Systems & interiors – Page 198
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NewsRockwell Collins takes tech lead in light jet, turboprop market
Rockwell Collins has leapfrogged the competitors in the Part 23 light jet and turboprop arena - a sector that has increasingly turned to Olathe, Kansas-based Garmin for leading edge user interface technologies, such as synthetic vision and touch screen controllers.
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Working Week: Kristine Hartzell
She says she fell in love with flying after a cockpit visit aged seven. Now, managing regulatory affairs for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association makes Norway-born Kristine Hartzell a top advocate for general aviation
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NewsInspire green ATM initiative achieves fuel savings
A group of airlines, airports and air navigation service providers is proving that working together to smooth procedures and cut red-tape can yield big fuel savings
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NewsInteriors: Dare to dream
Airlines want to offer next-generation in-flight entertainment on the new Dreamliner but a tight delivery schedule means most will have to wait
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NewsAmerican declares stock price plunge will not force Chapter 11
American Airlines has moved to quash speculation that a dramatic fall in its stock price on 3 October is a precursor to a Chapter 11 reorganisation. American...
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ROUTES: Bombardier takes stand against network planners
Bombardier is taking advantage of being the only aircraft manufacturer exhibiting at Routes to gain a unique insight into the needs of potential customers.
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Air Berlin axes celebrity travel scheme
Air Berlin is to abandon its "Countercard Premium Plus" promotion scheme which allows celebrities to fly at discount prices.
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ROUTES: Emirates already eyeing bigger aircraft for Dallas
Emirates is already thinking about increasing capacity on its new Dallas-Fort Worth route, three months ahead of the launch of the first direct service between...
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ROUTES: UK regional airports call for Government to rethink APD tax
A group of British regional airports and airlines have joined forces to urge UK finance minister George Osborne to abandon a "one-size-fits-all" approach to Air Passenger Duty (APD), following the UK government's decision to reduce taxation on long-haul flights from airports in Northern Ireland.
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TAECO completes cabin modification on first Cathay 777-300ER
Taikoo Xiamen Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) has completed the modifications to install a new business class product on a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-300ER. The...
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ROUTES: Dabbas details Royal Jordanian's Africa strategy
Royal Jordanian Airlines will start a series of new routes into Africa in the next few months in a bid to replace haemorrhaging European traffic, the carrier's...
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ROUTES: Long-haul, low-cost model dead in the water
Legacy airlines will become increasingly reliant on budget carriers to provide feed to their long-haul networks - and the long-haul, low-cost model is pretty much dead in these times of high oil prices.
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ROUTES: Boeing 737 Max takes on Airbus’s A320neo
Airbus and Boeing are going head to head again in the short-haul market after the US airframer shadowed its rival's move with a re-engineered version of its current narrowbody.
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EASA proposes AD on A380 Trent 900 pylon modifications
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a proposed airworthiness directive for Airbus A380 operators to modify panels on Rolls-Royce Trent...
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ROUTES: Single-aisle demand drives Airbus forecast growth
The 7% rise in Airbus's forecast for 20-year airliner demand in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) is driven largely by a jump in the size of the single-aisle market.
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NewsThree-blade light turbine first flight soon
Maiden flight is imminent for a two-seat billed as the world's first three-bladed light turbine.
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India's Kingfisher to exit low-cost market
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to exit the country's low-cost market within the next four months and focus more on the premium market.
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OpinionInitial ECJ opinion on EU ETS legal challenge expected soon
The European Court of Justice's senior legal advisor is poised to put forward an opinion on the challenge against the inclusion of aviation in the EU's emissions trading system (ETS), brought forward by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) and three of its members.
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NewsInquiry confirms electrical arcing caused fatal Tu-154 fire
Investigators have attributed the fatal blaze on a parked Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154B at Surgut to electrical arcing in a generator panel mounted in the rear.
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IATA again rails against EU emissions trading system
IATA has rejected suggestions by the European Union that the issuing of free emissions permits to airlines under Europe's emissions trading system (ETS)...