All aerospace news – Page 840
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Bulgaria's BH Air picks Turkish Technic for A320 work
Bulgarian charter carrier BH Air has selected maintenance firm Turkish Technic to provide landing-gear overhaul as well as other inspection and repair work...
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IFE special report
Airlines that throttled back on cabin product innovation and development in the economic downturn are now taking a sharp look at how to bolster in-flight services while also improving their bottom lines
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Regional revamp
US carriers are enhancing the cabins of their smaller aircraft to attract premium customers and keep them satisfied
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NewsGreat expectations
Long-haul carriers want to offer passengers a home theatre experience in flight. Are IFE&C stakeholders up to the challenge?
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IFE industry gets real about 3D
Content Mary Kirby Philadelphia IFE industry gets real about 3D THREE-DIMENSIONAL movies are destined to be shown on board aircraft in the future....
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iPad offers new choice for in-flight entertainment
TABLET COMPUTERS Will Horton Melbourne iPad offers new choice for in-flight entertainment APPLE'S iPad tablet has generated tremendous excitement...
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Opinion
Comment: Airframers aren't the only later arrivers
In-flight entertainment and connectivity vendors don't do well with deadlines. Like major airframers, they often agree to overly ambitious delivery schedules, only to end up missing the mark by many months or even years.
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NewsAir Berlin 737 simulates satellite approaches to Frankfurt
German carrier Air Berlin is testing new satellite-based approach procedures, including steeper glideslopes, which aim to reduce perceived noise at ground...
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IFE&C Bandwidth? Size matters
Is the future of in-flight satellite communications going to be Ku or Ka?
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Finnish border guard takes first AW119Ke
AgustaWestland has delivered the first of four AW119Ke helicopters to the Finnish border guard.
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UPS: Crashed 747 was three years old
US freight carrier UPS' Boeing 747-400 which crashed while attempting an emergency return to Dubai had entered service just three years ago. The airframe,...
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India's Air Works partners Scandinavian Avionics in new JV
Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Air Works has set up an avionics services joint venture with Denmark's Scandinavian Avionics. The new...
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Qatar Airways’ CSeries talks back on as P&W addresses concerns
A Farnborough air show outburst by Qatar Airways boss Akbar Al Baker about Pratt & Whitney's intransigence on engine maintenance costs for the Bombardier CSeries has sparked progress in talks that could lead to a substantial surge in the narrowbody airliner's orderbook.
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Australian authorities probe Qantas engine failure in San Francisco
Australian authorities have arrived in San Francisco to investigate an incident involving a Qantas Airways Boeing 747-400 that experienced an uncontained...
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Aircell names new CFO with pre-IPO experience
In-flight connectivity service provider Aircell has appointed Norman Smagley as chief financial officer, effective 7 September.
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Mexico's Interjet picks up three Mexicana routes
Mexico's Interjet is adding three destinations to its domestic network as it looks to fill some of the void left by Mexicana.
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NewsPICTURE: Delta taps Weber and Panasonic for refurbishment of 747s
Delta Air Lines has revealed details of its refurbishment strategy for 16 Boeing 747s, which entered the fleet through the carrier's merger with Northwest...
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NewsCSeries aims to be first with live 'black box' telemetry
Bombardier intends the CSeries to be the first airliner to provide "live black box" in-flight telemetry data when it enters service in 2013.
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NewsPICTURE: Serbian air force gets refurbished helicopters
The Serbian air force is to make the first additions to its equipment inventory in almost 20 years, in the form of two overhauled Mil Mi-17 transport helicopters ...
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Taxi error in BA 777 incident was commonplace: inquiry
Investigation into the accidental short-field departure by a British Airways Boeing 777-200 at St Kitts has revealed that the taxiway misidentification which...



















