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It's not only the young who suffer
Sir - I would like to sympathise with Christopher Stone and the difficulties he is encountering (Letters, Flight International, 20-26 August, P51), but I would like to put the older viewpoint. I am a 37-year-old professional person, wanting to fly commercially. Being driven, committed, enthusiastic and mature, I ...
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AIAA
E C "Pete" Aldridge has become the new president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He was president of the electronic-systems division of McDonnell Douglas until 1992 and has since been president of The Aerospace Corporation, a non-profit-making organisation dedicated to science and technology transfer. ...
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Meggitt
UK aerospace and electronics group Meggitt, of Wimborne, Dorset, has appointed Mike Farge managing director of its new subsidiary, Meggitt Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He was formerly group director of marketing. Richard Needham, a former Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry, is named a special ...
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Lufthansa
Dieter Heinen has been named senior vice-president for Northern and Eastern Europe at the Lufthansa Passenger Airline business unit, based in London, UK. He was previously senior vice-president for Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Claus Tilgner has become managing director of Lufthansa Shannon Turbine Technologies, the Irish subsidiary of ...
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Barnes
Cedric Beckett has been appointed president of Bristol, Connecticut-based components manufacturer Barnes Aerospace OEM and Advanced Fabrications. Before joining the Barnes Group in 1994, Barnes was with Hamilton Standard for eight years. Marian Acker-Quinn has been named group controller. She was formerly corporate manager of accounting. ...
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AIAA
John Bernard has been appointed vice-president of sales, eastern region, and Ted Malys vice-president of sales, central region, at US carrier American Trans Air (ATA). Bernard was previously director of transportation at Boston, Massachusetts-based TNT Vacations. Malys joined ATA in 1982 as regional sales manager. Source: ...
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Simcom
Tracy Brannon has become vice-president for training at US simulator-training firm Simcom International, of Orlando, Florida. She is succeeded by Thomas Evans as Orlando training-centre manager. He was formerly Pilatus PC-12 programme manager and Piper Navajo programme manager . Source: Flight International
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IBA
UK aviation consultancy the International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) has appointed Phil Seymour, formerly vice-president, technical at Exxtor, as director of technical services. He has also worked at British Airways, Dan-Air, Air Europe, Ambassador and Saudi Arabian Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Intertechnique pumps
British Aerospace Airbus has selected Intertechnique of France to supply the fuel boost and transfer pumps for the Airbus A320 family. Its mixed-flow, liquid-ring type pumps have a canister allowing removal without draining the aircraft's fuel tanks. Source: Flight International
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Orbital sensor
Orbital Sciences has been awarded a $5 million contract by the US Government to develop a next-generation ozone-monitoring sensor for satellites. Source: Flight International
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Guardian in China
Hughes has completed the testing and site acceptance of its Guardian flight and radar data-processing system at Chengdu, Guangzhou and Zhenzhou for the China United Airlines air-traffic-control system. The remaining sites, at Beijing, Chanchun, Fuzhou and Shenyang are due to be commissioned this month. Source: Flight ...
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Ametek interfaces
Ametek Aerospace Products of Pennsylvania is supplying signal-conditioning units to interface existing aircraft systems with the Honeywell advanced common flightdeck for Boeing's MD-10 upgrade of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. Ametek will also supply interface units to process signals from engine and nacelle sensors on the Bell Boeing 609 civil tilt-rotor. ...
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Orbital sensor
The US Early Bird commercial remote-sensing satellite will be launched into orbit by a Russian Start 1 rocket from the Svobodny Cosmodrome on 22 October. It will be the second launch from the new base in the country's eastern Amur region. The launch will be for EarthWatch, a joint venture ...
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ISS connector
The first of two pressurised mating adaptors (PMAs) for the International Space Station (ISS) have arrived at the NASA Kennedy Space Center. The Boeing PMA is a cone-shaped connector which will eventually serve as a passageway between the ISS' Node 1 and the Russian Functional Cargo Block. The PMA and ...
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Guardian in China
Arianespace has won a contract to launch the Koreasat 3 communications satellite in 1999. The Lockheed Martin craft will carry 46 Ka- and Ku-band transponders and will weigh 2,790kg at lift-off. The contract brings to 46 the number of satellites to be launched by Arianespace. Source: ...
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Dassault contracts
Dassault Aviation has signed an agreement with a second North American company for maintenance and servicing on its range of business jets. Garrett Aviation Services in Arizona will provide maintenance and parts over six years on new Falcon 50EX, 2000, 900B and 900EX models through its new Total Aircraft Service ...
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Two bell 407s for India
Bell Helicopter Textron has sold two Model 407s to Pawan Hans, India's state-owned helicopter company, bringing to three the total number of 407s sold in India to date. New Delhi-based Span Air took delivery of the Ìrst Allison 250-C47-powered aircraft in 1996. Source: Flight International
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Kamax delivery
Kaman Aerospace has delivered a K-MAX external lift helicopter to Bozeman, Montana-based Central Copters for use in logging operations in Montana and Idaho. The single-seat, single-turbine intermeshing-rotor helicopter can lift a maximum load of 2,700kg. Source: Flight International