All Systems & interiors articles – Page 499
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Pilot optional: Boeing's Little Bird pilot-less helicopter an ideal test bed for rotary UAVs
Boeing's Unmanned Little Bird can also fly with a pilot on board - and that makes the helicopter an ideal test asset for development work on other programmes
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The e-ticket challenge
TACA vice-president and corporate controller Jaime Pocasangre explains how the El Salvadorian carrier took on the task of converting to e-tickets and discusses its next challenge - interline e-ticketing
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Majors target corporate travel sector
US carriers are turning to old-fashioned economic muscle rather than new technology to drive down their distribution costs.
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Managing demand
How will the recent UK terror attacks and the potential for environmental taxes affect traffic demand, asks Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun
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Stellar orbit
As Japan Airlines decides to give up its independence by joining oneworld and with other tie-ups imminent, the past year has seen a flurry of alliance activity
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Threat to sanity
Security priorities have not undergone a review since the knee-jerk policies that followed the 9/11 shock. They desperately need one
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A summer of surprises
For the US airlines the summer of 2006 has been remarkable for a return to profitability, from the majors to the low-fare players, a return to pricing power and the return of the threat of terrorist action. The hope is that the first two will remain, while the third will ...
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Easyjet to charge for extra baggage as UK hand baggage restrictions continue
European budget carrier Easyjet will introduce a checked baggage charge next month despite ongoing increased security checks on hang baggage in its largest market, the UK.
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NewsVideo: NASA releases Ares vehicle quarterly progress report
NASA has released to Flight its internal Ares quarterly progress report video, following its Constellation programme review meeting held at Johnson Space Center earlier this month.
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NewsQantas to receive A$100m compensation for Airbus A380 delays, will add more A330s
Australia’s Qantas Airways is to receive more than A$100 million in damages from Airbus for delays in deliveries of its 12 firm-ordered A380-800s. It has meanwhile confirmed orders for four more Airbus A330 twinjets, two of which will be leased.
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NewsFormer Varig flight attendants to pose nude for Playboy Brazil 'as protest' against staff cuts
Three sacked air hostesses from troubled Brazilian flag carrier Varig have concluded a deal with men's magazine Playboy to appear nude in its local edition.
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US delay on foreign airline ownership rules will miss key EU October vote
A key revision to US airline foreign ownership rules will miss the crucial European Commisison October deadline, Flight has learnt, due to a delay by the US Congress.