Systems & interiors – Page 30
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US orders Boeing 737 Max grounded
The US government has ordered Boeing's 737 Max grounded, marking an about-face for the Federal Aviation Administration that, as recently as last night, declined such a move despite a building worldwide wave of 737 Max groundings.
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EasyJet takes A320neo fitted for future ATC system trial
Budget carrier EasyJet has received an Airbus A320neo equipped with FANS-C technology, enabling it to participate in an EU project to test future air traffic management (ATM) systems.
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India and New Zealand join Max suspension
India and New Zealand have become the latest countries in Asia Pacific to ban the operation of the Boeing 737 Max over safety concerns.
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Air Baltic to buy A220 simulator for pilot training
Latvian carrier Air Baltic has ordered an Airbus A220 full-flight simulator for installation at its Riga training centre.
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Singapore ban affects all 737 Max variants
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has banned all variants of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft from operating into and out of Singapore, in light of two fatal accidents involving the 737 Max 8 in less than five months.
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More than a third of global 737 Max fleet grounded
More than 30% of the global fleet of Boeing 737 Max aircraft are now grounded due to safety concerns, following the crash of two almost brand new Max 8s less than five months apart.
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Boeing to upgrade 737 Max flight control software
Boeing has confirmed that it will deploy a flight control software upgrade for the 737 Max “in the coming weeks”.
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China grounds 737 Max following Ethiopian disaster
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has ordered the country’s Boeing 737 Max operators to ground the type following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 on 10 March, less than five months after a Lion Air jet of the same type crashed.
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American parks 14 737s on overhead bin installation issues
American Airlines has removed 14 Boeing 737-800s from service after it found issues with the "quality of work conducted" on overhead bins on two aircraft.
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PICTURE: MRJ starts certification flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft has started certification flight tests for its MRJ90 regional jet programme early this month, using FTA-4.
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PICTURES: Inside Comac's C919 assembly line
Comac is targeting to get three more C919 prototypes flying this year, bringing it to a fleet of six aircraft engaged in flight tests, as it works towards getting the narrowbody type certificated in 2020.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Supersonic projects speed towards Concorde's successor
Almost exactly 20 years after the Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde's final revenue flight from New York touched down in London in October 2003, a commercial jet will once again cross the Atlantic at speeds faster than sound. At least that is the ambition of Tom Vice, chief executive of Aerion, one of ...
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Zodiac integration process on track: Safran
Safran expects its seats division's sales to be flat in 2019 but has emphasised that restructuring efforts within the former Zodiac Aerospace aircraft interiors business – which the French group acquired a year ago – are on track.
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Comac, UAC aim to secure CR929 launch customers this year
Comac and United Aircraft are both in deep discussions with airlines about the CRAIC CR929 widebody, as they work towards securing launch customers for the type this year.
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Comac to ramp up ARJ21 production, open second assembly line
Comac will open a second assembly line for its ARJ21 regional jet this year, as it prepares to ramp up production of the type.
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Rolls-Royce touts modernised Indiana factory for B-52 engine bid
Rolls-Royce plans to build its F130 turbine at a modernized factory in Indiana if selected by the US Air Force to replace the engines on the service’s fleet of Boeing B-52 bombers.
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INTERVIEW: Taking a lead at Aerogility
Alex Wenk is a technical lead and graduate trainer at Aerogility, a US-headquartered company that delivers maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and defence aerospace companies.
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INTERVIEW: Demonstrating the value of communication
Adam Konowe is vice-president of client strategy for US advertising and commuications agency TMP Worldwide. Konowe also teaches communications at American University in Washington DC, which he says "keeps me on my toes".
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PICTURE: Williams to bring F1 technology to aircraft cabins
Formula 1 team Williams has hooked up with JPA Design to leverage technology from racing-car design to create a more comfortable cabin environment using lighter-weight materials.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How Aero Vodochody recharged the L-39
Most of the pilots who honed their combat skills in the Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros single-engined jet trainer were defending the Soviet empire. The 21st century-born aviators who fly its successor – the L-39NG – will only know of the Cold War from history books.