Systems & interiors – Page 514
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NewsPictures: Airbus begins flight testing first Singapore Airlines' A380
The first Airbus A380 for launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) completed its maiden flight from Toulouse yesterday.
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NewsWhen to let go? Why Airbus must avoid paying the price for A350 indecision
Airbus is proposing an all-new widebody family, but has it made the age-old blunder of waiting too long to let go of its existing products?
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NewsAirline criticism of Airbus A350 forces airframer to make radical changes to fuselage, wing and engines
Airbus is working on a dramatic redesign of its planned A350 long-range widebody twin that is aimed at an all-new aircraft family capable of leapfrogging the rival Boeing 787 as well as the 777.
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NewsPictures: SUV manufacturer uses in-car SatNav to guide Lockheed Hercules on French flight
UK automotive company Land Rover has released a commercial in the USA showing a Lockheed L-100 Commercial Hercules navigated by the car's satellite navigation (SatNav) system on an domestic French flight.
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NewsEmirates pushes Airbus to integrate A350 technology on A340-600
Dubai carrier wants airframer to migrate technology from A350 to improve -600 or face losing its deferred order
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US poll reveals one-third of parents find child flight sedative acceptable
A US parent and baby website has provoked debate by revealing 38% of parents have sedated their children on a flight or would consider doing so
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NewsPicture: Airbus to transfer first SIA A380 to Hamburg for interiors and painting
The first Airbus A380 customer aircraft is due to be positioned to the manufacturer’s Finkenwerder plant near Hamburg soon to undergo cabin furnishing and painting.
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NewsBombardier places first African CRJ900s with Nigerian startup Arik
Bombardier has placed its first African CRJ900 order with today’s announcement that Nigerian startup Arik Air will take two of the type. The deal is valued at about $69 million, at list price.
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NewsCult rocker John Otway offers fans seats on private World Tour Airbus A340
UK cult rock artist John Otway has confirmed he is to launch Ot Air, chartering an Airbus A340-400 to accommodate his travelling band of fans following his world tour.
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NewsArmavia confirms its Black Sea crash Airbus A320 was attempting second approach due to bad weather
Armenian national carrier Armavia has confirmed one of its Airbus A320 had missed one approach due to bad weather and was attempting a second before it crashed this morning off Russia's Black Sea coast.
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NewsScandinavian Airlines seriously mulls Sukhoi RRJ for SAS regional affiliates
SAS is giving serious consideration to Sukhoi’s Russian Regional Jet in a deal for that would make the Scandinavian carrier the first Western major to commit to the Russian aircraft family.
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Warming up: did last week's aviation environment summit achieve anything?
Environmentalists will be cynical about last week’s global industry forum on aviation and the environment. But did it achieve anything?