All Systems & interiors articles – Page 241
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NewsKorean Air A380s to have just 407 seats
Korean Air is to configure its Airbus A380 aircraft with just 407 seats, the lowest-density layout for the type of any carrier so far.
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Demand for aircraft seats prompts Recaro to increase production
Recaro Aircraft Seating plans to increase production capacity at its fast-growing plants in Poland and the USA to meet strong demand for seats.
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Row 44 to begin installing connectivity on Norwegian's 737-800s
Row 44 is gearing up to soon begin installing its Ku-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity system on Norwegian's Boeing 737-800s, following a lengthy...
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Boeing makes progress in 747-8F flight tests
After the cumulative effect of design changes added six-months to the first delivery of the first 747-8 freighter, Boeing appears to have found a more steady...
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Air New Zealand receives first 777-300ER
Air New Zealand has received its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, scheduled to land in Auckland on 24 December.
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Forecasts 2011: Safety - The price of safety
A shake-up and investment in flight safety and security is overdue, but is it likely to happen this year?
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Lufthansa and Munich operator approve Terminal 2 satellite
Lufthansa and Munich airport's operator FMG have approved plans to construct a satellite building to increase the capacity of the Bavarian hub's Terminal...
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NewsSouthwest doesn’t rule out fleet type expansion beyond the 717
Southwest Airlines is acknowledging that it may have to consider additional fleet types beyond the Boeing 717 operated by AirTran Airways, which Southwest...
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FAA seeks to fine Continental and American Eagle a combined $605,000
FAA is proposing to fine Continental Airlines $275,000 and American Eagle Airlines $330,000 for operating aircraft not in compliance with Federal Aviation...
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Southwest to launch RNP on 11 January
Southwest Airlines plans to officially start using wide-scale required navigation performance on 11 January.
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EU carriers accuse pilots of scaremongering over duty rules
Carrier representatives are accusing pilots' unions of scaremongering over new flight-time limitation proposals drawn up by the European Aviation Safety Agency, arguing that the proposal is "substantially balanced".
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NewsSuperjet completes rejected take-off and evacuation tests
Sukhoi has carried out a rejected take-off test with its Superjet 100 aircraft, as well as an evacuation trial, as part of its certification effort for the...
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Fuelling competition
Vitol hopes to woo airlines with a range of fuel services - despite market constraints
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787 timings uncertain a year on from first flight
A deadline for the first Boeing 787 delivery, set when the type made its much-delayed first flight at the close of 2009, looks set to pass with no precise schedule for the handover - and the six-strong test fleet still grounded due to an in-flight electrical fire on 9 November.
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Polar props
What is it like to supply a remote science camp when your airport is a patch of frozen sea?
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News787-10 back on the table as answer to A330-300
Even as Boeing continues to struggle with the 787-8 program, future planning calls for resurrecting plans for the 787-10 that have been on indefinite hold...
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Is technology limiting further ancillary revenue growth?
Airlines of all kinds from across the globe are racing to grow their ancillary revenues still further, but is technology keeping up with their efforts?
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Is check-in dead?
Airlines have made strides towards automating check-in. Could this be a sign that the age-old process is becoming redundant? Airlines have invested...
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Comment: certain uncertainty
Airbus thinks customers will rush to sign up for the 15% fuel burn reduction that its A320 NEO offers. But as Toulouse ratchets up its sales effort, opinion...