Systems & interiors – Page 393
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: CSeries kicks off with $2.8bn Lufthansa orders
Bombardier yesterday launched its long-awaited CSeries on the back of a $2.8 billion order from Lufthansa.
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Tapping the market for a mobile flown
After years of jumping through airworthiness hoops and fending off the air-rage lobby, the onboard mobile phone providers are beginning to see their efforts pay off.
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FARNBOROUGH 2008: Small is beautiful for satellite specialist SSTL
Small is beautiful for satellite specialist SSTL
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NewsNew engine technologies figure in Boeing's 737 update studies
Boeing is examining wide range of possible improvements for its current family of 737s - including new engine technology - as...
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Industry urged to reach agreement emissions trading
Global aviation could be "drinking at the last chance saloon" should it fail to resolve the vexed issue of an internationally accepted basis for emissions...
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BWB can be evacuated in 90s say academics
More than 1,000 passengers could exit a blended wing body airliner within the 90s legal requirement, say London based-University of Greenwich researchers. Simulations...
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Tomorrow can wait as Airbus and Boeing leave next generation narrowbody development on the back burner
Airbus - like Boeing - is refusing to bow to pressure for rapid development of a next generation narrowbody as it focuses near-term efforts on improving today's models
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Who would be hit by Europe's new pilot training rules?
Signatories to the joint letter pleading with the European Aviation Safety Agency to change its proposed flightcrew licencing rules reads like a lexicon...
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Ares I to get extended nozzle lunar variant
NASA is planning to extend its Ares I crew launch vehicle's solid rocket booster first-stage nozzle in time for the maiden lunar mission, to deliver improved...
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Turboprops are back with a vengeance
The resurgence in demand for turboprops that began a few years ago shows no sign of diminishing,...
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Green and versatile
The 777F on its Everett debut on 21 May Raked wingtips delivered 1.5% better than expected fuel consumption The first 777F on the assembly line...
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As Airbus A350 takes shape, can it avoid the A380's troubles?
The A350 XWB is taking shape and is on schedule. Airbus is determined to avoid any repetition of the delays that have beset A380 production - can it succeed?
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Regional jet leasing yet to take off
Major aircraft lessors remain wary of entering the regional jet leasing market, and new programmes seem likely to bring only incremental changes