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X-31 crash
A NASA mishap investigation board has concluded that an accumulation of ice in or on the unheated pilot-static system was the root cause of the crash of the X-31 experimental aircraft at Edwards AFB, California, on 19 January. The NASA board says that the build-up of ice blocked the small ...
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KC-135 upgrade
A team led by Rockwell Collins has won an initial $35 million US Air Force contract to upgrade the avionics on Boeing KC-135s. With options, the contract could grow to $250 million and include over 600 aircraft. The work includes, installation of the FMS-800 flight management system, EFIS-90 flight displays, ...
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Vickers Vimy
Peter Crawford (centre), managing director of the British Aviation Insurance Group (BAIG), and Simon Howell (right), of broker Cameron Richard & Smith, hand over new insurance documents for Vickers Vimy replica NX-7IMY to owner Peter McMillan during a recent ceremony at Farnborough, Hampshire, UK. BAIG has agreed to provide insurance ...
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Sanders
Joseph Giacoponello has been named, vice-president of business development at defence-electronics company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary. Giacoponello, with Sanders since 1988, was formerly general manager of General Electric's Re-Entry Systems. Source: Flight International
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IATA 1996 AGM
Otto Loepfe, president and chief executive of Swissair since 1988, has been elected to preside over the 52nd International Air Transport Association (IATA) annual general meeting, which is scheduled to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 4-5 November 1996. ...
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John Cahill
John Cahill, chairman of Trans World Airlines, and of British Aerospace from 1992-4, died on 4 November, aged 65, after a short illness. Source: Flight International
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) of Long Beach, California has named Nick Gentile business-unit manager of flight crew training at its commercial-aircraft division. He joins MDC after 31 years with Delta Airlines, where he was a member of flight operations from 1964 and became a captain in 1969. Source: Flight ...
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America West
Scott Davis has been appointed vice-president of planning at America West Airlines, of Phoenix, Arizona. He was formerly with AMR, responsible for developing and implementing airline-turnaround transactions. Source: Flight International
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Loral
Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California, a subsidiary of high-technology company Loral, of New York City, has appointed John Klineberg executive vice-president of Globalstar programmes. He was formerly director of US space organisation NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Source: Flight International
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Aviall
Dennis Wagner, has become vice president of finance and administration, at engine overhaul company Aviall Engine Services, of Dallas, Texas. Wagner, who joined Aviall in 1987 as director of finance and administration for Ryder Airline Services, was most recently general manager of CFM International CFM56 and International Aero Engines V2500 ...
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BAe
British Aerospace has appointed George Rose to the new position of director of finance and treasury, reporting to finance director Richard Lapthorne. David Scannell, previously finance director for commercial aerospace, becomes director for financial control. Former group treasurer Tony Rice is appointed to the new post of chief executive at ...
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Arianespace
Francis Avanzi, formerly chairman and chief executive of engine manufacturer CFM International (CFMI), has been appointed vice-president at French-based space company Arianespace. He spent 19 years with French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, which with General Electric, makes up CFMI. Source: Flight International
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FAA
Guy Gardner has been appointed director of the US Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Gardner, a former astronaut, was most recently director of quality assurance in US space organisation NASA's office of safety and mission assurance. Anne Harlan, formerly special assistant to the regional administrator ...
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Aerosystems
Sir Julian Oswald, has been named chairman, of the Sema Group/ Westland Helicopters joint-venture software systems company, Aerosystems International. He succeeds Graeme Ferrero, who remains a director. Oswald, a non-executive director of Sema Group, was formerly First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff for the Royal Navy. ...
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Mooney
Bing Lantis has been named president and chief executive at light-aircraft manufacturer Mooney, of Kerrville, Texas. He was formerly owner and president of The Lantis Corporation, of Salinas, California, a manufacturer and supplier of airline ground-support equipment. Source: Flight International
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Smiths
Bob Ehr has become president of Smiths Industries Aerospace Group, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, replacing Richard Tierney, who has resigned. Ehr, with Smiths since 1990, was formerly vice-president and general manager of North American manufacturing operations. Source: Flight International
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Boeing
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has named Tom Schick executive vice-president and deputy to President Ron Woodard. Schick, senior vice-president for aircraft support, retains his role as head of all aircraft-support efforts. Dan Heidt is appointed to the new position of senior vice-president for aircraft components. Jeff Turner, now director of ...
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BA shrugs off US doubts
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON BRITISH AIRWAYS chairman Sir Colin Marshall shrugs off uncertainties over the fate of its US partner USAir, although he admits that the UK carrier has few clues over the likely outcome of the United and American Airlines approaches to the US airline. "We ...
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Indonesia bids for embargoed F-16s
INDONESIA IS negotiating to buy nine of Pakistan's embargoed Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters being offered for sale by the US Government. According to US diplomatic and industrial sources, Indonesia is keen to acquire the aircraft, but has yet to reach an agreement on pricing. The US Government is ...
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Samsung rolls out first Korean F-16C
South Korean aerospace manufacturer Samsung has rolled out the first Lockheed Martin F-16C to be assembled in-country under the Korean Fighter Program (KFX). The South Korean air force will receive a total of a 120 F-16s under a 1992 contract with Lockheed Martin. Source: Flight International