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Looking at accident causes
Sir - I take issue with the statement in the article "Sparks ßy over TWA 800" (Flight International, 16-22 July, P12) that "-the FAA has so far failed to adopt fuel safety recommendations issued by the NTSB [US National Transportation Safety Board]". The article also states that "-the NTSB still ...
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Modern Magyar
Tamas Erdei has led a personal crusadeto modernise Hungarian ATC Julian Moxon/Budapest Hungary, today, is often cited as a shining example of how a former communist-controlled East European country has rapidly adapted to Western European ways. The aviation sector has been no exception. ...
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Military helicopters
The military helicopter arena continues to be a case of too many cooks chasing a limited amount of kitchen space: the market is oversubscribed with suppliers battling for too few buyers. Just when it appeared some progress towards rationalisation was taking place - the acquisition of McDonnell Douglas ...
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Trimble
Doug Merrill has been appointed managing director of global-positioning-system company Trimble Europe, of Hampshire in the UK, the European base of Sunnyvale, California-based Trimble. Merrill, formerly director of sales for precise positioning and navigation, replaces Mike Coles, who will focus on business development at Trimble. Paul Theaker, director of finance, ...
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RAF strike command
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Allison (right) joined Headquarters Strike Command at Royal Air Force High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief and Commander Allied Forces Northwestern Europe, at an informal ceremony at the headquarters on 25 July. He succeeds Air Chief Marshal Sir William Wratton (left), who is to ...
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Emery
International freight carrier Emery Worldwide, of Palo Alto, California, has appointed Peter Quantrill vice-president international. He succeeds Chutta Ratnathicam, who was recently named senior vice-president and chief financial officer of Emery's parent CNF Transportation. Before joining Emery, Quantrill was with freight carrier UPS. Source: Flight International
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MDC wins Thor 3 launch for Delta
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has been awarded a contract from Telenor of Norway to launch its Thor 3 communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit in June 1998 aboard a Delta 2 booster, pictured launching the global-positioning system GPS 2R satellite on 23 July (Flight International, 6-12 August). The Thor 3 is ...
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Spacehab aims for ISS cargo work
Tim Furniss/LONDON Spacehab, which supplies the pressurised equipment-carrying module for the Space Shuttle, is working on a lightweight, unpressurised Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) unit designed to provide a commercial cargo service to the International Space Station (ISS). The ICC will carry up to 5,400kg of cargo ...
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Pegasus XL launches commercial OrbView 2 remote-sensing satellite
Orbital Sciences (OSC) air-launched the OrbView 2 commercial remote-sensing satellite aboard a Pegasus XL booster on 1 August. Images from the satellite will contribute towards a better understanding of the Earth's carbon cycle processes and their effect on global-warming trends. The 146kg OrbView 2 carries a Hughes Electronics ...
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Single-engined flight correction
Sir - I was angered by the addition of something which I would not have written in my letter headed "UK CAA and single-engined flights" (Flight International, 23-29 July, P40). I did not, and would never have, written that Mr Crowe "-asked to operate under Joint Aviation Requirements ...
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TRW
Robert Strickler has been named vice-president and general manager at Cleveland, Ohio-based electronics company TRW's intercontinental ballistic-missile prime- integration programme. He is now president and general manager of the TRW Environmental Safety Systems unit. Source: Flight International
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Hamilton
United Technologies systems-manufacturing company Hamilton Standard, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has appointed Richard Burrell president of Dynamic Controls and vice-president of Flight Systems. Arthur Lucas is named vice-president of engineering. Mohammed Sattar becomes vice-president of propulsion systems and Joseph Triompo is appointed vice-president of engine controls and accessories. ...
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Sabreliner
Patrick Quinn has been named programme manager of the Eagle programme (which is a subcontract to Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems) at St Louis, Missouri-based maintainer and modifier Sabreliner. Source: Flight International
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Telephonics
Communications-systems supplier Telephonics of Farmingdale, New York, has appointed Charles (Chuck) Campbell director of business development, communication-systems division. He was formerly manager of business development for the company's Digital Airborne Communications Systems. Source: Flight International
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Signature
Bruce Van Allen has been promoted to executive vice-president and chief operating ofÌcer, with responsibility for overseeing operations, marketing and human resources at Signature Flight Support, of Orlando, Florida. He was formerly senior vice-president of operations. Blake Fish and Chuck Bobbitt have been appointed vice-presidents of operations, reporting to Van ...