All aerospace news – Page 864
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FAA asks industry for GPS backup ideas
The US FAA will hold a 3-day public meeting on 10-12 August in Stanford, California to gather industry ideas on alternative positioning, navigation and timing...
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PICTURE: Bombardier assembles CSeries aft fuselage demonstrator
Bombardier is assembling a composite panelled, aluminium-framed aft CSeries fuselage section demonstrator at its Saint-Laurent facility in Montreal.
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American explains detection of cracks on two 767s
American Airlines has sent one of its Boeing 767 engine pylons for metallurgical testing by a third party on behalf of Boeing, after a crack was discovered...
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NewsPICTURE: Superjet International’s evacuation trainer is put through its paces
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 evacuation trainer will be ready for use in the instruction of flight and cabin crew at SuperJet International's training centre in Tessera-Venice by the end of July
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NewsAlaska rolls out Meru wireless solution with Gogo install
Alaska Airlines is rolling out Meru Network's virtualized wireless solution as it brings Aircell's Gogo Internet system to its fleet. The Meru solution...
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Saint-Gobain eyes interiors work for A350
Aircraft interiors specialist Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is in talks to become a provider for the Airbus A350 XWB.
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SriLankan taps e.Digital for touch-screen portable IFE
Portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) specialist e.Digital has inked a deal to supply its new touch-screen eVU handheld units to SriLankan Airlines.
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NewsSoyuz launch marks 100th trip to Space Station
In a scene Cold War space race veterans could have scarcely imagined, three new crew members for the International Space Station - two American, one Russian - aboard the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft were launched on 15 June from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Opinion
Comment: Single-pilot crews for airliners?
The discussion about one-pilot cockpits is not new, but so far it's been all speculation. Now a manufacturer is talking about it publicly. Could it happen? Should it? Will it?
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FL Technics to treble line maintenance network
Lithuania's FL Technics plans to more than treble the number of its line maintenance stations in Europe by 2012 as part of a $25 million investment programme. The...
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Colombian competition hots up
The launch of LAN-supported AerOasis and more expansion at Aires is expected to further shake-up the Colombian market
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HK Airlines offering Panasonic eX2 on new A330s
Hong Kong Airlines will offer Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system cabin-wide in each of its new Airbus A330-200...
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Zodiac sees recovery in aircraft seats market
Zodiac Aerospace's cabin interiors segment reported a robust 10.9% organic increase in business volume during the fiscal third quarter.
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No restrictions on An-148 after in-flight upset
Russian authorities are not intending to restrict Antonov An-148 operations following the in-flight upset to a Rossiya aircraft en route to St Petersburg...
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UTAir introduces 757 for higher-density routes
Russia's UTAir has begun operating a Boeing 757-200 on international routes and is adding a fourth destination to its Ukrainian network. The carrier...
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NewsSwiss to retrofit entire A340 fleet by mid 2011
Swiss International Airlines has no short or medium-term plans to acquire replacements for its Airbus A340 fleet as the carrier instead plans to focus on...
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American continues investigation into door separation on a 777
An American Airlines Boeing 777 whose door ripped off on 15 June remains out of service for repairs, but could resume operations today, says the airline.
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NewsAir India to set up MRO base in Dubai
Air India plans to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) base for its operations in the Middle East in Dubai from end-July. The centre will...
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NewsVirgin eyes full connectivity for passengers under new Panasonic deal
Virgin Atlantic aims to duplicate in its aircraft cabins the type of entertainment and communication services that passengers enjoy on the ground, including...