All Systems & Interiors news – Page 7
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Airbus to offer new Honeywell flight-management system in 2026
Airbus is to use a new Honeywell Aerospace flight-management system across its aircraft range, having similarly selected a modernised system from avionics rival Thales. It will be based on standardised hardware and software and enter service by the end of 2026. The system will combine “multiple” products for Airbus aircraft ...
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US cabin system to ‘personalise’ air nears FAA approval
US firm Pexco Aerospace is expecting to achieve FAA certification by July of a cabin fitting aimed at reducing shared air between passengers. Pexco, which acquired the AirShield technology from Seattle-based design firm Teague, says it will offer “virtual social distance” as face-masks mandates are phased out. President Jon Page ...
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Hawaiian Airlines ties up with SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed connectivity
US operator Hawaiian Airlines is to use the Starlink satellite system to provide high-speed internet services on its aircraft, claiming to be the first major carrier to tie up with the network. Starlink is the low-Earth orbit satellite network developed and deployed by private firm SpaceX, intended to enable internet ...
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NIAR WERX to name customers for cargo-converted 777-300ER as project advances
The Wichita team developing a Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter intends this month to announce multiple launch customers for the project, and is on track to begin manufacturing components within weeks.
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Etihad’s long road to A350 operations
Etihad’s A350-1000s have been a long time coming, delayed by strategic switches and the effects of the pandemic, but now the first example has made its inaugural passenger flight and the Gulf carrier is expecting great things from the Airbus widebody twin.
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Qantas picks Airbus for A321P2F systems upgrade
Qantas has signed an agreement with Airbus for a series of modifications and upgrades to its Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft.
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Finnair unveils ‘lounge seat’ business cabin and new premium-economy product
Finnair has unveiled new business-class and premium-economy cabins to be rolled out on the carrier’s Airbus A350 and A330 long-haul fleets. The airline says it is investing €200 million in the revamp which commences this month and will continue for the next two years. Finnair will also take the opportunity ...
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Raytheon warns of supply chain and labour challenges in 2022
Supply chain troubles, labour shortages and inflation will continue pressuring Raytheon Technologies’ results in 2022, affecting operations of subsidiaries Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace.
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Aftermarket sales help push P&W and Collins to 2021 profits
Pratt & Whitney swung to a $454 million operating profit in 2021, a year characterised by stronger demand for aftermarket services and new aircraft engines.
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Former Acro boss Brady is back as he launches business-class seating venture Unum
There is a new challenger in the market for business-class seats – Unum Aircraft Seating – but at the helm is Chris Brady, a familiar face in the airline interiors sector.
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Boeing picks Collins for new 737 lavatories
Boeing has selected Collins Aerospace to supply its next-generation lavatories for the 737 family.
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Collins flight-tests next-gen military network using Bonanza and Mi-2s
Collins Aerospace late last year completed flight tests that demonstrated a suite of integrated communications and networking technologies as part of a US military network-modernisation effort.
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Intelsat’s Commercial Aviation chief sees passenger connectivity usage rising through pandemic
Intelsat Commercial Aviation president John Wade believes the trend towards being remotely connected is behind the higher take-up of in-flight connectivity services it has seen since the pandemic hit. The satellite company acquired the commercial aviation business of in-flight connectivity specialist Gogo late last year. Speaking to FlightGlobal during last ...
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BAE ramps development of electric-aircraft technology at US site
Aerospace company BAE Systems is ramping up development of electric-aircraft systems in the USA to ensure it remains on the leading edge of that burgeoning aviation segment.
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Qantas to convert two A330s to freighters amid cargo boom
Qantas will convert two Airbus A330-200s into freighters in 2022 amid a boom in the cargo market driven by a “significant shift” towards e-commerce.
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China Airlines receives first A321neo; unveils new regional cabin
China Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, which it will operate on regional routes, as it unveils updated cabin products for the narrowbody.
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Collins acquires Dutch Thermoplastic for undisclosed sum
Collins Aerospace has acquired Dutch Thermoplastic Components in a deal that brings under the US aviation giant’s umbrella the manufacturing of thousands of composite parts, including longerons, struts and stiffeners.
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Collins explores pilot fatigue risk-reduction through eye-tracking tie-up
Avionics specialist Collins Aerospace is to collaborate with Australian-based vision technology firm Seeing Machines to explore the use of eye-tracking systems to reduce pilot fatigue risk. Collins will have access to Seeing Machines’ optics and processing capabilities, as well as human factors expertise, to underpin development of the aerospace firm’s ...
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Emirates rolls out premium economy to 105 widebodies in upgrade move
Emirates is to retrofit over a 100 of its widebodies with premium economy seats as part of wider cabin upgrade moves which could include a new business class product on its Boeing 777s.
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US aviation industry asked White House to delay 5G cellular expansion
Citing the risk of altimeter interference, the US airline and aerospace industries have asked the US government to temporarily prevent cellular telecommunications providers from starting to use newly available radio frequencies.