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Embraer's ELEB gets contract for KC-390 landing gear
Embraer subsidiary ELEB Equipment has received a contract to design and manufacture the landing gear for its parent company's KC-390 military airlifter. "The...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing C-17 steps up in Japan relief effort
Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III has played a crucial role in the relief efforts that followed last month's earthquake and tsunami in north-eastern Japan. Working...
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INTERIORS: Buzz hopes to sign airlines up for in-flight children's products
Australian design company Buzz Products (stand 6G37) is hoping to bring a bit of colour to the show and encourage airlines to imprint their brands on impressionable...
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INTERIORS: Transaero transforms widebody fleet
Russia's Transaero Airlines has selected seats from Aviointeriors and Lumexis' fibre optic inflight entertainment and communication system for its retrofit...
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AF447 wreck found after 672 days
Few clues to the destruction of Air France flight AF447 are evident from initial photographs of the wreckage, but discovery of the crash site brings resolution...
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Russia seeks to end monopoly on airport charges
The Russian government is to generate proposals from its transport and anti-monopoly ministries by June on how to restructure its airports, in a bid to slash ground operations charges on aircraft operators, in a move that could give a massive boost to business and general aviation users.
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INTERIORS: EADS Sogerma rolls-out Equinox lie-flat seat
Identifying a need in the market for high-density business class seats EADS Sogerma has rolled out a seat that reclines to a fully-flat position but at a...
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US Airways expects to spend $35m on Express two-class upgrade
US Airways estimates spending $35 million on upgrading 110 larger Bombardier and Embraer jets flown by Express carriers with a new first class product.
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Thailand’s Nok Air plans four new routes
Thai carrier Nok Air plans to launch four new domestic routes to the cities of Nan, Loei, Roi Et and Mae Sot from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport. It...
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US Airways pushes for A321neo to have flight range for Europe and Hawaii
US Airways has informed Airbus it needs the planned re-engined A321neo to have a similar mission to 757s that currently fly longer-haul sectors.
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Qatar Airways orders five more 777s
Qatar Airways and Boeing have announced a deal valued at $1.4 billion for five new 777 aircraft, including 2 777-300ERs and 3 777 Freighters, pushing the...
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Advanced technologies gets boost from NASA funding
NASA has awarded $16.5 million in additional funding to three companies and one university who had been developing "N+3" technologies for 2030-timeframe...
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INTERIORS: New gaming concept unveiled
Why are premium class seats designed to provide an as flat as possible bed and the appropriate ambience for fine dining, asks Contour Aerospace joint managing...
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NewsLIBYA: UK commits Eurofighter Typhoons for ground-attack duties
The UK will commit four Typhoons to air-to-ground duties over Libya, as well as send another four Tornado GR4s to support operations ...
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VIDEO: IAI offers Latin American users tethered UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries is offering its electric tethered observation platform (ETOP) to some Latin American militaries for tactical use from ground...
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Airframers say China fears overblown
Top executives at Piper, Cessna and Cirrus are not worried by the increasing number of attempts by China's AVIC and its many subsidiaries to purchase general aviation companies based on US soil.
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First sharklet A320 to start test flights in October
Airbus is to conduct the first flight of its sharklet-equipped prototype A320 in October, the airframe having undergone initial preparation for performance testing.
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NewsVIDEO: No viable all-new single-aisle before 2030 - Leahy
Airbus believes that a viable all-new single-aisle airliner will not arrive before 2030, due to the timing of the necessary advances in powerplant technology.
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INTERIORS: Mezzo launches tablet-based IFE system
UK-based passenger entertainment service provider Mezzo (stand 6F7) has launched its tablet computer-based CareSystem. The touch screen computers come in...
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INTERIORS: Noble Tek unveils MRO app for iPad
Noble Tek has introduced an Apple iPad application for MRO staff. The software is integrated into the maintenance planning system of the aircraft operator...