House of cards won’t be accommodated by new standard
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Author Archives: Mary Kirby
Embraer gave great freedom to E2 cabin designer, and it shows
FARNBOROUGH: Embraer this week unveiled its E-Jets E2 cabin at the Farnborough air show, immediately impressing onlookers with a unique stag... Continue Reading
New Airbus A320 partition is more than meets the eye
FARNBOROUGH: These days, the Farnborough Air Show is perhaps best known as a venue where airframers announce major aircraft program updates,... Continue Reading
Two, three or four; it could make all the difference
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A380 delays come as galley engineering constraint is apparent
Conspicuous in its absence at the Farnborough air show this week is Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380, the spring delivery of which was delay... Continue Reading
Boeing 777 antennas not impacted by AD to address cracking: FAA
A now well publicized FAA Airworthiness Directive that addressed cracking in the fuselage skin beneath a Boeing 777 satcom adapter has nothi... Continue Reading
Air New Zealand confirms
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Will WestJet’s widebody ambitions include business class?
Now that WestJet has officially declared its plans to operate widebody aircraft starting in late 2015, curiosity is growing over how the air... Continue Reading
ANZ provisions 787-9 for connectivity
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New Boeing-made 737 Space Bins make A320 cabin look dated
In a move that creates an even starker contrast between the cabin interior options on offer for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 narrowbodies, Boe... Continue Reading
Monarch on verge of unveiling wireless IFE plan; talks fixed recline
UK operator Monarch Airlines will “imminently” announce plans to introduce wireless inflight entertainment on board its short-haul aircraft,... Continue Reading
Management reshuffle comes at delicate time
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South African among airlines testing real-time transactions in-flight
It’s not widely known by the traveling public that most point of sale (POS) devices used to transact food/beverage and retail sales on board... Continue Reading
Lufthansa rolls out RAVE and wireless IFE
Two years after being announced as the 10th airline customer for The IMS Company’s RAVE IFE solution in June 2012, Lufthansa says approximat... Continue Reading
Some start-up airlines in Africa look promising
Last week we offered up Shakeel Adam’s thoughts on some newly announced start-up airlines in the Americas. As managing director at AVIADO Pa... Continue Reading
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