Systems & interiors – Page 307
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NewsMAS orders 15 A330s
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has ordered 15 Airbus A330-300s, with options to purchase another 10, in a total order worth $5 billion. The aircraft will...
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Sikorsky hands over S-434 to Saudi government
The Saudi Arabian government has become the launch customer for the Sikorsky...
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NewsCFM studies Airbus-specific variant of CFM56 engine
CFM continues to study a more efficient variant of its Airbus A320 family turbofan engine, the CFM56-5B. The advances will be based in part on progress...
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The history of Uncle Roger’s Festive Quiz
Who is Uncle Roger? He is certainly a worthy piece of aviation history in his own right.
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Rockwell Collins wins supply deal for the MS-21
Rockwell Collins together with Russian partner companies Concern Avionica and Aviapribor have won an avionics supply contract for the Irkut MS-21 aircraft....
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NewsMeagre evidence deepens mystery of AF447's final minutes
Investigators have traced additional ACARS messages from the ill-fated Air France Airbus A330 back to the aircraft's anemometric systems, but have yet to...
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BA cabin crew head for second strike ballot
British Airways cabin crew representatives are to move quickly to a second strike ballot following the court injunction that blocked its initial plans for...
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NewsRyanair walks away from discussions on 200-aircraft order
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing over a potential order for up to 200 737-800s, but is not intending to open discussions with other...
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Court rules BA cabin crew strike illegal
British Airways has obtained a court injunction blocking a planned cabin crew strike, after the initiating ballot was declared illegal.
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ANA uncertain about routes, layout of 787
Launch customer All Nippon Airways should have received its first Boeing 787 more than two years ago, but it is still to decide on a cabin configuration...
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SIA A380 returns to Paris after power failure in galley
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A380 had to turn back to Paris on 16 December after the power went out in its galley.
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Colgan believes loss of pilot situational awareness caused February crash
Colgan Air has submitted a report to the US National Transportation Safety Board saying it believes the fatal 12 February crash of one of is Bombardier Q400s...
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Timely abort could have averted blocked-pitot 757 struggle
Investigators believe a Boeing 757-200 crew's struggle to establish stable flight after a pitot tube blockage could have been avoided if the pilots had aborted...
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Western next generation engines power to MS-21 and C919 selection
The two next-generation airliners emerging from Russia and China have taken a significant step forward in development with the selection of new Western engines...
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Boeing 787 flies
The first flight of Boeing's 787 was marked by poor weather conditions, though the skies over Everett's Paine Field co-operated just long enough to allow...
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NewsCabin supervisor praised after Ryanair pressurisation drama
Irish investigators have credited a cabin service supervisor with containing a serious pressurisation incident which developed after a Ryanair Boeing 737-800...
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OnAir to support SMS communication between airline, passenger
OnAir has selected telecommunications specialist Halys to provide an SMS system that will allow its airline customers to communicate with individual passengers...
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NewsBA refuses to back down in face of strike threat
British Airways is refusing to be intimidated by the threat of an extensive cabin crew strike over the Christmas holiday period, insisting that it will not...