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GENE picked for C-141
Honeywell-made global-positioning-system enhanced navigation equipment (GENE) has been selected by Chrysler Technologies Airborne Systems for an upgrade to the US Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-141 control and display equipment. The Honeywell GENE is based on a system developed for the C-130J. Source: Flight International
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The CAA is targeting New Zealand's poor general-aviation safety record
Aviation morale in New Zealand is sky high, with Air New Zealand among the beneficiaries of economic reform Paul Phelan/Auckland To the casual observer, New Zealand may appear to be the poor relation of its neighbour, Australia. Nothing could be further from the truth, particularly in ...
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Lifting the siege of Sarajevo
A key objective of Operation Deliberate Force was to force the Bosnian Serbs to lift the siege of Sarajevo by re-opening the city's airport for humanitarian-aid flights run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Two days after the end of the NATO bombing on 15 ...
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Tanker success
NATO air commanders were quick to praise the contribution of Allied air-to-air refueling tankers, to the success of Operation Deliberate Force. "Without the tankers it wouldn't have happened," says one US commander. Tankers in three countries from four air forces supported Operation Deliberate Force. The USAF drafted in ...
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Garmin launch
Garmin International has introduced panel-mounted navigation/communication systems combining a global-positioning-system receiver with a 760-channel VHF transceiver - the visual-flight-rules GNC 250 and the instrument-flight-rules GNC 350. Source: Flight International
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Hughes introduces high-power satellite
HUGHES SPACE and Communications' new HS 702 high-power, high-capacity spacecraft will use high-efficiency gallium-arsenide solar cells, providing up to 11kW of power to a 1,000kg payload, which could include up to 90 transponders. The first HS-702 will be the Galaxy X satellite, to be launched in 1998. Source: ...
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Canadian ends Shanghai
Canadian Airlines International has dropped its service from Vancouver to Shanghai via Beijing, citing "huge" losses. Twice weekly Vancouver-Beijing flights will continue. Source: Flight International
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DASA is being forced to contract again as it struggles to return a profit
Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH IT HAS BEEN a bad year for Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA). After having hopes of profits dashed by the low dollar exchange rate, leading to a record DM1.6 billion ($1.14 billion) first-half loss, the company has now raised the axe over nearly 9,000 jobs and at least ...
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MD600N flight
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter System plans to fly the second MD600N single-turbine, no tail-rotor, helicopter in November. Certification and first deliveries are planned for the third quarter of 1996. The second aircraft will represent the final configuration, with six-bladed main rotor, digitally controlled Allison 250-C47 engine and larger fuel tank. ...
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Safety certification
The British Aerospace (Systems and Equipment) SCR500 range of digital cockpit voice and combined voice/data recorders has received ED55/ED56A crash-protection certification from the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The approval means SCR500 recorders can be incorporated in any aircraft on the UK register, and BASE expects similar approvals from other aviation ...
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Bell
Fred Hubbard, senior vice-president commercial and military business, is to consolidate sales efforts at manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron, of Fort Worth, Texas, including those to the US Government, under a streamlining of the company's marketing activities. Jim Rogers, formerly executive director of customer support, is promoted to vice-president for programme ...
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Community Express
Left to right are, Chris Calvert, Community Express chief pilot, Jay Hughes, cabin attendant; Roy Steptoe, chief executive, Community Express Airlines; and Alan Street, business-development director, Birmingham International Airport. The UK start-up recently took delivery of its first Shorts 360-300, putting the aircraft into service between Birmingham and London on ...
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In-Flight phone
George Sutton has been appointed executive vice-president in charge of company-wide operations and engineering at In-Flight Phone, of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. He was formerly director of engineering for MCI Communications. Source: Flight International
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Aloha
Hawaiian airline Aloha has promoted James King, who was formerly, staff vice-president, to vice-president of planning and development. Terry Smith moves from staff vice-president of quality assurance and engineering, to vice-president of maintenance and engineering. Stephanie Ackerman, formerly director of corporate communications, becomes staff vice-president for corporate communications. ...
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Dassault
Ron Velivis has been named director of technical support at Dassault Falcon Jet, of Paramus, New Jersey. He replaces Ray Villano, who has retired. Velivis, who has held positions with Cessna Aircraft and Ronson Aviation, was most recently Dassault Falcon Jet's manager for service network administration. Source: Flight ...