Archive for April 1st, 2008
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April 1, 2008
New York’s Astronics Corporation has been selected to develop and supply the in-seat power system (ISPS) for the version of the TopSeries IFE system that Thales is manufacturing for the Boeing 787. Astronics is currently the sole supplier of ISPS for TopSeries.
TopSeries is designed to support AVOD entertainment, broadband communications including Internet access, and in-seat […]
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April 1, 2008
The companies offering onboard mobile phone have had to jump through every regulatory hoop in sight to prove that their services are safe. But now the concept has passed muster with some of the most demanding airlines and airworthiness bodies in the world, writes BRENDAN GALLAGHER, and the floodgates are ready to open.
Onboard cellphone took […]
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April 1, 2008
Visitors to the Flight stand can test their flying skills against other show attendees in the ‘Take Off Challenge Game’. The player who gains the highest score during the show will win an Apple MacBook.
You can practice by logging on to www.flightglobal.com/takeoffchallenge.
To celebrate 100 years of publishing the world’s first aerospace weekly magazine, Flight […]
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April 1, 2008
Airline staff may soon be greeting passengers in a uniquely designed ‘welcome area’ as Heath Techna launches the ‘Ful/Fil’ and Social Zone concept
The concept fuses aesthetic design, functionality and in-flight variation for the passenger while airlines look to diverse interior architecture. Industrial designer John Tighe says: “Airlines are increasingly looking at product differentiation and looking […]
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April 1, 2008
STG Aerospace is promoting its Wireless Emergency Primary Power System (WEPSS ) that it claims requires absolutely no maintenance and potential cost savings to the industry of up to a billion dollars a year.
Whereas present systems are typically using NiCad batteries, WEPSS uses a Lithium Sulphur Dioixide battery (LiSO2). These batteries are already used […]