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Nakanihon repeat
Nagoya-based Japanese commuter airline Nakanihon Airline Service has ordered and taken immediate delivery of a third Fokker 50, for its routes from Nagoya to Toyamu, Takamatsu, Yonago, Fukushima and Hakodate. The airline, which is owned 80% by Meitetsu and 20% by All Nippon Airways, took delivery of its first Fokker ...
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Stevens
Jim Amador has been named vice-president for aircraft sales at maintainer and technical-service company Stevens Aviation, of Greenville, South Carolina. A member of Stevens' sales team since 1994, Amador was formerly vice-president for aircraft sales at JetCorp of St Louis, Missouri. Source: Flight International
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AAR
James Whaylen has been promoted to director of business-aviation maintenance services at fixed-base operator AAR Oklahoma, of Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City. He was formerly manager of business-aviation service sales, where he is replaced by David Chapman. Jack Hawkins is promoted to manager of business-aviation maintenance services. Hank Pruitt ...
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BWIA
John Bird has been appointed general manager for the UK and Europe at BWIA International Airways. He was a senior manager with British Airways. Gilberto Duarte becomes vice-president for Latin America and cargo. He was previously vice-president and general manager of ground-handling agency Universal Aviation Services, of Miami, Florida. ...
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Bristol Airport
Peter Clayson is named as managing director of Bristol Airport, in the UK. With Bristol since 1979, he was formerly deputy managing director. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety
Thomas Eff has been named general counsel for FlightSafety International, of La Guardia, New York. He was formerly vice-president and associate general counsel of The Continental Corporation. Source: Flight International
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Kaman
Charles Kaman, chairman and chief executive of technology company, Kaman of Bloomfield, Connecticut, has resumed the title of president. Robert Garneau becomes executive vice-president and will continue as chief financial officer. William Kaman is appointed executive vice-president. He will also remain as president of Kaman Music. Ronald Galla is named ...
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French victory
Thomson-CSF has won a Fr700 million ($140.3 million) contract to upgrade the Spanish air force's 55 Dassault Mirage F1s, to extend their service life until 2015. On 55 aircraft, is intended to extend the aircraft's service life until around 2015. Source: Flight International
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Maintenance tracking
Learjet has unveiled its LASER maintenance-tracking programme following a three-month trial with more than 200 operators. Accessed via modem on the CompuServe on-line service, the LASER identifies upcoming inspections and parts replacements. Learjet will use the system to monitor reliability, with the aim of extending maintenance intervals. Source: ...
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Guangzhou success
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO) has won China's first international third-party heavy-maintenance contract, with an agreement to service two Royal Nepal Airlines (RNA) Boeing 757s. The two-year deal, worth an estimated $3 million, provides A- and C-checks, emergency repairs, component overhaul, the secondment of GAMECO staff to Kathmandu and the ...
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Space offers
The USA has invited Israel to fly an astronaut aboard a Space Shuttle mission as part of a joint space agreement between the USA and Israel. Russia has also invited South Africa to fly an astronaut on a Soyuz TM visiting mission to the Mir 1 space station. South Korea ...
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Trailblazers
NASA plans a series of low-cost, but ambitious, flights to Mars, starting in 1996. Tim Furniss/WASHINGTON DC A NEW ERA IN Martian exploration will begin in December 1996, when a McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 booster will launch the Mars Pathfinder, to blaze a fresh trail to the ...
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Building an image
KLM has created and developed an effective corporate identity. Gunter Endres/LONDON KLM ROYAL DUTCH Airlines is the world's oldest continuously operating airline, having been founded in October 1919. While the retention of the same name for 76 years has perpetuated an important element of stability, it ...
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Czechs choose IAI for MiG-21
THE CZECH air force has selected Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) to upgrade 30 of its MIG-21MFs. The $100 million contract could be signed in 1996 if the Czechs decide to go ahead. The upgrade plan faces stiff opposition from various quarters - not least the Czech parliament - ...
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Fly by fire
NASA has been investigating propulsion-controlled landings: Flight International tries the system. Ed Kolano/EDWARDS AFB NASA HAS COMPLETED its latest Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) programme, using a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-11 test-bed with modified flight-control software. Supported by the US Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Defense, industry ...
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Light ambitions
POLAND'S WARSAW-BASED Aviation Institute has embarked on a three-year project with helicopter manufacturer WSK-PZL Swidnik, to develop a new light helicopter. The IS-2, shown in mock-up form, is a two-seat helicopter powered by a single Textron Lycoming piston engine. The project is being funded, by the Government Committee for Scientific ...
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ATR to establish training centre in Bangkok
ATR AND THAI Airways International have finalised an agreement for the establishment of a training centre on Thai premises in the capital, Bangkok. The new centre, due to come into operation in September 1996, will provide training of flight crew and maintenance personnel in the Far East and ...