All Systems & interiors articles – Page 386
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United eliminates free snacks and ups food charges
Reeling from a $2.7 billion loss during the second quarter, United Airlines plans to eliminate complimentary food on flights beginning 2 September. Fellow...
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Tectonic shift: Alliance loyalties undergo change
Global airline alliances are undergoing a period of significant change, with some members switching their allegiance and others working more closely with...
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Indonesia's Citilink secures five 737s on lease for relaunch
Garuda Indonesia's low-cost carrier Citilink is re-launching on 1 September with two Boeing 737 'Classics' on lease from Aviation Capital Group and in the...
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American opts to complete Boeing avionics upgrades in Tulsa
Management at American Airlines has decided to perform upgrades to avionics on its Boeing 757s and 767s in Tulsa instead of Kansas City, MO as part of plans...
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Southwest eyes 4Q for Internet trial
Southwest Airlines intends to trial Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity service during the fourth quarter, somewhat later than originally planned. The...
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Feedback: Italy's airport barriers
Italy's obsession with its troubled flag carrier Alitalia has hampered the country's airports sector, argues David Jarach, professor of marketing at Milan's...
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Emirates raises the service bar with its new A380
Dubai's fast-growing Emirates has taken delivery of the first of its huge order for 58 Airbus A380s Even before Emirates had started its first commercial...
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Business Briefings
US trade negotiators are vowing to closely scrutinise the state aid being provided...
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Comment: Immunity jab
The renewed bid by American Airlines and British Airways to forge a transatlantic partnership, backed by antitrust immunity, looks set to establish the platform...
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Virgin Atlantic in talks over Virgin Nigeria exit
Virgin Atlantic Airways is negotiating the disposal of up to its entire 49% Virgin Nigeria stake and may withdraw its branding from the carrier as part of...
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Airline appointments
In brief Air Canada has announced the appointment of Claude Morin as vice-president global sales. He arrives from leading Air Canada Cargo and succeeds...
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BA and Iberia begin mating game
British Airways and Iberia aim to propel themselves into the world's top three by joining...
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Frontier attracts financing offers
Bankrupt Frontier Airlines has secured two offers of financial backing, despite the difficult market and strong competition Frontier Airlines, the...
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Carriers focus on connectivity
Airlines are upgrading their in-flight entertainment to distinguish themselves in the market and boost ancillary revenues Sky-high fuel prices and...
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First phase of GTF flight testing complete
Pratt & Whitney has completed the first phase of flight testing for its Geared Turbofan-PW1000G demonstrator as it prepares for test flights with Airbus...
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Excessive TCAS evasion injured 20 on Taiwanese 757: inquiry
Taiwanese investigators have found that a Boeing 757's unnecessarily fierce descent during a collision-avoidance manoeuvre injured 20 people on board the...
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Oneword partners American, BA and Iberia file for anti-trust immunity
Oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will today file for anti-trust immunity from the US Department of Transportation for a joint...
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Honeywell patents wake turbulence visualisation tool
Honeywell has received a US patent for a system it claims to be the first to visually show pilots whether their aircraft...