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Delta MD-11 flies Olympic torch
DELTA AIRLINES, OFFICIAL AIRLINE of the 1996 Olympic Games, has begun international flights with a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 painted in the Olympic colour scheme. A Boeing 767 is already in service on domestic flights decorated in the same scheme, which incorporates the official "torch" logo of the Games, to be ...
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Sextant smartens helicopter displays
SEXTANT AVIONIQUE is developing a high-resolution liquid-crystal multi-function display unit for helicopters, as part of the Avionique Nouvelle (AN) series suite of new-generation helicopter avionics it has designed in partnership with SFIM Industries. The SMD45H flight-control display system is due to be certificated in early 1997, says Paris, France-based Sextant. ...
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Sanders
Lockheed Martin Defence-Electronics Company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire, has named Steven Walker vice-president of operations. He was formerly director of the marine-traffic- management business at Lockheed Martin Ocean, Radar & Sensor Systems, of Syracuse, New York. Source: Flight International
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US Aerobatics
Boris Baird has been named manager of the US Aerobatic Team, taking over from Fred Peters, who is relocating to Anchorage, Alaska. Baird, a former US Air Force fighter pilot, held the position of manager of the 1994 US Aerobatic Team. Source: Flight International
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UNC
Component supplier and over-hauler UNC Accessory Services, of Annapolis, Maryland, has appointed Craig Huston vice-president of sales and marketing He was most recently with aero-engine manufacturer Allied Signal. UNC International has named four new regional sales managers. They are Roberto Rivas, formerly with AAR Aviation Services, who will be responsible ...
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Alenia
Filippo Bagnato is named executive vice-president of the aeronautics area of Finmeccanica company Alenia, of Rome, Italy. He succeeds Nino D'Angelo, who will leave the company on 31 May. Bagnato was most recently vice-president for technological development and new programmes. Source: Flight International
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BAR UK
Monika Warburton, general manager of Austrian Airlines, has been elected to chair the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK). The first woman to become general manager of any airline in the UK, Warburton also chairs the Foreign Airlines Association. Source: Flight International
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Saab
Sterling, Virginia-based Saab Aircraft of America, the marketing arm of Saab commercial aircraft in the West, has named David Hunt director of regional-airline sales. He was most recently regional-airline sales manager at Embraer Aircraft, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and, before that, he held positions with Beech and Cessna Aircraft. Kenneth ...
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AAR
Aviation parts and service company AAR, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois has appointed Don Ward president and general manager of its AAR Oklahoma maintenance and service site, of Oklahoma City. Most recently general manager of the General Electric plant at Strother Field, Kansas, Ward was with GE for 32 years. ...
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Most expensive not necessarily the best
Sir - My distaste of the attitudes held by the majority of pilots I have met was increased by Peter Llendell's letter, "Dangers of paying less than going rate" (Flight International, 28 February-5 March, P37). How does Mr Llendell arrive at the conclusion that the safest pilots are ...
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Universal deal
Universal Avionics Systems of Arizona and DAC International of Texas have signed a marketing alliance. The agreement gives the Austin-based company responsibility for marketing Universal's flight- and navigation-management system, global-positioning system and cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder products in the airline and military markets. Source: Flight International
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Georgian site
Pratt & Whitney plans to open a JT8D overhaul site in Columbus, Georgia. The new site will be operational in the fourth quarter of 1996 and will be capable of up to 200 complete overhauls a year. P&W decided to place it in the Georgia area because of the large ...
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Estonian radar
UK-based Cossor is to supply a monopulse secondary-surveillance radar (MSSR) to the Estonian civil-aviation administration, for installation at Martna. The Raytheon subsidiary's MSSR at Martna will provide en route radar coverage as part of the country's programme to upgrade air-traffic-control equipment. Source: Flight International
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Merlin recorders
The first three production mission-recording systems for the Anglo-Italian EH Industries EH101 Merlin helicopter have been delivered to GKN Westland Helicopters. The system was developed by Normalair-Garrett. Source: Flight International
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FedEx selects AAR
Federal Express has selected AAR to supply cargo-loading systems for some of the US carrier's Airbus A310-200 freighter fleet. Deliveries of the system, which includes a Teflon-impregnated coating to reduce friction, are scheduled to begin immediately. Source: Flight International
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Commander Renaisance
Twin Commander Aircraft reports increased demand for its Grand Renaissance refurbishment programme and now expects to sell five Twin Commander "like-new" upgrades in 1996. Source: Flight International
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NetJets maintenance
Raytheon Aircraft Services' network of US fixed-base operations is to provide all aircraft and avionics maintenance for 17 Hawker 1000s operated by Executive Jet Aviation under its NetJets shared-ownership scheme. Source: Flight International