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Eurocopter turns round business
After four years of heavy losses, Franco-German helicopter group Eurocopter has reported a turnaround in its fortunes in 1996, with Fr12.24 billion ($2.21 billion)-worth of orders for the year - an increase of 75% over 1995, with 228 civil and military helicopters (along with 80 used machines) sold. ...
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Westland flies mission Merlin
GKN Westland flew the first fully mission-equipped Westland/Agusta EH101 Merlin anti-submarine-warfare helicopter, RN02, on 14 January, providing a welcome fillip to the considerably delayed project. The flight-test programme has been severely curtailed over the past six months because of an incident with prototype number seven (PP07) in August 1996. Westland ...
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Air Littoral orders more Regional Jets, evaluates CRJ-X
Air Littoral has signed a $133 million deal with Bombardier Aircraft for seven Regional Jets, with options on a further five. The Montpellier, France-based regional airline is also seriously evaluating the stretched 70-seat Bombardier CRJ-X regional jet. All seven aircraft, which are in addition to the nine Regional ...
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Ministry places launch order for Beriev Be-200
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations has placed an order with the Beta-Air consortium for seven Beriev Be-200 jet amphibians.The aircraft will be built at the APKSukhoi Irkutsk plant. Along with Irkutsk and Beriev, the Beta-Air consortium also includes Swiss financier ILTA Trade. The order is a further success ...
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MDHS' MD 600N troubles increase
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems (MDHS) is meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration to discuss design and certification options following another crash of an MD 600N on 18 January during the flight-test programme. The eight place helicopter should have received FAA certification by mid-December 1996, despite earlier delays ...
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A3XX ream grows
Belairbus of Belgium and Fokker Aviation of the Netherlands have signed memoranda of understanding with Airbus to join the study phase of the A3XX project. Source: Flight International
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Taiwan frieght
FedEx has reached agreement with Taiwan to build its own express freight transhipment centre at Taipei's CKS International Airport. Source: Flight International
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Air Transat L-1011-500S
The second of two ex-TAP Air Portugal L-1011 TriStar 500s was delivered in mid-January to Canadian-based charter operator Air Transat under a deal brokered by Fortis Aviation. Air Transat operates services on behalf of tour company, Globespan and will use the TriStars on non-stop services to Europe alongside its current ...
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Emergency exits: no new dangers
Sir - I refer to the last paragraph in the article "Emergency-exit changes foreshadowed" (Flight International, 18-31 December, 1996, P12). The UK Civil Aviation Authority requires (not recommends, as stated) operators to ensure that Type III exit row seats are allocated only "-to passengers who appear capable of ...
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Does the USA have worldwide rights?
Sir - I read with interest Capt de Piednoir's letter "Déja vu with age-60-years ruling" (Flight International, 8-14 January, P37), about a US Federal Appeals Court panel ruling on whether the US Federal Aviation Administration can continue to bar pilots aged 60 years old from commanding US passenger aircraft. The ...
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Air France
François Bachelet has been appointed chief operating officer of Air France Cargo, taking over functions previously held by Sten Grotenfelt. Bachelet, who joined the company in 1965, was previously vice-president of development and a former chief executive of Sodexi, the express-freight subsidiary of Air France. Source: ...
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Hispano-Suizo
Jean-Luc Doublet has become vice-president and general manager of the aeronautical-equipment division at Snecma company Hispano-Suiza of Spain, replacing Emeric d'Arcimoles. Doublet joined Snecma in 1976, and was most recently deputy vice-president and controller of Snecma Manufacturing, a position he had held since 1994. Source: Flight ...
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Cathay Pacific
Henry Fan, managing director of Citic Pacific, has been appointed to the non-executive position of deputy chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways. Capt Ken Barley has been named director of flight operations, succeeding Capt Gerry Clemmow, who retired at the end of 1996. Barley also replaces Clemmow on the Cathay Pacific ...
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Boeing
Larry Bishop, vice-president of investor relations at Boeing, of Seattle, Washington, has become vice-president of communications and investor relations. He takes over the duties of Harold Carr, vice-president of public relations and advertising, who is to retire. Source: Flight International
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Rolls-Royce
Herb Franck has been named director of airline marketing at Rolls-Royce Inc, of Reston, Virginia, the US arm of the UK aero-engine manufacturer. He replaces Martin Blain, who has returned to the UK. Franck has held a variety of sales and marketing positions with Rockwell International, Gulfstream Aerospace, British Aerospace ...
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China Airlines
China Airlines has re-organised its corporate structure, reducing the number of its vice-presidents to three. Chang Liang Shih becomes vice-president, administration; Sandy Liu, vice-president, commercial; and Ting Tien-ping, vice-president, technical. Source: Flight International
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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, 8-15 January). 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 ...
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Bell aims for double success with new light twin
BELL HOPES TO emulate the success of the 407 with its new light twin-turbine helicopter, the Model 427. At just under $2 million, the price goal is even more challenging than that for the 407, because the 427 is essentially an all-new aircraft. The 427 will be certificated simultaneously to ...
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AlliedSignal wins $100 million APU/avionics deal
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has selected AlliedSignal Aerospace to supply auxiliary-power units (APUs) and avionics for up to 80 Airbus Industrie A320s which the US leasing company plans to buy, in a deal worth around $100 million. The agreement means that GECAS is likely to be one ...
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Meggitt to equip VC10s for RVSM
Meggitt Avionics has won a contract to supply solid-state liquid-crystal-display altimeters and air-data computers to enable Vickers VC10 transports of the Royal Air Force to meet North Atlantic reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM), which are to be implemented this year. The first of 35 shipsets will be delivered to prime contractor ...