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Cathay Pacific Airways selects Rockwell Collins’ new visual system for A350 XWB flight simulator

Cathay Pacific Airways has selected Rockwell Collins’ new visual system that combines the JVC Kenwood VS2500 laser-hybrid projector with Rockwell Collins’ industry-leading EP-8000 image generator. The new visual system will be installed on the airline’s first Airbus A350 XWB full flight simulator this month in Hong Kong. The VS2500 projector brings together the new extended

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Honeywell provides Dassault Falcon 5X with new cockpit technologies that enhance safety, reduce fuel costs

Honeywell Aerospace is supplying its advanced Primus Epic cockpit technologies to Dassault’s newly unveiled Falcon 5X. Primus Epic’s latest enhanced features have been customized for Dassault’s EASy III cockpit. The new plane combines safety, performance and new capabilities while achieving the lowest fuel consumption in its category. “Dassault wanted to create one of the most

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Australia flies RAAF’s first C-17 equipped with Advanced Network Access

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flew its first Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built C-17A Globemaster III equipped with a new advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) and imagery display system, providing the flight crew and passengers with unprecedented situational awareness. Boeing installed the high-speed SATCOM system to support the RAAF’s ‘Plan Jericho,’ an initiative to transform the Australian

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Healthy April passenger demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for April showing robust demand growth compared to April 2014. Total revenue passenger kilometers rose 5.9%. April capacity increased by 6.1%, and load factor slipped 0.1 points to 79.4%. Domestic demand grew by 7.2%, outpacing international demand which grew by 5.2% compared to April

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Frontier Airlines selects SkyPaxxx interior repairs X3 lease return solution

Frontier Airlines, Denver’s hometown airline, has selected SkyPaxxx Interior Repairs, a fast growing aircraft seating and interior repair station, to manage all aircraft seating for leased A319 and A320 currently in their fleet under an exclusive agreement. The comprehensive X3 Solution provided by SkyPaxxx covers Logistics, Refurbishment, and Modification of up to 49 sets of

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A400M crash blamed on three frozen engines reveals Airbus

On May 9th, 2015 an Airbus Group SE A400M military cargo plane crashed just outside Seville, Spain, shortly after take-off, killing four of the six test flight crew on board. Subsequent to thorough examination of events by Spanish air accident investigators, it has been confirmed by Airbus that the accident is believed to have been

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PPG to acquire specialty coatings and materials manufacturer Cuming Microwave

PPG Industries has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Cuming Microwave Corporation based in Avon, Massachusetts, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cuming-Lehman Chambers, based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cuming Microwave is a global supplier of specialty coatings

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