All aerospace news – Page 628
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ANALYSIS: Will third time be a charm for Air Canada's airline-in-airline, Rouge?
Air Canada Rouge isn't the first airline-within-an-airline launched by Air Canada, but executives insist this time will have a different result. New...
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NewsEurocopter boosts Super Puma fleet with Vietnam and Malaysia delivieries
Eurocopter has delivered two EC225 Super Puma helicopters to offshore operators in Vietnam and Malaysia. The handover further expands the airframer's...
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NewsChinese taikonauts land safely after 5th orbital mission
China's Shenzhou 10 spacecraft has landed, returning three taikonauts to Earth after 15 days in space. The capsule landed in China's Inner Mongolia...
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NewsFAA releases NextGen implementation report
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released its NextGen air traffic control (ATC) modernisation plan, meant to take effect gradually through...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines can learn from retail on sales personalisation
Airlines should look to examples set by the retail industry in creating highly customised offers for their target audiences
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ANALYSIS: How airlines can keep service consistent across all channels to customers
As airlines and passengers find new ways to engage with each other, an omni-channel strategy will ensure a consistent level of service across all points of contact
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ANALYSIS: Supplier partnerships key to airline profit growth
Slowdown in the BRICs and low GDP growth again means performance improvement must come from structural change
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Scandinavian Airlines to order A350s and more A330s
Scandinavian Airlines is intending to order eight Airbus A350-900 as well as another four A330s, to renew its long-haul fleet. The carrier has signed...
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NewsChina's search and rescue fleet set to expand
China Rescue & Salvage (CRS) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first search and rescue mission. The rescue of an injured sailor was undertaken...
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NewsIcon raises $60 million in final round of fund-raising for A5 development
US start-up Icon Aircraft has raised $60 million in a fourth and final round of equity fund-raising for its A5 amphibian. The capital will be used...
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Air New Zealand to use 787-9s on mixed routes
Air New Zealand will deploy its Boeing 787-9s on services to Shanghai, Tokyo, Perth, Honolulu and Papeete when the type enters service from July 2014. Chief...
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Windtunnel testing aims to refine Russian Ecojet
Russian researchers have been examining critical airflow paths over the proposed Frigate Ecojet, a proposed widebody aircraft with a flat three-aisle elliptical...
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NewsPARIS: Thales keeps eyes on tracking IFE innovations
Thales is taking a nod from consumer technologies such as video games as it develops enhanced in-flight entertainment systems that track eye movements and hand gestures to prompt selections.
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PARIS: Saab poised to conclude first Skeldar UAS sale
Saab is poised to secure a launch order for its Skeldar unmanned air system, with an undisclosed operator ...
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PARIS: Latam chooses GE for CF6 engine MRO
LAN and TAM parent Latam Airlines Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Aviation for a 10-year OnPoint CF6 engine MRO deal.
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NewsPARIS: MTU plans active surge control for next GTF generation
Among this year's exhibits of German engine specialist MTU is a test rig for active control systems for high-pressure compressors (HPCs) in gas turbine engines.
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NewsPARIS: General Atomics and Fokker team for Dutch Predator B bid
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems signed a memorandum of understanding with Fokker Technologies at the Paris air show, in support of the US company's bid to supply the Predator B unmanned air system to the Netherlands.
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NewsPARIS: China Southern Airlines selects Rockwell Collins avionics for 66 aircraft
China Southern Airlines will outfit Rockwell Collins' MultiScan threat detection system for weather analysis and its GLU-025 multimode receiver on 66 Airbus A320s, Boeing 777s and next-generation Boeing 737s.
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NewsPARIS: UTC partners ST Aero for 787 systems MRO
United Technologies' aerospace systems division has selected Singaporean maintenance provider ST Aerospace as an MRO partner for its equipment on the Boeing 787.
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NewsPARIS: Enstrom enters piston single training arena with new two-seat helicopter
Enstrom Helicopter is turning up the heat in the closely fought piston single helicopter market with a new two-seat offering under development.