All Systems & interiors articles – Page 290
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NewsPICTURES: Merpati 737 breaks up as string of incidents extends
The crash of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-300 on 13 April has again cast a spotlight on safety and maintenance standards among Indonesia's airlines. The...
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Chinese courts jail East Star's owner for tax evasion
The owner of East Star Airlines, a privately-owned Chinese carrier that went bankrupt in August, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for tax evasion.
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NewsRepublic to consolidate branded flying under the Frontier name
Republic Airways Holdings has elected to use the Frontier name for its branded operations, which means the Midwest Airlines name will cease to exist within...
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NewsSpirit seeks to turn onboard printed receipts into money-makers
Spirit Airlines plans to turn the receipts generated by is onboard credit card readers into "dynamic publishing space" with printed advertisements, in a...
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American supplies initial details of precautionary landing in Iceland
American Airlines has confirmed the diversion of one of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft to Reykjavik, Iceland after reports of fumes circulating in the cabin. The...
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Lufthansa to fit 526 seats to A380 fleet
Lufthansa's Airbus A380 aircraft are to be configured with 526 seats, the second-highest density arrangement of the type so far. While the German flag-carrier...
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Merpati 737-300 breaks up after overshooting runway in Papua
A Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-300 has broken up after overshooting the runway while landing at Manokwari Airport in West Papua and plunging into a river.
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LAN aims to launch new flights to Paris in the fourth quarter
Chilean operator LAN Airlines plans to launch new service on a Santiago-Madrid-Paris routing on 2 September. Pending approval, LAN says it will offer...
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Tecom opens new facility after winning Row 44 antenna deal
Antenna maker Tecom Industries has opened a new facility for the manufacture of commercial satcom antenna systems.
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ADSE: design for life after Fokker
Formed from the wreckage of Fokker in the late 1990s, engineering consultancy ADSE is an example of a successful entrepreneurial start-up that has mined the former airframer's deep heritage in design and manufacturing.
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Opinion
Comment: clearing the toxic air
Much legal action may follow a landmark court ruling proving the connection between toxic cabin air and illness, but the best way forward would be to solve the contamination problem
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NewsInvestigators begin analysing Polish Tu-154's recorders
Investigators have started analysing the flight recorders retrieved from the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed at Smolensk yesterday.
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Air New Zealand and Continental commence codeshare services
Air New Zealand and Continental Airlines have begun a comprehensive codeshare agreement that covers many of their domestic and international services.
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NewsLAX to become Air Canada's first US destination with lie-flat product
Air Canada has unveiled plans to begin offering its lie-flat premium product on some flights to Los Angeles. The carrier announced on 8 April that...
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Boeing earns 83 net orders and delivers 108 aircraft in 1Q
Boeing grew its backlog by 83 aircraft and delivered 108 aircraft in the first quarter of this year. The manufacturer says of the 108 aircraft delivered,...
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US Airways pilots expect to be partners in any future merger
Hard on the heels of a report that US Airways is in merger talks with fellow Star Alliance member United Airlines, the union representing US Airways' pilots...
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CSeries pre-production wing tests begin in Belfast
Testing on Bombardier's full-scale pre-production demonstrator wing for the CSeries has begun at the airframer's Belfast plant. Using test data from...
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UK CAA prepares to outsource instrument procedure design
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has started handing over instrument flight procedure design to the private sector and expects this to be complete within...
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NewsHeathrow wing-clash probe seeks heightened warnings to pilots
London Heathrow Airport's operator and its air traffic service are to assess whether wing-tip clearance warnings to taxiing