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AAAE/IAAE
Spencer Dickerson, executive vice-president of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), has been named executive of AAAE affiliate the International Association of Airport Executives (IAAE). Will James, the AAAE's director of accreditation and training, becomes IAAE managing director for Canadian affairs. Source: Flight International
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US Airways
US Airways, of Arlington, Virginia, has appointed Fred Poole vice-president of heavy maintenance, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was formerly general manager of the United Airlines maintenance centre, based at Indianapolis, Indiana. Source: Flight International
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Deutshe BA
Philip Saunders has been appointed head of marketing and sales for British Airways' German subsidiary, Deutsche BA. Saunders has worked for British Airways since 1990, with responsibility for the development and marketing of various BA routes into Central and Eastern Europe, holding the posts of district manager in St Petersburg ...
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AXA Global
Jean Masse has become director of the aviation division of France's Paris-based AXA Group, which specialises in large commercial and international risks. Source: Flight International
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Water-guard support
International Water-Guard Industries, of Vancouver, Canada, has received a letter of intent from Bombardier covering use of its next-generation NPS-A3 on-board water-treatment system on the Global Express business jet. The system, which sterilises water using ultra-violet light, will be available from mid-1998. Source: ...
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Saudi repair deal
Westport, Connecticut-based National Airmotive has won a three-year, $21 million contract to overhaul Royal Saudi Air Force light turbine-engines, mainly Allison 250s and Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6Ts. Source: Flight International
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CSC Australia
Computer Sciences' (CSC) Australian subsidiary has won a A$50 million ($36.5 million) contract to develop and integrate the simulation and mission-planning software for the Australian Navy's Kaman Super SeaSprite helicopters and to produce an operation al flight trainer. Source: Flight International
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Brazil space work
Aerospatiale has been selected by Brazilian space agency research institute INPE to develop the $4 million optical section for the CIMEX observation instrument, due to fly on the Space Shuttle in 1998. Aerospatiale will also develop the optical instrument for the next generation of Sino-Brazilian remote-sensing satellites for INPE. ...
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India aids Airbus
Software which allows design engineers working with the CADDS 5 computer-aided design system to calculate automatically composite-laminate thicknesses to meet loading requirements has been developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency of India, Airbus Industrie and ComputerVision. Source: Flight International
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Boeing JSF ready to go
Boeing has passed the initial design-review on its Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept-demonstration programme, clearing the way for fabrication and assembly of two X-32 demonstrators for flight tests beginning in 1999. Source: Flight International
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F/A-18E/F at 1,500h
Flight testing of the Boeing F/A-18E/F has passed 1,500h and is approaching 1,000 flights. Seven aircraft are in flight testing at the US Navy's Patuxent River, Maryland, test centre. Various external-stores configurations are being flight tested and ground testing is under way. Source: Flight International
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Orbital in TBM deal
OrbitalSciences has received a $27 million US Air Force contract to provide suborbital target vehicles for flight tests of the US Navy Theater Wide ballistic-missile interceptor. The target vehicles will be based around Minuteman I second-stage motors. Source: Flight International
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Egyptian Chinook
The US Department of Defense intends to offer Egypt four additional Boeing CH-47D Chinooks, spare and repair parts, support equipment and training worth about $149 million. Source: Flight International
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USAF C&C agency
The US Air Force has created the Air Space Command and Control Agency to develop a programme to control configurations and modernise command centres in the USAF. Creation of the agency lifts command and control to weapon-system status. Source: Flight International
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Latin two-step
TAP Air Portugal and Transbrasil have signed a co-operation agreement involving a range of services, including optimisation of operational resources, joint provision of passenger-handling services and joint programming of air services. In another move involving a Latin American carrier, American Airlines has agreed an alliance with LanChile. The deal covers ...
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Overhaul start-up
Rolls-Royce and Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering have officially opened their new engine-overhaul joint venture for business. Hong Kong Aero Engine Services' new $130 million centre in Tseung Kwan O will specialise in the overhaul and repair of R-R RB.211-524, -535, Trent 700/800 and International Aero Engines V2500 family. ...
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737-800 for Turkey
Turkish charter carrier Pegasus Airlines is reported to have signed a deal for the acquisition of a Boeing 737-800, for delivery in 1999. The carrier is also taking two more 737-400s in 1998. Source: Flight International
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Maintaining business
FLS Aerospace has won a contract from Air Europa to undertake C Checks on 17 Boeing 737-300/400s and three 757s between October 1997 and March 1998. Source: Flight International
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BA sells
British Airways is to sell the landing-gear overhaul unit of its components overhaul section to Hawker Pacific of California, USA, and expects to announce a buyer for its wheels and brakes overhaul unit in October. The sales form part of the airline's £1 billion ($1.5 billion) business-efficiency programme. ...