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Boeing projects need for one million pilots and maintenance personnel in next 20 years
Boeing has forecast that the commercial aviation industry will require 466,650 pilots and 596,500 maintenance personnel over the next 20 years given the...
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INTERIORS: OnAir seeks new ties for Qatar 787 deal
Boeing and Qatar Airways may be reluctant to allow linefit installation on the 787 of in-flight connectivity kits produced by Airbus, ATI and Flightglobal...
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INTERIORS: Metzeler aims to step up aerospace presence
Aircraft flooring system supplier Metzeler (booth 840) is at the forefront of its new parent company Cooper Standard Automotive's ambitions to grow its aerospace...
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INTERIORS: digEcor on the verge of unveiling new L7 customers
Portable in-flight entertainment manufacturer digEcor is poised to announce potential new agreements with up to six customers for its latest L7 and L10 portable...
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INTERIORS: Virgin has good Karma with new handset
Virgin Atlantic Airways is launching Panasonic Avionics' Karma touch-screen handset, which enables passengers to send emails, order food and access entertainment...
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NewsIll-fated UPS crew offered Doha alternate after fire alarm
Pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 which crashed in Dubai earlier this month had been offered the chance to land at Doha after receiving a fire warning on...
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ROUTES 2010: A new hub generation
Australian carrier Virgin Blue's strategic alliance with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad provides a further sign of how the hub and spoke system continues to evolve
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Mexican scramble begins
Aeromexico, Volaris, Interjet and VivaAerobus strive to fill the large void left by Mexicana Several Mexican carriers have started to pursue expansion...
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Mitsubishi targets MRJ production to start this month
Production of parts for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) could start this month, as Mitsubishi Aircraft enters the production drawing phase for the new...
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NewsINTERIORS: Android is the future for IFEC
Google's highly-popular Android mobile operating system will form the basis of the next generation in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) platforms...
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INTERIORS: Brighter days ahead come with new challenges
While the industry consensus points firmly toward brighter days ahead, the coming upturn will not be without its challenges. Emerging markets, re-engined...
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INTERIORS: digEcor in talks with a half dozen for L7 and L10 portables
Portable in-flight entertainment manufacturer digEcor could announce new agreements with up to six customers for its latest L7 and L10 portable devices.
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Boeing raises Oceania fleet forecast significantly
As the Asia-Pacific market continues to grow to become the world's largest, Boeing is forecasting that the Oceania sub-region will require 37% more aircraft than the airframer previously predicted.
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NewsFAA investigates Allegiant Air close call
An Allegiant Air Boeing MD-82 carrying a college football team to a game in Missouri struck runway end lights and appears to have overran the runway before...
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INTERIORS: Rockwell Collins unveils two customers for next generation of dPAVES
China Eastern is the first customer to sign up for the second-generation Rockwell Collins drop down dPAVES in-flight entertainment system offered on Boeing's...
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Northrop raises concerns with USAF acquisition process on JSTARS
Northrop Grumman officials are seeking ways to revitalise the E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet now in competition with multi-mission surveillance aircraft, but have raised new concerns about the US Air Force's acquisition process.
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PICTURE: Airbus test-flies A350 fuselage panel on A340
Airbus has started test-flying a carbon-fibre reinforced plastic fuselage panel intended to become a standard structural component of the A350.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Good week - British Airways' and Iberia's new holding company has drawn up a list of a dozen airlines it would like to buy Bad week - BOMBARDIER The airframer gunning to give Airbus and Boeing a run in the narrowbody market says development costs and capital investment for its ...
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This Week Briefing
EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said the European aerospace giant is in talks with a few companies in defense, services and security for potential deals and could comfortably make an acquisition of around €1 billion ($1.3 billion).