Systems & interiors – Page 85
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Chinese connectivity to soar, despite great firewall
China’s rapidly growing aviation industry presents a huge opportunity for in-flight connectivity providers and satellite companies alike, but its complex regulatory environment and restrictions on Internet access make it a challenging market to enter. Stakeholders agree that the best way to compete for business in China is through local partnerships, ...
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ANALYSIS: Asian carriers play catch-up to match IFE demand
Demand for in-flight connectivity on Asia-Pacific routes may have been slower to catch on than in North America and Europe, but the market is ramping up fast, prompting service providers to sign up for as much capacity as they can get on satellites positioned to cover the region. as much ...
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Airbus aims for November first flight of A350-1000
Airbus is aiming to conduct first flight of the new A350-1000 as early as November.
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Boeing names Mounir to lead sales of commercial jets
Boeing has named Ihssane Mounir to become the vice-president of sales and marketing for the Commercial Airplanes division, succeeding John Wojick who will retire early next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Comac lifts national pride with C919
China has been vocal about its aerospace ambitions, and Comac bears the weight of that dream on its young shoulders. Embossed on a giant rock at the entrance of its Shanghai facility is the phrase “to let China’s large aircraft soar into the blue skies”. This, and much else about ...
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NewsFlightGlobal launches Insight channel
A new dedicated space on flightglobal.com designed to showcase FlightGlobal’s market expertise, depth of data, and opinion, as well as encouraging debate around key topics, has been launched by FlightGlobal
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Aircraft crash next to P&W factory may be intentional
The FBI is investigating an aircraft crash across from the main entrance of a Pratt & Whitney engine factory in East Hartford, Connecticut.
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PICTURES: A350-1000 test fleet nears completion
Airbus’s first A350-1000 remains on course for a maiden flight in the current quarter, as the test fleet nears completion.
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NewsFirst A320neo delivered to a US operator
Spirit Airlines has become the first US customer to accept delivery of an Airbus A320neo, the manufacturer says.
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Hawaiian now selling lie-flat seats on refurbished A330s
After several months of trial flights, Hawaiian Airlines has started selling lie-flat seats on its refurbished Airbus A330s, the Honolulu-based carrier announces on 5 October.
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Wow seals A330 component pact with LHT
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air has sealed a component support pact with Lufthansa Technik covering its Airbus A330s.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Boeing looks to 3D-print thermoplastic aircraft parts
Making aircraft parts on 3D printers is becoming increasingly popular, despite several stubborn constraints. Among the most limiting features are the laptop computer-sized dimensions of the 3D printing machines. Coupled with a relatively plodding material lay-down rate, 3D printers are confined to making only the smallest and usually most intricate ...
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Emirates foresees being A380's 'market maker'
Emirates will be the "market maker" for the Airbus A380, the Gulf carrier's senior vice-president of corporate treasury Nirmal Govindadas argued today.
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Wizz extends A320 MRO pact with Lufthansa Technik
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is to extend its agreements with Lufthansa Technik for Airbus A320 and A321neo maintenance services.
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NewsBoeing receives third contract for Air Force One replacement
The US Air Force has awarded a third contract to Boeing under the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) programme aimed at preparing a process to convert the 747-8 into the next Air Force One.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Latest 787 line remake adds AGVs and 2h work kits
Within a few months, the world’s busiest widebody aircraft assembly line will change again. Mobile robotic carts will begin replacing human workers shuttling parts and tools to machinists assembling Boeing 787s in Everett, Washington. Each automated cart will bear kits loaded with precisely enough gear to occupy a machinist for ...
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CORRECTION: Top 100 Senior
An currency conversion error meant we significantly misrepresented Senior's position in our recent Top 100 ranking of aerospace companies by turnover.
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PICTURES: MRJ arrives in Moses Lake for flight tests
Mitsubishi Aircraft's first flight test prototype for the MRJ regional jet programme has landed in the US, after a 8,300km journey.
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CFM touts zero-glitch service entry of Leap-1A engine
CFM International has started taking a victory lap with the Leap-1A entry into service record nearly two months after delivery to the Turkish launch customer.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: MRJ readies for its ultimate test
Mitsubishi Aircraft is a Japanese company based in Nagoya, but its fate resides a three-hour drive west of Seattle, where most of the flight test campaign of the MRJ regional jet programme will occur.