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Speedwing
Ian Tunnacliffe has been appointed business manager of airline services for Speedwing. He will be responsible for the new passenger line of business. Tunnacliffe joins Speedwing from Madrid-based CRS Amadeus, where he was manager, airlines sales and service. Source: Flight International
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Singapore expands attack/transport rotary needs
Singapore intends to bolster its rotary-wing capabilities: it is evaluating new attack helicopters and plans the purchase of additional Boeing CH-47 Chinook transports. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is drawing up plans to evaluate and acquire a fleet of attack helicopters. It is now dispatching teams ...
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Mars probe may be to blame for failure
Tim Furniss/LONDON Russia's Mars '96 spacecraft plunged into the Earth's atmosphere on 17 November after its Proton D2 fourth stage failed to re-ignite in low-Earth parking orbit. It was the fifteenth Russian Mars failure in 18 launches since 1960. Even the other three flights were considered to be ...
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Cost disadvantage of quick access
Sir - I read the article "Fast data" (Flight International, 25 September-1 October, P2) with interest, as I managed the introduction of quick-access recorders (QARs) into Qantas. A key issue, not entirely addressed in the article, is the cost of data transmission from aircraft. This is particularly expensive ...
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Why make changes to UK licensing?
Sir - It was understood that the purpose of harmonisation of flightcrew licensing (FCL) within the European Union (EU) was to ensure a common technical standard and to issue pilots of all member states with the same European (not national) licence. The UK Civil Aviation Authority's policy is ...
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Air South
Air South, of Columbia, South Carolina, has appointed chairman, chief executive and president John Tague chairman, chief executive and president of its Kansas City-based low-price carrier, Vanguard Airlines. He will retain his positions at Air South, and will continue to be based in Columbia. Source: Flight ...
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Qantas
Australian national carrier Qantas has named Ross Keenan regional general manager for the UK and Ireland, based in London, UK. He will take up the position in early 1997, replacing Peter Roennfeldt, who will take up a senior position with Qantas following his two-year posting. Keenan, who is now the ...
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IATA
Dr Cheong Choong Kong, managing director and chief executive of Singapore Airlines, has been elected chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors. Nader Dahabi, president and chief executive of Royal Jordanian Airlines, is elected president of the 53rd IATA Annual General Meeting, to be held in ...
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Greenwich
Engine-repair and -overhaul company Greenwich Air Services, of Miami, Florida, has appointed Kelvin Kellaway to the board of its Greenwich Caledonian subsidiary operation, based in Prestwick, Scotland, UK. He is now director of customer satisfaction and quality at Lucas Aerospace, of Solihull, UK. Source: Flight International
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Falcon Jet
Dassault Falcon Jet, of Paramus, New Jersey, has promoted Jon Lax to director of service and maintenance engineering. He was formerly manager of special projects and, before that, he was a computer technical-support consultant, an aircraft broker, and chief pilot and flight-department manager for a US West Coast company. ...
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Honeywell
Walt McConnell has been named vice-president and general manager of Phoenix, Arizona-based Honeywell's Air Transport Systems. He replaces Don Schwanz, who will become president of Space and Aviation Control on 1 January, 1997. Replacing McConnell as vice-president and general manager of Defense Avionics Systems is Bob Marrah, who is at ...
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Servisair
Anthony Rowbotham has been appointed general manager for business development, overseas division, at Servisair, of Stockport, Cheshire, UK. Rowbotham, previously general manager for business development at London Luton Airport, will be based at London Heathrow Airport. Source: Flight International
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America West
America West Airlines, of Miami, Florida, has named Jeffrey Anderson station manager at Miami International Airport. Anderson was formerly managing director of Executive Airlines, an American Eagle affiliate, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier
The Bombardier Business Aircraft division of Montreal, Canada, has named Charles Garneau sales director, Canada, for Canadair Business Aircraft. He was formerly marketing director for the Amphibious Aircraft division. Mike Blouin and Richard Jamieson have been appointed field service representatives. Source: Flight International
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Saab aircraft
Michael Harrington has been appointed managing director of Saab Aircraft International, the UK subsidiary of the Swedish aerospace company. Harrington, formerly general manager of Italian independent carrier Alpi Eagles, succeeds Martin Craigs, who will move to Hong Kong to head Saab's Asia-Pacific activities. Source: Flight International
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Germany economy
Lufthansa has selected B/E Aerospace's Seating Products division to supply economy-class seats for four Boeing 747-400s, scheduled for delivery in 1997. The German flag carrier's fleet of 18 Airbus A340-200/300s is also equipped with Florida, USA-based B/E Aerospace's Innovator 1 seats. Source: Flight International
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BAe chooses IBM
British Aerospace Defence Military Aircraft division has placed an $18 million order for IBM's ProductManager product data management system, for use with CATIA computer-aided-design software. The ProductManager's initial application will be for the Eurofighter EF2000 programme, followed by the Nimrod 2000 project. Source: Flight International
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Austrian ODS
Siemens Air Traffic Management is to supply an Operational Display System to Austro Control, which is responsible for air-traffic-control services in the Vienna Flight Information Region. The $30 million contract marks the fourth phase of a five-phase modernisation programme at the centre, and covers the supply of advanced, high-definition, colour ...