All Systems & interiors articles – Page 383
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Portable IFE providers rise in prominence
Increased pressure on airlines to offer some form of in-flight entertainment is driving significant interest in portable players as manufacturers of such...
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NewsStartup Family Airlines seeks volunteers to review certification documents
Startup Family Airlines is looking for volunteers to work on US FAA manuals as the Las Vegas-based company manoeuvres the certification process. Family...
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NewsAlaska equipping entire fleet with Honeywell anti-incursion tool
Alaska Airlines by the end of September says it will become the first US passenger carrier to install a Honeywell-built runway incursion preventative system...
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WAEA2008: Alaska to trial Row 44 within weeks
Alaska Airlines will become the first carrier to offer Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity solution when it begins testing the service within weeks.
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WAEA2008: El Al equips 777 with Mijet but awaits connectivity
El Al has installed Israeli firm Starling Advanced Communications' Mijet antenna on one of its Boeing 777s, and is waiting for a service provider to offer...
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How will Europe achieve its Clean Sky goals?
Green and clean regional air transport is the goal of one of Europe's most ambitious research projects - but where can the technologies, materials and fuels be found?
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WAEA2008: Air Canada signs for Aircell connectivity
Air Canada intends to become the first Canadian airline to offer in-flight connectivity after inking a deal with Aircell that envisions fleet-wide installations...
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NASA's Orion to see full-scale water recovery testing in January
A full-scale Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) test off the Florida coast in January 2009 is to follow water tank testing NASA has completed with a one-quarter...
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Green regional aircraft: key facts
Globally, 45% of today's flights are operated with regional aircraft, and by 2020 this figure is estimated...
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Rising to the top of the IFE heap
Airlines are well accustomed to seeing in-flight entertainment and communications services fall short of expectations. For years they've watched would-be...
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Regional boom hits the buffers
The regional sales boom appears to have ground to a halt with total orders down over 40% during the first half of the year compared with the same period...
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Business briefs
FARNBOROUGH CHIEF HEADS FOR MUBADALA COMPOSITES Farnborough Aerospace Consortium chief executive Ross Bradley is leaving the UK trade body in mid-October...
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Good week - Bad Week
FINE DINING Or at least eating, now that United Airlines has axed plans to charge transatlantic economy passengers up to $9 for a meal. The concept - an...
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NewsAircraft Interiors Expo USA: Flight Daily News
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Bad aftertaste
United Airlines' management gets some credit for dropping plans to charge for transatlantic meals, but how did they ever come up with such an unpalatable idea in the first place?
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WAEA2008: Panasonic reveals antenna provider for eXConnect
Panasonic Avionics has selected EMS Technologies to supply the antenna for its new Ku band-based connectivity service, eXConnect, and a new global television...
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PiperJet matures as Piper accumulates flight, windtunnel data
Based on nearly 20h of flight testing and hundreds of windtunnel runs, Piper Aircraft is homing in on the final aerodynamic...