All articles by Murdo Morrison – Page 38
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EBACE: Comlux makes widebody move
Comlux is undaunted by the slump in the completion market that has coincided with the unveiling in April of a widebody extension to its Comlux America centre in Indianapolis.
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EBACE: GE Aviation Prague centre of excellence readies for Advanced Turboprop
With its mix of brand-new, five-axis CNC equipment and hand-cranked milling machines – some dating from just after the Second World War – a tour of GE Aviation’s Prague facility highlights the journey the one-time Walter Aircraft Engines has been on since becoming the US business’s first overseas fully integrated ...
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ANALYSIS: The mixed fortunes of all-business class services
At the start of the 21st century, the only all-business class service was Concorde. Now – after a short-lived flurry of all-premium transatlantic start-ups in the mid-2000s – a second wave is having mixed success. Those who appear to be making the model work – albeit in a modest way ...
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ANALYSIS: Is business aviation in Europe headed for a triple-dip?
Is it third time unlucky for business aviation in Europe? In less than a decade, the sector has experienced two sharp downturns in traffic – once in the midst of the global crisis of 2009, and again in 2011 and 2012 after a short-lived rebound. Now, as the sector prepares ...
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NewsHybrid Air Vehicles in race to debut Airlander at Farnborough
The biggest aircraft to grace the skies over Farnborough will make its show debut in July if Hybrid Air Vehicles can meet its target of putting its Airlander 10 airship through more than around 20 hours of flight testing in the next six weeks or so.
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VIDEO: What to expect from Farnborough International Airshow 2016
It may be a global village that comes to life for a week every two years, but there is an increasingly established feel to the Farnborough show grounds. Around the perimeter, housing, smart offices and an upscale hotel have replaced a clutter of redundant buildings from its days as a ...
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NewsEvektor seeks investment to take EV-55 into volume production
As the flight test programme for its EV-55 utility transport gathers pace, Czech manufacturer Evektor is hoping it can generate the investment to take the country’s first new civil aircraft in the post-Communist era into volume production.
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INTERIORS: TAP Portugal revealed as A330neo launch operator
TAP Portugal is to be the first to operate the re-engined Airbus A330neo, taking delivery of the type towards the end of 2017. Airbus announced the identity of the launch operator at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg on 6 April.
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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: Why nine is the magic number on the 787
Is the Boeing 787 at a nine-abreast configuration too narrow for comfort? It depends who you believe. Airbus makes great play of the fact its nine-abreast A350 economy cabin is 12cm wider than the Dreamliner equivalent, allowing Toulouse to offer its standard 18in seat as opposed to Boeing’s 17in version.
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INTERIORS: Boeing LIFTs 737 seating options
Boeing is to unveil its latest economy class seat for its top-selling narrowbody at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) which opens tomorrow in Hamburg – which it developed with the product’s inventors after meeting them when they unveiled a prototype at last year's show.
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INTERIORS: The logic behind Airbus's launch of its Airspace cabin brand
In the war of the widebodies, Airbus – like Boeing – believes that the passenger experience inside the cabin is just as important as the economics the airliner delivers to the operator. In recent years, Toulouse’s marketing to its airline customers has increasingly put the emphasis on its customers’ customers, ...
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INTERIORS: Ryanair's passenger experience journey
Europe’s largest short-haul airline Ryanair was once a byword for cheap fares and indifferent customer service. Its extensive route network often provided the only direct overseas air link to and from towns in distant corners of the continent, and its services were nothing if not punctual – while fares could ...
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FIDAE: Boeing stresses market penetration at Chile show
Boeing is marking its 100th birthday at FIDAE with a chalet resembling the red barn that Bill Boeing used as his original workshop. But the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturer is also stressing the strength of its market presence in Latin America, from airliners to military aircraft, and from research facilities ...
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FIDAE: Bombardier to take CSeries on Latin American tour
Bombardier is to follow FIDAE with a Latin American tour showcasing the CSeries in a bid to convince wavering potential customers to commit to the all-new narrowbody.
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FIDAE: IATA's Tyler attacks Brazil and Venezuela for 'misguided' aviation policies
Outgoing IATA director general Tony Tyler will at FIDAE this week single out Brazil and Venezuela for “misguided” policies that are holding back development of aviation in a region that is among those with “the greatest potential for traffic growth” in the world.
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FIDAE: Kaman goes searching for K-MAX customers in Latin America
Nine months after ending a 15-year hiatus by relaunching production of the K-MAX, Kaman is at FIDAE to seek out customers for the heavy-lift utility rotorcraft.
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FIDAE: RUAG takes Dornier 228 on Latin American tour
RUAG Aviation’s Dornier 228 is dropping into FIDAE as part of a Latin American demo tour that takes in 10 countries and over 40,000km (26,900 miles) in 56 days.
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FIDAE: Airbus to debut A350 at show
Airbus’s A350-900 is making its FIDAE debut by taking part in the flying display, just weeks after Brazil’s TAM became the first Latin American airline to introduce the big twin into service.
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FIDAE: Gulfstream displays two jets at the show
Gulfstream is displaying two jets at FIDAE – the G450 and the G280 – after appointing its first distributor in Chile.