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Python 3 in South African service
THE FIRST FIRM evidence that the South African Air Force (SAAF) has acquired the Israeli Rafael Python 3 short-range infra-red air-to-air missile (AAM) has emerged in photographs of an air force Dassault Mirage F-1C. The Python missile chassis may also form the basis of an active-radar-guided beyond-visual-range ...
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JetCo collapses
UK-BASED FRACTIONAL-ownership company Jet Network (JetCo), has closed down after the management fell out with the principal shareholder, over strategy and failed to meet sales forecasts. The company, in which aircraft broker Air London had the major share, was formed in 1994 in an effort to establish a ...
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Scandal jeopardises Raytheon's $1.4 billion Brazilian contract
Graham Warwick/ATLANTA RAYTHEON'S $1.4 BILLION contract for the SIVAM Amazon surveillance system is being jeopardised by an influence-peddling scandal, which has forced the resignations of Brazil's aeronautics minister and a presidential aide. The companies interim contract has been renewed by the Brazilian Government while a ...
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Qantas is anxious to limit ANZ Ansett stake
Paul Phelan/CAIRNS QANTAS IS PRESSING The Australian government to limit Air New Zealand's stake in Ansett to 25% - the same ceiling applied to British Airways' equity in Qantas in 1993 As Australian and New Zealand governments study the ramifications of Air New Zealand's move ...
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French shackle GEC missile bid
Douglas Barrie/LONDON A POLITICAL ROW is brewing between the UK and French Governments over an apparent attempt by Paris to cripple UK company GEC Marconi's bid to win a £1 billion ($1.5 billion) procurement programme for the Royal Air Force. The UK company is offering ...
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Too much too soon?
The outbreak of massive orders must surely have made the last quarter of 1995 a dream for aircraft salesmen - but does it mean a return to nightmares for airframe and engine manufacturers? Probably the biggest single fear for a manufacturer, after that of not having any orders, is that ...
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Defender 4000 receives CAA certification
PILATUS BRITTEN-NORMAN (PBN) has announced that the latest addition to its Defender family - the BN2T-4S Defender 4000 - has been granted full type-certification by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Certification was awarded following a 150h flight-test programme, which culminated in a final trial with a CAA crew to verify ...
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Indonesian purchase
Thomson Training & Simulation (TTS) will supply a Lockheed Martin F-16A simulator to Indonesia. The sale has not been confirmed by TTS, but is likely to be for a simulator similar to one sold to Thailand, with a dome visual system using TTS' Space image-generator. Source: Flight International
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THAI competitor
Thailand's Council of Economic Ministers has approved the establishment of a second national airline to compete on international routes with state-owned flag carrier Thai Airways International. The council has proposed granting a new operator a four-year licence, subject to final Government approval. Source: Flight International
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Embraer test-flies second EMB-145
Embraer has flown the second EMB-145 test aircraft from the company airfield at Sao Jose dos Campos. The 1h 20m flight took place on 17 November. The Brazilian company has logged over 70h of test flights since the maiden flight of the first of the 50-seat regional jets in August ...
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Hughes
Robin Beard has been appointed chairman of Hughes International's European arm, Hughes Europe, based at Brussels, Belgium. Beard, who has also been appointed a vice-president of Hughes Electronics, recently completed a second term as NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Support, the most senior US civilian post. ...
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UNC
Engine and component company UNC, of Annapolis, Maryland, has named Patricia Hart director of materials for all UNC Accessory Services sites, which provide overhaul and repair for airlines and fixed-base operators. She was formerly with BellSouth Mobility in Atlanta, Georgia and also spent 14 years with General Electric. Weldon Walshe ...
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Cessna
Bill Buckles has been appointed vice-president and general manager of Cessna Aircraft's McCauley Accessory division, of Vandalia, Ohio. Buckles, who has been with McCauley since 1947, has been general manager of the propeller and accessory-manufacturing company since July 1990. Source: Flight International
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American
American Airlines, of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Michael Smith managing director of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based at London Heathrow Airport, UK. Smith, who is now managing director of western-division sales, replaces Peter Bowler, who is to return to Fort Worth as managing director of ...
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Serco
UK airport and air-traffic-control management company Serco IAL, of Southall, Middlesex, has appointed Edward Montgomery deputy managing director. Montgomery, president and chief executive of Serco Aviation Services, the company's Canadian arm, will be temporarily based in the UK. Steven Kavanagh becomes general manager of recently established Serco Aviation Services in ...