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DEFENCE Boeing poised to fly first 767 AWACS GUY NORRIS/SEATTLE THE FIRST Boeing 767-200 airframe to be used as an air borne warning and control system (AWACS) platform is to be flown this month from Seattle to Boeing Defense and Space's Wichita, Kansas, site for modification. The aircraft is the first of four ordered by the Japanese Gov ernment since November 1993. In Wichita, the airline-standard 767 will be structurally strength ened around the aft upper-fuse lage section to take the support struts for the Westinghouse APY- 2 surveillance radar. "There will also be significant modifications to the electrical power generation and distribution system and the general interior," says programme manager, Joe Madden. The air craft's General Electric CF6- 80C2 engines will be specially modified with a new generator system and altered nacelle. The first 767 AWACS, com plete with radome, will be returned to Boeing Field, Seattle, for tests in the first quar ter of 1996. Madden says that the aircraft will undergo joint certification testing by the US Federal Aviation Administration (airworthiness) and the US Air Force (mission systems). The second AWACS, which Boeing will start building in February 1995, will be a dedicated mission-test airframe. The first two AWACS will be delivered to 767 AWACS due to start out soon en route to land of t Japan in 1998 with the remaining two due to be handed over the fol lowing year. Further 767 AWACS orders from Japan remain a possibility, says Madden. Other possible customers include Saudi Arabia, SoutJi Korea and Italy, the latter "probably the furthest away", he adds. The UK, Canada and Italy are "expressing interest" in a tanker/transport version of the Boeing 767 says Mike Boyce, director of business development at the company's Military Airplane division. "We're market ing the 767 tanker/transport with the AWACS," says Boyce, who indicates that interest has also been shown by South Korea and Singapore. As part of potential military 767 sales of up to 60 over the next five to seven years, Boyce says that Japan is "giving serious considera tion to tankers in its next five-year defence plan". Boeing has also made a proposal on the aircraft to Saudi Arabia. Closer to home, Boeing is gearing up to offer the 767 to the US Government as a replace ment for the VC-137 (707) VIP transport fleet. • C Gerhard Gepp/Capital 12/1993 "Pull the strings - become a part-time airline executive" Managing an Airline in a Simulated Reality For airline pilots a red warning alarm signals potential mistakes during their simulated flight training. Managers acknowledge their mistakes when their balance sheets tumble Why not avoid such mistakes with simulation training for managers? Lufthansa Consulting offers managers and future managers to experience the consequences of managerial decisions in a simulated reality. • From February 6 to 9,1995 the next seminar called "GAMS - General Airline Management Simulation" will take place at the Lufthansa Training Center in Seeheim, near Frankfurt. Four years of airline management are simulated over the 3 % day seminar an realistic view into the details of airline management in a competitive market. • GAMS sharpens management skills through detailed feedback and market analysis, and • enables the participants to develop an understanding of interconnecting management decisions. Interested? Please contact us. We will gladly give you more detailed information Lufthansa Consulting G Phone 221/8899 672 Fax 221/8899660 lansa Consulting FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 16 - 22 November 1994 19
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