All Systems & interiors articles – Page 192
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NewsAirbus prepares first A350 for main structural tests
Airbus has detailed its A350 main structural test campaign as it prepares to assemble the initial static airframe at Toulouse, ahead of full-scale testing...
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NewsEU-wide pilot licences next year
Licences for general aviation pilots will be valid across the European Union from April. At the same time, qualifications for instructors, examiners and...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Embraer’s narrowbody call could be smart move
Embraer's decision not to follow Bombardier into a head-to-head fight with mainline airliner manufacturers and concentrate on developing an enhanced, re-engined E-Jet instead has been well received by analysts and rivals.
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NewsIN FOCUS: A flight test of Antonov's An-158 regional jet
Antonov moved on from its Soviet origins and embraced 21st-century aircraft design with the highly modern An-148 regional jet - a stretched version of which, the An-158, was certified earlier this year. In this exclusive flight-test report, we put the longer variant through its paces
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IN FOCUS: Technology key in airports development
Meeting future demand, be it increasing numbers of passengers and their ever-smarter mobile devices or airline business partners seeking to improve efficiency,...
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NewsNanotechnology gets big in UK composites research drive
Last week saw three milestones in the exploitation of composite materials in aerospace, with Airbus beginning assembly of the first A350's wings at its Broughton...
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NewsHong Kong Airlines to receive 50 aircraft by 2015
Hong Kong Airlines will receive more than 50 new aircraft over the next four years to expand its operations on international and Chinese domestic routes. The...
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NewsUS Airways poised to announce domestic fleet-wide Wi-Fi partner
US Airways has revealed plans to offer in-flight Wi-Fi across its entire domestic fleet "within the next couple of years", and said it is likely to announce...
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Ryanair to offer reserved seating on entire network in January
Ryanair will roll out its reservation option for certain seats, which has been trialled on select routes since May, to the entire network in January.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Cash flow gives Xcor momentum
Plans to develop a rocket-powered spaceplane that can put passengers into microgravity - within half an hour - gained a fillip from funding deal signed in September
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NewsThomas Cook in finance talks as trading dips
Holiday giant Thomas Cook Group has postponed disclosing its full-year results while it discusses easing a financial burden with its lending banks. The...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Cash flow gives Xcor momentum
Plans to develop a rocket-powered spaceplane that can put passengers into microgravity - within a half hour - gained a fillip from funding deal signed in...
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Rulemaking committee: No mandate for ADS-B “In”
An aviation rulemaking committee says immaturity of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) "In" applications combined with "uncertainties" in...
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NewsThales works to support Qatar's A350 IFEC ambitions
In-flight entertainment specialist Thales is continuing to work towards receiving offerability from Airbus for its Ka-band satellite-based airborne connectivity...
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Air Astana president Peter Foster
Kazakhstan's Tian Shan mountain range has witnessed a number of the country's state carriers come to grief beneath its jagged slopes. Yet, while the challenges...
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NewsQantas's negotiations with three unions fail
Negotiations between Qantas Airways and three unions have broken down. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline has negotiated for months with both the...
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NewsNTSB: Controllers share blame in ERJ turbulence event
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says air traffic controllers should have alerted pilots of an American Eagle ERJ-145LR of an embedded...
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NewsGogo goes international with Air China trial of wireless IFE
Air China has become the first international carrier to implement Gogo's wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) solution, opening a potential new revenue...
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ALTA: Superjet steps up battle with Embraer in Latin America
The international marketing arm for Russia's Sukhoi Superjet expects sales to Latin American carriers will account for 10% of the total market for the 100...
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ALTA: Avianca Brazil poised to move into profit
With a fleet upgrade well under way, an overhaul of its backroom processes and improvements in on board service, Avianca Brazil is playing a crucial role...