Systems & interiors – Page 287
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ASH CLOUD: How the crisis unfolded
With little hint of the dramatic lockdown of European airspace to come, an operational message to Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit on 14 April...
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CUTAWAY: P-8A Poseidon - A Boeing with boost of bravado
The US Navy's P-3C replacement will transform anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
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NewsLiveTV CEO eyes Kiteline World trial by year-end
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is pressing ahead with plans to trial a new global in-flight connectivity service over Iridium satellites by the end of...
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IFE Services names Velusamy as technical sales manager
In-flight entertainment specialist IFE Services has appointed Shankar Velusamy as technical sales manager.
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VIDEO: BMI will be more than Star feeder: CEO
No plans to break up UK carrier as new chief sees Lufthansa and Star Alliance providing necessary economies of scale
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Crashed Polish Tu-154 fitted with terrain warning system
Russian investigators have confirmed that the Polish state Tupolev Tu-154M which crashed on approach to Smolensk had been equipped with a ground collision-warning...
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US DOT denies airline requests for tarmac rule exemptions
JetBlue Airways says it is "disappointed" after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) denied a request for an exemption from a new tarmac delay rule...
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NewsAirbus devises plan to compress A350 flight-testing by three months
Airbus aims to meet the A350's mid-2013 service-entry target by compressing the flight-test programme into 12 months, after revealing that it has burnt up some of the development programme's " buffer".
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Frontier to fit E-Jets with Gogo, eyes connectivity for A320s
Frontier Airlines is to equip its Embraer E-Jets fleet with Aircell's Gogo in-flight Internet system, but says it will continue to research connectivity...
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NewsConnectivity key as Embraer eyes 'intelligent' airplane
Embraer sees in-flight connectivity playing a vital role in the next new "intelligent" commercial aircraft it brings to market. In-flight entertainment...
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Continental mum on merger talks, posts $146 million loss
Continental Airlines posted a $146 million losss for the first quarter attributed to a weak economy, poor weather and a $10 million charge related to severance...
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Is short-haul business class dead?
Price sensitivity fever has decimated Europe's short-haul business cabins and low-cost carriers are poised to pounce
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Southwest to inspect tugs for safety switch fault
Southwest Airlines is performing a fleet-wide check of its baggage tugs after a runaway vehicle damaged the engines and fuselage of an aircraft leaving the...
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NewsASH CLOUD: Crisis leaves lessons to be learned
As the dust begins to settle on the volcanic ash cloud crisis, industry experts are highlighting two major lessons that can be learned to help protect airlines...
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Embraer rethinks Phenom 100 brake-by-wire system, training
A series of runway overruns, blown tyres or failure indications on landing have prompted Embraer to review the flight training regime and design of the brake-by-wire system for its Phenom 100 six-seat twinjet.
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Boeing 747 and 787 flight-test aircraft on the move
Two aircraft from Boeing's 747 and 787 flight-test fleets have relocated as the new types' trial programmes gather momentum.
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Interview
Interview: Air Arabia chief executive Adel Ali
Adel Ali pioneered the low-cost model in the Middle East when he set up Sharjah-based Air Arabia in 2003. Now he is working to expand the airline's empire...
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Opinion
Comment: The odd couples
Whether it's the changing nature of the industry, or desperation to access new markets and grow at all costs, intriguing partnerships which would have previously been downright bizarre are emerging. Perhaps opposites really can be attractive in today's airline business
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Delta narrows loss but expects profit in coming months
Delta Air Lines posted a first quarter loss of $256 million, but company officials say the carrier expects to post a profit by the end of the second quarter....
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MRO USA: Engine diagnostics: GE opens the envelope
GE Aviation's prognostics health management tools are improving safety as well as cutting costs, shop visit time and disruptions