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Flydubai 737 crash probe: Stabiliser shifted to nose-down
Russian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew attempted a second go-around.
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Superjet manufacturer appears to cut full-year losses
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division cut pre-tax losses by more than three-quarters last year, its newly-released accounts have revealed.
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TAP Portugal to be first operator of A330neo
TAP Portugal is to be the first carrier to operate the re-engined Airbus A330neo, taking delivery of the type towards the end of 2017.
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Air New Zealand to launch Auckland-Manila service
Air New Zealand (Air NZ) plans to launch a year-round Auckland-Manila service in December, subject to regulatory approvals.
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NewsDaher unveils single-engined TBM 930
Daher took the wraps off a new single-engined turboprop on 5 April during a customer event at its Tarbes, southwest France headquarters.
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INTERIORS: Air New Zealand offers Skycouch to Airbus operators
Air New Zealand's "Skycouch" economy sleeper seats are to be made available to Airbus A350 and A330 operators under a licensing agreement.
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INTERIORS: Lufthansa Technik anticipates 'live cooking' on board
Lufthansa Technik is developing an induction cooker for use on board aircraft, in collaboration with German galley equipment specialist HS2 Engineering.
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INTERIORS: Air Astana 767s get GX
Air Astana has signed an Aircraft Interiors Expo deal with Rockwell Collins to install Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) Ka-band satellite-based broadband connectivity service across its fleet of Boeing 767s.
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INTERIORS: Global Eagle launches IFE bid to entice low-cost carriers
Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) today launched at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg a new wireless IFE product targeted at airlines that have not yet installed connectivity but are seeking a low-cost, hassle-free entertainment solution.
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INTERIORS: Saudia picks Panasonic overheads
Saudi Arabian Airlines has deepened its relationship with Panasonic Avionics by signing a deal today at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg to install the company’s eXO overhead IFE system on 30 Airbus A320s it has on order. Deliveries of the aircraft begin in November.
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INTERIORS: Singapore Airlines picks Stelia for business class seats on 787-10, A350-900
Singapore Airlines has selected Stelia Aerospace to design and supply business class seats for its Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A350-900s types. SIA will be operating the new widebodies on regional routes from 2018.
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Air France-KLM chief to replace Tyler as IATA director general
IATA's board of governors has recommended Air France-KLM chief executive Alexandre de Juniac to succeed Tony Tyler as director general.
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INTERIORS: Satellite connectivity rivals spar over IFE
ViaSat aims to blow seatback in-flight entertainment out of the water when its latest generation of satellites start blasting into space in mid-2019.
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INTERIORS: ATR lightens up with titanium seat option
ATR operators now have the option of saving up to 300kg over current -600 cabin layouts, by choosing a titanium seat. A buyer-furnished equipment (BFE) agreement deal signed yesterday at AIX between the turboprop maker and French seat maker Expliseat will give ATR customers access to the new seats before ...
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NewsKuwait places order for 28 Typhoons
Kuwait has confirmed its order for 28 Tranche 3 Eurofighter Typhoons, making the Middle Eastern nation the eighth customer for the type.
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NewsFrance firms up order for 14 Patroller UAVs
Sagem has been contracted to supply its Patroller system to the French army as the service's new tactical unmanned air vehicle, some two months after Paris confirmed its selection of the type.
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NewsPakistan orders nine more Bell AH-1Z gunships
Bell Helicopter has been put on contract to build nine more AH-1Z Viper gunship helicopters for Pakistan, as part of a larger foreign military sales package for up to 15 helicopters and 1,000 Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire-series missiles that was approved last April.
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NewsThunderB UAV shot down over Nagorno-Karabakh
An Israeli-made unmanned air vehicle operated by Azerbaijan was shot down in early April over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the South Caucasus.
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INTERIORS: Airline travellers are warming to wi-fi
In-flight connectivity and IFE provider Gogo is giving prospective customers at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg a chance to sample its satellite-based 2Ku product at 30,000ft. The Chicago-based company has brought its newly-outfitted Boeing 737-500 to Hamburg for the first time, basing it at the airport where it will be ...
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INTERIORS: Tigerair proud of CloudStore IFE platform
Arconics has successfully deployed of its latest wireless IFE platform, CloudStore, which entered service with Tigerair Australia on 23 March.