All Systems & interiors articles – Page 76

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    PICTURES: Qantas unveils new 787 premium economy seat

    2017-02-23T01:31:42Z

    ​Qantas has revealed the new premium economy seat that will be fitted to its Boeing 787-9s, which it says offer more recline and width over its current offering.

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    P&W develops plan to exceed GTF 2017 delivery targets

    2017-02-22T17:32:21Z

    ​Pratt & Whitney has an internal plan to exceed delivery targets for the geared turbofan GTF) engine family this year after falling short of the objective in 2016, says chief executive Greg Hayes of P&W parent United Technologies.

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    VIDEO: A320 family first flights

    2017-02-22T09:54:44Z

    ​When an Airbus flight test crew took the A320 to the sky for the first time, they must have known they were flying a special aircraft. For sure, as this video shows, that 1987 sortie was a sight to behold. But what must have surprised even its flight crew and ...

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    ANALYSIS: How Airbus is managing A320's production transition

    2017-02-22T09:36:57Z

    Airbus has not quite reached the point of declaring: “The A320 is dead – long live the A320neo,” but the transition to the re-engined version is accelerating and the backlog for the original model of its first single-aisle aircraft is rapidly diminishing.

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    ATR opens Miami training center to fix pilot shortage

    2017-02-21T23:11:38Z

    ATR today opened a new pilot training centre in Miami as part of a wider effort to address a global pilot shortage problem that lately has become an "impediment to growth" for the turboprop manufacturer.

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    ANALYSIS: How A320 changed the world for commercial pilots

    2017-02-20T09:14:29Z

    As the world’s first digital fly-by-wire (FBW) airliner, Airbus Industrie’s A320 was positioned to bring commercial flying and flight management into the 21st century when it was rolled out in 1987.

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    Boeing rolls out 787-10 in politically charged ceremony

    2017-02-17T19:37:32Z

    ​Boeing formally introduced the first 787-10 on 17 February in North Charleston, South Carolina, in a strikingly political ceremony led by US president Donald Trump.

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    United debuts new Polaris business class

    2017-02-17T18:57:20Z

    ​United Airlines debuted its new Polaris business class seats on domestic flights this week, as it prepares for a rapid roll-out of the hard product on flights from its San Francisco hub.

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    Bombardier recovery in 'full motion' with 2016 results

    2017-02-16T12:12:23Z

    The first year of Bombardier’s five-year recovery plan ended as promised, with the Canadian manufacturer recording a $981 million net loss overall, including a $903 million loss before interest and taxes in the Commercial Aircraft division.

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    INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: V1EWPoint - a review of 2016 and how this year will be different

    2017-02-16T12:07:50Z

    At first glance, 2017 looks like it will be a tough year. Demand outlook indicators have largely turned from green to amber as we see the potential slowing of the demand cycle. Traffic growth will also be lower in 2017 than 2016, with Airlines facing cost increases from fuel prices ...

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    INSIGHT FROM FLIGHTGLOBAL: What you want to know about commercial aviation in 2017

    2017-02-16T10:15:44Z

    ​Audience questions prompted by Flight Ascend Consultancy’s latest commercial aviation market update webinar reveal much about the industry’s concerns, with our consultants’ views sought on areas such as the future of the Bombardier CSeries and Airbus A380, values trends, and the likely impact of higher oil prices or Donald Trump’s ...

  • News

    Boeing workers deny IAM bid to organise North Charleston

    2017-02-16T02:00:58Z

    Nearly 3,000 workers at Boeing’s eight-year-old campus in North Charleston, South Carolina have rejected a second attempt to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).

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    A330neo maiden flight date still hazy

    2017-02-15T21:21:00Z

    ​Rolls-Royce is progressing with assembly of the initial flight-test Trent 7000 engines for the Airbus A330neo, although a maiden flight date has yet to become clear.

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    Boeing confirms 737 Max 10 spec's amidst frenetic activity

    2017-02-14T19:45:45Z

    ​As the 737 Max 8 approaches the airworthiness certification milestone, Boeing’s narrowbody hub in Renton, Washington, enters a frenetic period of activity, with the first 737 Max 9 test aircraft nearing first flight in early March, a proposed 737 Max 10 wrestling with a key design decision, a multi-airline entry ...

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    Airbus to use shortened vibration-test method on A330neo

    2017-02-14T12:59:00Z

    ​Airbus is planning to use a quicker technique to validate ground-vibration responses on the A330neo, having tested it on the A350-1000.

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    Rolls-Royce poised for rise in large-engine output

    2017-02-14T08:27:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has secured capacity to delivery around 500 large engines this year, having increased output by 15% to some 355 in 2016.

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    Monthly Boeing Commercial job cuts hit eight-year peak

    2017-02-09T21:01:35Z

    ​Boeing Commercial Airplanes in January notched its largest one-month employment drop since the depths of the 2009 financial crisis, as the division’s total workforce shrank by 1,659 jobs between 28 December and 28 January, show statistics released by the company.

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    SAA brings new A330s' interior in line with A320 fleet

    2017-02-08T16:57:39Z

    ​South African Airways has based the cabin interior of its new Airbus A330s on that of its narrowbody fleet.

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    Brazil opens WTO case against Bombardier financial aid

    2017-02-08T14:32:54Z

    ​One day after Bombardier received a $282 million cash injection from the Canadian government, Brazilian trade officials, with the support of Embraer, formally requested consultations with their Canadian counterparts in the World Trade Organization over alleged subsidies supporting the CSeries aircraft programme.

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    United Aircraft broke even last year: chief

    2017-02-08T10:02:00Z

    ​Russia’s United Aircraft broke even last year despite heavy investment in a number of civil and military programmes, including the Irkut MC-21.