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THAAD missile test is yet another dud
THE LOCKHEED Martin Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile failed on 15 July to destroy a simulated ballistic missile, the third misfire in three intercept attempts. The US Army says that, "-an intercept was not achieved" during the test, at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, ...
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Taiwan and Lockheed Martin sign C-130-co-operation deal
TAIWAN HAS SIGNED an industrial co-operation agreement with Lockheed Martin, worth close to $90 million, as part of its planned purchase of four new C-130H-30 transport aircraft. Lockheed Martin has proposed a range of projects to Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau. Areas of co-operation under discussion include assistance with ...
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Training in Brunei
Thomson Training and Simulation is to build a full-flight simulator for Royal Brunei Airlines. The simulator will be configured for the Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 767-300ER, but will be interchangeable with the Rolls-Royce RB.211-535-powered Boeing 757-200. Source: Flight International
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New Zealand offers
Kaman and Westland have submitted their best and final offers to meet New Zealand's requirement for anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, with a decision expected in March or April. Kaman is offering the SH-2G Seasprite, while Westland is offering the Super Lynx. Source: Flight International
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Smiths
William Turner has been promoted to vice-president for North American military marketing at technology company Smiths Industries Aerospace. A former US Army aviation colonel, Turner was most recently regional manager at Smiths' St Louis, Missouri, field office. Thomas Whipple becomes vice-president of finance for US defence business, based in Grand ...
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Eurocontrol
Henri Blunier has become director of the Brussels, Belgium-based Eurocontrol Institute of Air Navigation Services. He was put in charge of training Berne-based operational staff in 1991. Source: Flight International
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) has opened a commercial-aircraft marketing office in Sydney, Australia. It is to be headed by Thomas Epperson, who is appointed vice-president of commercial marketing for South Pacific operations. He has been with the US manufacturer for 30 years, in marketing, government contracts, finance, and as programme manager ...
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FlightSafety
Tim Fallon has been appointed to the newly created position of regional marketing manager for maintenance training by Flushing, New York-based FlightSafety International (FSI), based at Tucson, Arizona. He was previously an accounts manager at the FSI customer-support organisation at Flushing. Don Roney becomes manager of the FSI Learning Center ...
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United
John Pinkstone has been named regional sales manager for the Middle East, Sri Lanka and Pakistan for United Airlines' Atlantic division. Previously sales executive at London Heathrow Airport, he will be based at United's London Atlantic division headquarters. Source: Flight International
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Magellan
MAGELLAN Satellite-navigation company Magellan Systems, of San Dimas, California, has named Ralph Fisch national sales manager for aviation products. He was international sales manager with Garmin International. Bob Rutkowski becomes aviation regional sales manager. He was previously with global-positioning-system company Tropic Aero & Loran. Source: Flight ...
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Leasing power
Greenwich Air Services has won contracts worth more than $33 million to provide lessors of Airbus A300B4s owned by ING Aviation Lease with "cost-per-flight-hour" maintenance of General Electric CF6-50s, and to maintain Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds on Vanguard Airlines' Boeing 737-200s. Source: Flight International
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Socata gear change
Socata has developed a trailing-link landing gear for its fixed-gear TB9, TB10 and TB200 piston-single training aircraft, to reduce operating costs, improve ride quality and increase access to unimproved airstrips. Source: Flight International
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Japanese logger
Kyokuto Boeki Kaisha will hand over the first Kaman K-MAX for a Japanese customer on 10 July, following Japanese certification of the external-lift helicopter. Japan Royal will use the helicopter for heli-logging in the Yoshino area of Nara Prefecture. Source: Flight International
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Nigerian crash
All 12 people aboard a Gulfstream II business jet were killed on 20 June when it hit a mast on approach to Jos Airport, Nigeria. The aircraft was operated by NAMCO, a Dantata Group company. Source: Flight International
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Falcon service
Dassault Falcon Jet has authorised Kal-Aero Aircraft Service Center of Battle Creek, Michigan, to service Falcon business jets, including performing modifications to meet new reduced vertical-separation minima. Source: Flight International