Systems & interiors – Page 203

  • News

    EasyGroup calls for removal of Doganis from EasyJet board

    2011-09-06T14:48:00Z

    UK budget carrier EasyJet has received another letter from shareholder EasyGroup, this time requesting a meeting to vote on the removal of aviation consultant Rigas Doganis from its board.

  • Interview

    Working Week: Kate Ahrens

    2011-09-06T12:00:00Z

    Kate Ahrens is a senior member of Canadian completions and refurbishment business Flying Colours Corp. As one of the directors, Kate puts her extensive aviation experience to good use as lead designer for the expanding business.

  • News

    Known Crewmember programme to change pilot security checks

    2011-09-06T11:00:00Z

    Pilots have long complained about the impact on their daily working lives of being subjected to enhanced security checks at the airport, something that could start to change following the introduction of a new programme in the USA called Known Crewmember.

  • News

    How 9/11 changed air travel

    2011-09-06T10:00:00Z

    The 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon was unprecedented in scale and ingenuity. But the global commercial airline community was first truly shaken by international terrorism in December 1988, when Pan American flight 103 was blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland.

  • News

    Significant unsuccessful aviation-related terrorism events since 2001

    2011-09-06T10:00:00Z

    Richard Reid, a British citizen who had received training from Al Qaeda, attempted to blow up American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami, using explosives hidden in a bulky shoe.

  • News

    Aircraft finance costs set to rise

    2011-09-06T09:00:00Z

    When Washington's summer debt-ceiling brinkmanship spurred ratings agency Standard & Poor's to take the once-unimaginable step of stripping the USA of its top-tier AAA credit rating, financiers started asking whether the theoretical risk of default would hit the cost of borrowing.

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    Titan Airways wins UK-Falklands contract

    2011-09-05T16:24:00Z

    London Stansted-based charter operator Titan Airways has won the contract to operate the 'air bridge' between the UK and the Falkland Islands in the South...

  • News

    The big squeeze on aircraft interiors

    2011-09-05T12:00:00Z

    Strong demand for aircraft seats and galleys has led to a significant backlog in the industry, but manufacturers are wary of boosting capacity too quickly in an uncertain economy. As a result, airlines and leasing companies are facing difficulty in sourcing seats and galleys in the short term.

  • Opinion

    Comment: Does Boeing's new 737 have the Max factor?

    2011-09-05T09:00:00Z

    When Boeing launched the last iteration of its ubiquitous 737 back in 1993, the head of its Renton plant declared it had "built and delivered more than 2,500 and we expect to deliver another 2,500".

  • News

    US Airways expands “Choice Seats” programme

    2011-09-02T19:10:00Z

    US Airways recently broadened offerings under its programme allowing customers to pay for certain seat selections to cover emergency row seating. The...

  • News

    FAA slams MIT for lithium battery shipping error

    2011-09-02T18:37:44Z

    An improperly labeled fiberboard box containing 33 lithium battery-powered electronic devices has landed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in hot...

  • News

    Scope uncertainty pushes SkyWest to study large turboprops

    2011-09-02T15:30:00Z

    Bombardier and ATR in contention as United-Continental partner looks at alternatives to ageing CRJ200s and Embraers

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    News

    Boeing learns lessons for 737 from 787 overruns

    2011-09-02T11:00:00Z

    That Boeing has learnt its lesson from the overlong development of the 787 and 747-8 can be seen in the proposed timescale for the re-engined narrowbody, named the 737 Max, which the airframer launched on 30 August.

  • News

    Ethiopian Airlines to code share with Asiana

    2011-09-02T10:05:00Z

    Ethiopian Airlines has signed a code share agreement with South Korea's Asiana Airlines. The agreement will cover flights between Seoul, Hong Kong...

  • News

    Germany decides against use of full body scanners

    2011-09-01T15:59:39Z

    Germany has decided not to employ body scanners for passenger security checks after a 10-month trial at Hamburg Airport.

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    News

    Continental submits plan to FAA to re-certify Koito seats

    2011-08-31T23:19:00Z

    United-Continental is looking to re-certify all Koito-manufactured seats on the Continental portion of its fleet, and has begun testing its Boeing 757s,...

  • News

    Malaysia Airlines remains focused on Oneworld membership

    2011-08-31T11:20:05Z

    Malaysia Airlines has reiterated its aim to join the Oneworld alliance next year and hopes that it will coincide with the launch of its Airbus A380 service...

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    News

    Boeing designates 737 MAX family

    2011-08-30T22:34:00Z

    Boeing has designated its re-engined 737, the 737 MAX, re-launching its narrowbody family as the 737 MAX 7,...

  • News

    More details emerge on configuration of re-engined 737

    2011-08-30T11:30:00Z

    More details have emerged on the likely configuration of the powerplant for the re-engined version of Boeing's 737, ahead of expected board approval for the programme.

  • News

    Top 100: Dasell buy sweet for Diehl

    2011-08-30T09:00:00Z

    Despite what it described as only "restrained growth" Diehl's Aerosystems division raced up the Top 100 rankings in 2010, rising from 93 to 69.