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Airbus to establish first U.S.-based production facility
Airbus to establish first assembly line in United States In a major strategic announcement, Airbus said it will establish a manufacturing facility in the United States to assemble and deliver A320 Family aircraft. Located at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile, Alabama, it will be the company’s first U.S.-based production facility. The facility in Alabama will…
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Top Ten Wish List for the Perfect Plane
Skyscanner Reveals Most Wanted Features of Dream Aircraft A new survey of over 1000 passengers by leading global flight search site Skyscanner reveals what people actually want to find on their dream aircraft. Although the single most requested feature was capsule-style bunks (taking 20% votes), 26% of people wanted facilities to reduce noise and annoyance…
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On-board connectivity on Air France KLM
In-flight wifi. No more boring flights. Connect to the internet, send emails and SMS text messages during long-haul flights is now possible thanks to an experimental project that will be launched by Air France-KLM and Panasonic Avionics. On-board connectivity service will be tested in 2013 on two Boeing aircraft, one flying the Air France colors,…
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Delivery milestone for Nextant Aerospace’s 400XT business jet
Nextant Aerospace hits delivery milestone for 400XT Aircraft Nextant Aerospace on Schedule to Deliver 32 400XTs by End of 2012 Nextant Aerospace delivered its 10th production unit of the 400XT, the world’s only FAA-certified remanufactured business jet. The “N” registered aircraft was delivered to a private client that will operate the plane in a traditional…
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Luxury sale at British Airways
British Airways announced luxury sale British Airways has announced its forthcoming luxury sale which will offer holidaymakers massive savings on bookings made between June 7 and 14, 2012. The luxury flight and holiday sale offers savings of up to 60% in First and Business Class and on holiday packages based on various departures from…
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Emirates introduced world’s largest in-flight screens
Emirates has recently upgraded the hardware on its new Boeing 777 fleet to bigger, much wider, and digitally-enhanced screens for its winning inflight entertainment system ice (Information, Communication and Entertainment). Passengers will now be able to enjoy an award-winning entertainment with wider personal TV screens: 27-inch in First Class, 20-inch in Business Class and 12.1…