS) from Calgary-based AeroMechanical...
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Red Wings to become launch customer for Tu-204SM
Russian airline Red Wings is set to tomorrow confirm at the Bahrain International Airshow that it is to become the launch customer for the latest version...