All Systems & interiors articles – Page 450
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PICTURE: Water bomber helicopter to participate in Corsica’s 2007 firefighting campaign
The French interior ministry has hired a Eurocopter EC 725 helicopter with water-carrying...
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Pratt & Whitney considers geared open rotor concept
Pratt & Whitney has begun studies of open rotor engine architecture despite its long-standing pursuit of geared...
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Virtual training - the way forward?
Flight training simulators today are better, cheaper and able to talk to students. But it will be some time before the software will be smart enough to take...
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TAAG crash looks like an undershoot, say officials
The TAAG Angola Boeing 737-200 that suffered a fatal crash on 28 June had been involved in several other accidents, and officials say the aircraft had problems...
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Casino magnate orders AgustaWestland helicopters
Hong Kong's Heli Express is buying six Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters to replace its Sikorsky S-76+ aircraft and it will be spending HK$130 million ($17...
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Pratt & Whitney to propose engine for new Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Pratt & Whitney is hoping to offer a geared turbofan (GTF) engine for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' new regional jet. MHI presented a full-scale cabin...
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American Eagle ERJ touches down with gear retracted
American Eagle has alerted pilots of its Embraer ERJ-145 family about potential issues with the regional jet's landing gear following a wheels-up landing...
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EU predictive maintenance project makes prognosis
The European Union's Technologies and Techniques for New Maintenance (TATEM) concepts project has completed its...
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Harnessing aviation emissions: A European approach
Europe's plan to hold aviation accountable for its part in global warming has, as expected, come up against stiff opposition. Even at its outset, 2007...
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Governments 'drag feet' over air traffic
Often cited as offering a quick win to detract from a lack of breakthroughs in the hardware department, the pace of efforts to improve air traffic management...
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It takes two: can Barger help JetBlue return to profitability?
After a turbulent winter, JetBlue Airways founder David Neeleman has ceded daily duties to long-time aide Dave Barger to focus on longer-term goals. Can this reshuffle at the top help the carrier return to profitability and regain both passenger trust and investor confidence?
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Midwest fights on with more seats
Midwest Airlines is altering its basic product strategy in a bid to increase revenues as it tries to evade a hostile takeover bid from AirTran Airways. The...
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IATA news in brief
Pinto takes over as chairman TAP Portugal chief executive Fernando Pinto has replaced Singapore Airlines chief executive Chew Choon Seng as IATA chairman....