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Eurowings introduces A319
The first of three Airbus A319s was delivered to Eurowings on 27 January, at the Daimler-Benz plant at Hamburg-Finkenwerder, in Germany, where the aircraft are assembled. The three CFM International CFM56-5B-powered aircraft, which were ordered in April 1996, will be configured to seat 142 passengers in a single-class, high-density layout. ...
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Braathens boosts 737 fleet with -700 order
Braathens SAFE's all-Boeing 737 fleet is set to be boosted, with the leading Norwegian private airline placing orders for six 737-700s, and taking options on a further ten aircraft. Braathens will take delivery of its first two aircraft in July and August 1998, with the remaining deliveries scheduled ...
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Germany clears Cityline HUGS for manual Category IIIa landings
The German federal aviation agency LBA has granted Lufthansa CityLine operational approval to make manual Category IIIa instrument landings with the head-up guidance system (HUGS)fitted in the carrier's Canadair Regional Jets (CRJs). CityLine is the first carrier in Germany to receive this clearance for its Flight Dynamics-built HUGS, ...
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Two African regionals suffer fatal crashes
An Air Senegal British Aerospace 748 Mk2A crashed just after take-off from Tambacounda, Senegal on 1 February, killing three crew and 20 passengers aboard. The flight-data recorder and cockpit-voice recorder have been recovered, and representatives of the manufacturer and the type certificating authority, the UK Civil Aviation Authority, ...
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Croatia starts fleet renewal with Airbus order
Croatia Airlines has placed an order to buy six Airbus A319s in a move towards a complete renewal and expansion of its fleet. The airline has also placed options on six aircraft, which can be taken up as any type in the A320 family. No engine choice has yet been ...
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Airbus fits switch guards after A340 hydraulic incident
Following an incident involving a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus Industrie A340 over Australia, the aircraft manufacturer says that it is to put switch-guards over engine hydraulic-valve controls in the A340 cockpit. Sudden pitch changes caused by an incorrect switch selection by the crew injured 11 people, according to ...
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Cameras provide more information
Sir - I would like to clarify some statements attributed to me in the article "Caught on camera" (Flight International, 1-7 January, P35). DM Aerospace is concentrating on the use of internal and external video cameras as airliner-safety enhancements. We have developed an aircraft video flight recorder in ...
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Doppler for the next millenium
Sir - I was interested to read the letter from A H Thomas on the global-positioning system (Flight International, 8-14 January, P37). About 20 years ago, I worked on the UK commutated Doppler system and patented a Doppler microwave-landing system (MLS) in 1981. This Doppler MLS provides an ...
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Why no simulators for ground staff?
Sir - I believe that there should be some form of simulator or fixed-base trainer instruction and testing of ground engineers who perform daily engine power runs in expensive aircraft. Why do we place such emphasis on training pilots and flight engineers and yet ignore the needs of ...
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IBAC
The US International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), of Frederick, Maryland, has elected new officers. Dennis Green, flight-department manager of Imperial Oil of Canada, becomes chairman; Brian Humphries, managing director of Shell Aircraft UK, is vice-chairman; Jose Eduardo Brandao, director of the Business Aviation Association of Brazil, is appointed treasurer; and ...
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Advanced Aerospace
UK trade minister Anthony Nelson (right) presents a £70,000 ($115,000) cheque to James Churchill, vice-chairman of Advanced Aerospace, to help boost exports to the USA. Advanced Aerospace is a new joint venture established under the UK's Department of Trade and Industry's Partnership Marketing Initiative by five UK companies aiming to ...
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Hughes
Robert Dumais has been appointed a vice-president of Hughes Aircraft, of Reston, Virginia, and will serve as a senior vice-president of Hughes Information Technology Systems business. He was formerly director of the Imagery System Acquisition and Operations Directorate at the US National Reconnaissance Office. Source: Flight ...
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Global
David Sheehan has become chief executive of business-aircraft charterer Global Aviation of Singapore. He was formerly general manager for aircraft services with Mobil, and has served as treasurer and vice-chairman of the US National Business Aircraft Association. Source: Flight International
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BFGoodrich
Mark Robertson has been named director of sales and marketing, eastern region, of the Component Services division of BFGoodrich Aerospace, of Everett, Washington. Robertson, with BFGoodrich for nearly five years, was most recently a director of maintenance for the Transport Repair and Maintenance division. Source: Flight ...
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Northwest
Simon Parr has become marketing manager for the UK and Ireland and Nina Gopal is the new manager for leisure markets at Northwest Airlines' Crawley, Sussex, UK, office. Parr was formerly pricing manager for the airline's Germany/France transatlantic routes, and Gopal was previously UK sales co-ordinator. Chris Edwards becomes co-ordinator, ...
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AI(R)
Jean-Michel Leonard has become president of Aero International (Regional) (AI(R)) Marketing in Washington DC, and not of Toulouse-based AI(R) as stated (People, Flight International, 8-14January). Patrick Gavin, who became chief executive of AI(R) at the Toulouse headquarters in July 1996, remains in that position. Leonard replaces Alain Beodin, who now ...
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Keith Dougan
Keith Dougan, who died on 5 December, 1996, influenced the flightdecks and cockpits of many aircraft, most recently in his position as operational advisor at UK-based avionics company Smiths Industries. He played a major role in defining the flight-instrument and control-panel formats for products ranging from head-up displays to electronic ...
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Buffalo de-icing
Process Technologies has entered into a joint venture with general-aviation company Prior Aviation Services to operate its first InfraTek infra-red de-icing system at Greater Buffalo International Airport, New York. Source: Flight International
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Avemco bought out
Leading US general-aviation aircraft insurer Avemco is to be acquired for $230 million by HCC Insurance Holdings, which operates in the international aviation market. Source: Flight International