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Wolf stalks, unions resist
Frustrated by the lack of progress in labour negotiations and under pressure to cut costs, US Airways chairman and chief executive officer Stephen Wolf has launched an 'efficiency programme' that includes the ending of jet services to nine US cities, the grounding of 22 aircraft, and consolidation in maintenance and ...
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UK quick to labour point
The new UK government has put Washington to shame by moving rapidly to bring itself up to speed with the complex issues surrounding the proposed British Airways-American Airlines alliance and the related US-UK open skies discussions. Within a week of a landslide election victory for the Labour party ...
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Commission cuts hit the small guys
This year's decisions by five US majors to cut commissions for on-line travel bookings in half could result in the collapse of smaller on-line travel agents, leaving this potentially lucrative market in the hands of three major companies. Northwest was the first carrier to cut the commission paid for on-line ...
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Will A3XX ever get off the ground?
Sir - From studying the European Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) 66 Notice of Proposed Amendment, I would like to put forward a comment. For maintenance engineers who already hold technical qualifications and experience equal to, or greater than, the knowledge required by the Joint Aviation Authorities for the ...
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Should licence rules be adapted?
Sir - From studying the European Joint Aviation Requirements (JAR) 66 Notice of Proposed Amendment, I would like to put forward a comment. For maintenance engineers who already hold technical qualifications and experience equal to, or greater than, the knowledge required by the Joint Aviation Authorities for the ...
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The pros and cons of retiring at 65
Sir - The US Federal Aviation Administration has tried to increase the retirement age for US airline captains from 60 to 65, but its efforts were rejected by the self-interest of the US Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), which cannot be truly representative of experienced US pilots' views, as a high ...
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Pratt & Whitney
Carole Sharpe has been appointed vice-president of communications at US aero-engine manufacturer United Technologies. Source: Flight International
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East Midlands
John Spooner, deputy managing director of the UK's East Midlands Airport, is to assume responsibilty for running the airport, following the move by Terry Lovett to airport owner National Express. Source: Flight International
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Global Hawk
Charles Hashem has been named vice-president of the Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Tier II Plus Strategic business unit, of San Diego, California. He was formerly with Lockheed Martin Tactical Communication Systems, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Source: Flight International
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R-R
Rolls-Royce RB.211 engineer Vic Szewczyk and UK Civil Aviation Authority surveyor Peter Leech display UK approval certificates for the RB.211-524G/H-T aero-engine, designed for operation in the Boeing 747-400, following the award of a certificate of type approval which was granted by theUK Civil Aviation Authority in mid-May. ...
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Cool Condor
German charter carrier Condor has selected cockpit sunshades from Lyon, France- based RBE for its Boeing 757-300s. The retractable Kapton sunshades reduce heat, glare and ultra-violet rays and are fitted on the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777. Source: Flight International
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FMS/GPS ready
Rockwell-Collins has completed certification flight-testing of its FMS-4200 flight-management system on the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet. The system enables satellite-based non-precision approaches when coupled to Collins' GPS-4000 sensor. The GPS-4000 has been certificated in the Saab 2000, which is equipped with Collins' FMS-4100. Source: Flight International
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Flightspares Lords it
UK spares stockist and distributor Flightspares, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has linked with the Lord Corporation to provide an after-sales service to operators of the Pilatus Britten-Norman Islander, and the Shorts range of aircraft, including the 330/360 and Skyvan. Brian Studley, Lord senior marketing engineer, says that the new tie-up offers ...
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Flight engineers needed on board
Sir - I agree with Alan Mason on the need for a flight engineer (Flight International, 26 March-1 April) - perhaps not so much for the reasons he gave, but for those of crew resource. - the engineer is responsible to the fleet's chief engineer, not the chief ...