Week on the Web

Flight International issue 17 - 23 March

Read a post on Unusual Attitude, Kieran Daly's blog, who wonders how a tennis racquet can be considered an unacceptable piece of carry-on luggage.

Take a look at Mary Kirby's Runway Girl blog in which she hosts her weekly vlog, this time she observes that the differences in IFE offerings between Virgin America's and US Airways' domestic in-flight offerings are stark.

See a video on The DEW Line showing Israeli arms firm Rafael's intention, in the style of a Bollywood film, to make missile sales to India.

Lufthansa's supervisory board approved, last week, an order for 30 Bombardier CSeries aircraft, giving the Canadian manufacturer's new-aircraft programme a major boost. Flight's archive has some background in 2004 on the regional jet which Flight reported: "is aimed at tackling the 100-plus-seat market from 2010."

And check out the demonstration of Air France's Smartboarding, a new automated boarding pass service launched last week for its frequent flyers on its Paris to Amsterdam route.

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