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Air Jamaica Airbus
Jamaica's privatised flag carrier Air Jamaica has placed an order with Airbus for four CFM56-5B-4-powered A320s, to be delivered from October. The contract represents the final phase of the airline's strategy to renew its fleet with Airbus aircraft. Last October, Air Jamaica received the first of six leased A310-300s. The ...
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ANA orders powerplants for its A321s and 777s
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS (ANA) has announced $400 million worth of orders for V2500 and growth PW4090 engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A321-100s and Boeing 777-300s. The Japanese carrier has selected the International Aero Engines 135kN (30,000lb)-thrust V2530-A5 for its A321s. ...
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Avianova flies Fokker 70
ALITALIA subsidiary Avianova put the first of its new Fokker 70 regional jets into service on 20 December, between Turin and Paris. The Rome-based airline has now taken delivery of the first three of its 15 ordered aircraft, with seven more to come in the third quarter, and the remaining ...
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B-2 Plant reprieve
Northrop Grumman has pushed back closure of its B-2 plant at Pico Rivera, California, by two years, to 1999, preserving some 4,000 jobs, in part because the latest US defence budget includes $493 million added by Congress to begin procurement for a second batch of 20 B-2 bombers. ...
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Court rules in favour of A-12 companies
A US JUDGE HAS ruled that General Dynamics (GD) and McDonnell Douglas (MDC) did not conceal from the US Department of Defense (DoD) problems with the A-12 attack aircraft. The ruling clears the way for a settlement of the companies' lawsuit arising from the 1991 cancellation of the $52 billion ...
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US Air Force launches T-38 upgrade
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA NINE TEAMS are expected to respond to the US Air Force's 14 December request for proposals to upgrade the Northrop T-38 advanced trainer. The $700 million avionics upgrade programme (AUP) is intended to keep the T-38 in service until 2020. Under the AUP, ...
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DASA and Aerospatiale missile deal on target
Julian Moxon/PARIS AEROSPATIALE AND Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) have formally signed up for the twin merger, which will create Europe's biggest satellite and missile businesses. "The deal brings together the satellite and missile components of the two companies to form European Satellite Industries [ESI] and European ...
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BAe College
The British Aerospace Flying College has appointed Steve Green chief instructor. Bill Macleod is named chief flying instructor. Dr Sue Truman becomes director and general manager. Chris Long is named director of sales and marketing. Source: Flight International
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Eurocontrol expands
Sweden has become the nineteenth member state of Eurocontrol, the European air-traffic management organisation, increasing Scandinavian membership to three (alongside Denmark and Norway). The country's technical integration into the Central Route Charges was scheduled for 1 January, following its formal application for membership in July 1995. The Czech Republic, Italy, ...
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British Airways Concorde appeal
Sir - British Airways would like to speak to the passengers who flew on the BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde inaugural flight to Bahrain on 22 January 1976. The airline is keen to research the events, which surrounded the inaugural commercial flight of the aircraft. Please contact Amanda Ball, ...
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Litton
McDonnell Douglas has appointed Dr David Spong vice-president of the air-vehicle integrated product team for the C-17 military-transport programme. He was formerly a Northrop programme manager and deputy chief engineer for the Northrop Grumman/McDonnell Douglas advanced tactical fighter programme. Source: Flight International
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Maintenance accord
BF Goodrich Aerospace has signed a ten-year agreement with Colorado-based Western Pacific Airlines to provide maintenance services for the low-cost carrier's entire fleet, including aircraft and component overhaul. BF Goodrich's Tramco division recently received a major contract to maintain American West's aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Learjet
Bob Sundin has been named Learjet/Canadair Challenger maintenance manager at Bombardier Aviation Services, of Tucson, Arizona. Jim Flynn is appointed manager of used-aircraft sales. He was formerly Learjet's manager of aircraft acceptance, also of Tucson. Bob Butcher becomes sales director, having been sales-support administrator. Nita Scrivner becomes manager of public ...
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Kiwi
Keith Mackey has been named vice-president of flight operations at Newark, New Jersey-based Kiwi International Airlines. Founder and president of Heliflight, the largest helicopter flight school in the Eastern USA, Mackey has also held senior positions with National Airlines and Pan American World Airways. Source: Flight International
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Busy MIR
As the Progress M30 tanker was launched to the Mir 1 space station on 18 December, the Russian space agency said that the 1996 schedule for the station will include launches of the final module, the Priroda; four Progress M tankers; three manned Soyuz TMs; and three docking flights by ...
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Cobra computer
Horizons Technology is developing a computerised maintenance system for the US Marine Corps Bell AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter under a US Naval Air Systems Command contract worth $740,000. The system will track and update maintenance data on 78 critical components on each helicopter and will enhance the AH-1W's "...safety, reliability ...