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Hunting
The UK's Hunting Aviation, of Windsor, Buckinghamshire, has named Ian Blunt project director for its bid for the Royal Air Force replacement maritime-patrol aircraft. Blunt joined the company in 1993 from the RAF engineer branch. He moves from the Aircraft Engineering division to the Contract Services division. ...
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BAe
Michael Donovan has been appointed chief executive of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft. He was formerly chief executive of Avro International Aerospace, BAe's Woodford-based regional-jet operation, and takes responsibility for both Woodford and Jetstream Aircraft at Prestwick, Scotland. Mike O'Callaghan, formerly managing director of Jetstream, takes responsibility for BAe's negotiations with ...
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TRO learning
Carl Thompson has been promoted to vice-president of TRO Learning's aviation training division and managing director of TRO Learning (UK), its UK subsidiary, based at London Heathrow Airport. He takes over from John Murray, who will become corporate vice-president for product development in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Source: Flight International
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Mesaba
Mesaba Airlines, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has appointed Wayne Heller director of system operations control; Sandy Sturm becomes director of purchasing and contracts and Warren Wilkinson is named director of marketing and corporate communications. Heller, joins Mesaba from Business Express, Sturm was formerly with Express Airlines I and Wilkinson, is a ...
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AV solutions
Scott Gordon has become managing director of AvSolutions Asset Management, a subsidiary of Manassas, Virginia-based AvSolutions. He has more than 22 years experience in government, general and commercial aviation. Source: Flight International
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Air France
Etienne Rachou has been appointed general manager for the UK and Ireland at Air France. He succeeds Francois Lafaye, who returns to the head office in Paris. Source: Flight International
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Aviation services
VIP custom completion specialist International Aviation Services, of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Earl Parker director of production. He was most recently director of executive modifications at Associated Air Center. Rupert Hoenig becomes director of quality control and he, also, was most recently with Associated Air, as director of maintenance. ...
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Nordam
Andrew Altendorf has been named director of marketing and Bob Brooks director of sales at the FAA-approved repair station Nordam Repair division, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Altendorf was formerly marketing director of Nordam's Lori heat-transfer company and Brooks was most recently with Nordam Transparency. Source: Flight International
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AAR
Rick Townsend has joined Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based aerospace supplier and servicer AAR's overhaul and fixed-base operation, AAR Oklahoma, as vice-president for sales and marketing. He was most recently vice-president for marketing and sales at PEMCO World Air Services and, before that, he was vice-president for sales at FFV Aerotech. ...
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NASA
Wilbur Trafton, director of US space organisation NASA's Space Station programme for the past two years, has been named Associate Administrator for the Office Of Space Flight, taking on additional responsibility for the Space Shuttle programme. Trafton, a former US Navy captain, joined NASA in 1994. ...
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American West
America West Airlines, of Phoenix, Arizona, has appointed Edward Methot vice-president of flight operations. Before joining the carrier, Methot served for more than 30 years with United Airlines in operations management. Source: Flight International
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No loophole in UN Libyan sanctions
Sir - I refer to the article "UN Libyan sanctions may become tougher" (Flight International, 3-9 April, P6). The United Nations Security Council reviews its resolutions on Libya every four months, and has specifically regulated the operation in Libya of non-Libyan aircraft, which serve the oil industry. In ...
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Kiwi progress
Start-up New Zealand carrier Kiwi Travel International Airlines ended its first ten months of operation to the end of January, with better-than-forecast sales of NZ$13.5 million ($9 million), and profits of NZ$700,000. Kiwi began scheduled international services in August 1995, has carried more than 50,000 passengers between New Zealand and ...
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Volvo cautious
Volvo Aero improved its financial performance in 1995, helped by strong sales growth in its core military-engine business, but warns that it will have to adapt to defence cuts expected from the Swedish Parliament's defence review later this year. Overall, pre-tax profits virtually doubled, to SKr281 million ($41 million). Sales ...
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Spars flotation
Aviation Sales, which claims to be the world's largest aircraft-spares redistributor, has announced that it is to become a public company, with the sales of 3.25 million shares. The public offering is expected to raise nearly $76. The business had sales of $114 million in 1995. ...
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Turkish delight
THY Turkish Airlines has sold three Boeing 727s to private Turkish carrier Top Air Havacilik for $9 million and transferred a 727 to Kibris Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Northern Cyprus in which THY, has a 50% stake for $2.1 million. Source: Flight ...
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Code sharing
Aer Lingus and Delta Airlines will begin a code-share/blocked-space service on 1 May on the Irish carrier's daily Airbus A330 flights between New York and Shannon and Dublin. British Airways has agreed a code-sharing deal with America West on points served from Phoenix. The UK carrier starts a new service ...