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INTERIORS: Thales seals Chinese IFE joint venture
In-flight entertainment and connectivity provider Thales signed a joint venture deal with China Electronics Technology Avionics during the show yesterday,...
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INTERIORS: Airbus picks three more seats for A350 catalogue
Airbus is expanding seating options for the A350 catalogue by adding three more business class seats for operators of the aircraft.
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INTERIORS: Airbus displays latest A350 and A380 cabin models
Airbus has been using three new large models of its A350 XWB family on its booth (B7D20) here at Aircraft Interiors to illustrate the flexibility of its...
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NewsFiji rule change to curb Qantas's control of Air Pacific
The government of Fiji has passed a new law that allows it to take greater operational control of the nation's international carrier, Air Pacific, and ts...
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NewsAMR asks bankruptcy court to void union contracts
American Airlines has asked a US bankruptcy court judge to scrap collective bargaining agreements with three employee unions that oppose the carrier's plan to cut 13,000 jobs.
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FIDAE: LAN details initial 787 fleet plan
Chile's LAN expects to receive its first two Boeing 787s by end-2012 and another three aircraft in 2013. The Oneworld carrier plans to begin flights...
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FIDAE: LAN reveals first 787 routes
Chilean airline group LAN has unveiled the first six destinations for its Boeing 787 aircraft, which will be delivered in late 2012.
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NewsIran Air lines up three Boeing 747-300s
Iran Air has acquired the first of three Boeing 747-300s from Al Sayegh Airlines. The 1986-vintage aircraft (MSN 23408), which is still in storage,...
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Africa remains primary concern for EU ramp inspectors
Latest full-year figures from Europe's foreign aircraft safety scheme show that the average number of findings per ramp inspection rose slightly but still stayed below unity.
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Current uncertainty in aviation finance is unprecedented: Ascend survey
A vast majority of airlines and lessors is being forced to secure new, alternative sources of finance to stay in business, according to a new survey by Ascend,...
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NewsJAL's first 787s en route to Tokyo
Japan Airlines' (JAL) first two 787-8s have departed Paine Field en route to Tokyo, marking the official operational service entry of General Electric's...
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INTERIORS: Schott/Lufthansa venture HelioJet sees the light
Schott (stand 5G80) and Lufthansa Technik (6D65) are displaying LED cabin lighting technology developed through their HelioJet collaboration, as they work...
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INTERIORS: SkyMax allows passengers to smoke while getting trollied
Aircraft cabin product developer SkyMax is exhibiting a number of its latest innovations for aircraft cabins on stand 6B62.
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NewsINTERIORS: B/E shows off Lufthansa's new business class seat
B/E Aerospace (stand 5C55) is showing off Lufthansa's newest business class seat for the first time at the show.
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INTERIORS: Cobra claims world's lightest seat design
Cobra UK (stand 5C17) is debuting what it claims is the world's lightest economy aircraft seat. The company says the breakthrough will cut average per-aircraft...
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INTERIORS: Lightweight seat contender pitches in
Pitch Aircraft Seating (hall B5, stand 5G50) is hoping to conquer the economy class retrofit market with its new lightweight seat.
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NewsJapan Airlines receives first two Boeing 787-8s
Japan Airlines (JAL) has taken delivery of its first two Boeing 787-8s, becoming the first airline to receive a 787 powered by the General Electric GEnx-1B engine.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Back to the future for North State Aviation
MRO newcomer North State Aviation is bidding to capitalise on an emerging trend: the return to the USA of maintenance work previously outsourced beyond the nation's borders
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NewsBoeing Business Jets eyes up VIP Max customers
Boeing Business Jets has already begun pitching a VIP variant of the re-engined 737 Max - the BBJ Max - to potential customers for 2018-19.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boom and bust, the regional jet phenomenon
Twenty years after the delivery of Bombardier's first regional jet, a change in market dynamics has seen orders for 50-seat regional jets collapse and production cease, with no successors planned.