All Systems & interiors articles – Page 216
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PARIS: Alcoa - aluminium can trump carbonfibre
Boeing's decision to make the 787 out of carbonfibre was the right choice at the time. It was also a kick-in-the-teeth wake-up call for a company that for...
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NewsFAA demands mandatory seat checks for 36,000 Cessna types
US safety regulators have mandated the inspection of seat fixtures on 36,000 single- and twin-engined Cessna aircraft at an estimated overall cost of more than $3 million.
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Thales to deliver A350 avionics in 2011
Testing is under way of Thales's cockpit equipment for the Airbus A350, with the French electronics specialist expecting to deliver the software and hardware for the first aircraft before the end of 2011.
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NewsThe View from the City: Back to familiar territory for true asset-based financiers
Market participants will agree that in the last six to nine months liquidity has been back to a point rarely expected a year ago. We are even seeing some...
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NewsVirgin America dreams big for next generation IFEC system
Virgin America is dreaming big for its next generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system, which will be rolled out in the fourth quarter...
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Airbus and the future of air travel
Today's youth expect in the future to fly more often than they do today. They also want air travel to be inexpensive and enjoyable, and they want it to be...
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Stage set for MRJ at Paris
Despite the turmoil wreaked on its homeland by natural disasters, Mitsubishi Aircraft is on course with its ambitious MRJ regional jet programme
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Airbus to broaden in-cockpit surveillance function
Airbus is intending to extend an in-flight traffic awareness system to airport surface movements following certification of the concept by European safety...
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NewsRolls-Royce revamps Trent XWB to aid A350-1000 range boost
Rolls-Royce is investing in the development of a significantly modified version of the Trent XWB for the A350-1000 to help Airbus enhance the performance of its largest twinjet.
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VIDEO: Solar Impulse makes second attempt to reach Paris Le Bourget
Solar Impulse's prototype aircraft is en route to Paris Le Bourget from Brussels Zaventum, following an earlier unsuccessful attempt in which the solar-powered...
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What will aircraft engines look like post-2025?
Engine makers are pressing to design cleaner, quieter and more efficient ways of propulsion, and the shape of powerplants could be radically different after 2025
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CSeries - Keeping the faith
CSeries sales will again be under the spotlight at Paris, as Bombardier looks to find a launch customer for the CS100, set for entry to service in 2013
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Toulouse on track with A350XWB
Airbus appears gradually to be winning its battle with A380 production just as it faces the daunting prospect of keeping its latest airliner programme, the three-member A350 twinjet family, on schedule
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Status check: the 787 flight-test programme
An electrical fire during a flying evaluation caused further slippage in the Boeing 787's schedule, pushing first delivery from February to August or September
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The Airbus-Boeing narrowbody contest, pre-Paris
Boeing faces mounting pressure to commit to a narrowbody strategy for its high-stakes battle with Airbus
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Local rivals – or partners?
In the face of global competition, the best response may be on your doorstep
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Vinga project proves airlines can drive down costs and emissions
If airlines could make departures and approaches shorter, less time-consuming, and more fuel-efficient, they would save money. If the secondary effect of adopting procedures to achieve these objective could cause less local noise nuisance and lower emissions, that would increase the incentive.
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NewsMonarch looking to 2014 for first Boeing 787-8
UK scheduled and charter carrier Monarch Airlines now believes it could be 2014 before it receives its first Boeing 787-8s, more than three years after it was due to receive the first of the twin-aisle aircraft.
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More efficient approaches in sight as Vinga project delivers
An Airbus A321 operated by Swedish charter airline Novair has achieved a world first by flying a seamless continuous descent approach required navigation performance (RNP) letdown to the instrument landing system at Landvetter airport.