All Systems & interiors articles – Page 32
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Swedish humidity system no longer standard on 787
Boeing has opted to withdraw a Swedish humidity-control system from the list of basic equipment on the 787 line.
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European regulator clears Boeing-Adient seat venture
European regulators have approved a joint venture between Boeing and the US vehicle seating firm Adient.
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Bombardier to open new Miami business jet service center
Bombardier is investing roughly $100 million to open a new business aircraft service center near Miami in 2020.
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UTC ordered to sell two units before acquiring Rockwell Collins
US regulators has made the divestment of two Rockwell Collins subsidiaries a condition of allowing its takeover by United Technologies.
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Airbus adds AIM Altitude to A320 cabin SFE list
Airbus has selected UK interior equipment manufacturer AIM Altitude as galley and stowage supplier for A320-family aircraft.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: As Trent reaches limits, R-R sees need for succession
Rolls-Royce Trent has been synonymous with advanced aero engines for nearly three decades. Indeed, the series has been successful enough for this namesake of British engineering to claim that gas turbines named after the mighty waterway flowing past its Derby home power a market-leading 40% share of the new generation ...
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PICTURES: DLR tests retrofitable noise-reduction modifications
German aerospace research centre DLR is testing on an Airbus A320 test aircraft a range of experimental modifications aimed at reducing noise, especially during the take-off and landing phases.
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Panasonic strikes connectivity partnership deal with Inmarsat
Panasonic Avionics and Inmarsat have agreed a new long-term partnership under which Inmarsat's GX Aviation service will become Panasonic's exclusive provider of Ka-band in-flight connectivity for commercial aviation.
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A350 operator opts for cabin air humidifiers in business class
Swedish cabin environment specialist CTT Systems has won a contract to supply air humidifiers for an unnamed airline's Airbus A350 fleet.
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ST Engineering to acquire GE's nacelle unit
GE Aviation is to divest its Middle River Aircraft Systems nacelle division to ST Engineering.
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Zodiac seats business begins recovery with sales uptick
Zodiac Aerospace's seats business is beginning to bounce back from a production crisis that temporarily crippled the division, but its new owner cautions that a full sales recovery will not be seen for several years.
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SIA to debut medium-haul A350 on Adelaide route this December
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to deploy its first medium-haul Airbus A350-900 aircraft on its Adelaide route from 17 December.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Profits continue to rise for aerospace’s Top 100
There used to be a saying in aviation that becoming a millionaire was easy: you simply started with a billion. If that maxim is less true in today’s somewhat more financially disciplined airline world, it certainly does not apply to those responsible for building aircraft. The biggest 100 businesses in aerospace are continuing to ratchet up the profits, despite modest revenue growth in the past financial year.
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Risks identified following cabin-simulator trial of VR headsets
Dutch aerospace research centre NLR has highlighted potential safety risks of passengers wearing virtual-reality headsets, after a cabin simulator trial at KLM's base in Amsterdam.
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Leap-1A thrust incidents prompt FADEC software update
Operators of CFM International Leap-powered Airbus A320neo-family jets are set to be told to update engine-control software to prevent possible loss of thrust.
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Turkish picks Rockwell Collins seats for single-aisle fleet
Turkish Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins as business-class seat supplier for Airbus A321neos and Boeing 737 Max jets.
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PICTURES: LATAM to spend $400m on new cabin interiors
LATAM Airlines Group will invest $400 million in upgrading the cabins on more than 200 aircraft, or about two-thirds of its fleet.
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Seat maker Recaro to expand HQ
German seat manufacturer Recaro plans to expand its headquarters next year.
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Opinion
OPINION: Interpretation of airline 'big data' must be objective
The history of in-flight service is rich with – in some cases apocryphal – tales of carriers removing one peanut or piece of fruit per passenger and consequently saving tens of thousands of dollars a year. Such decisions were straightforward, born of a desire to save money.
