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UK helicopter merger
Lynton Group has merged its UK helicopter operating companies (Dollar Air Services and Scotland-based Black Isle Helicopters) with PLM Helicopters to form PLM Dollar Group, owned equally by Lynton and PLM. Lynton says that the merged company intends to lead the UK on-shore helicopter utility market. Offshore Acquisition ...
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Cargo Trinidad
Aerospatiale's Socata subsidiary has launched a convertible cargo version of the TB20 Trinidad piston-single. The TB20C has a 990 x 850mm cargo door and can carry 275kg of cargo over a range of 1,800km (970nm). Conversion to standard passenger configuration takes about 2h. Source: ...
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Commander refurbished
Eagle Creek Aviation Services of Indianapolis, Indiana, has delivered the first Rockwell 690B Commander twin-turboprop to be reworked under the Renaissance Commander refurbishment programme authorised and warranted by type-certificate owner Twin Commander. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed ARIRCM Success
Lockheed Sanders has been awarded an initial $97.6 million contract to begin engineering and manufacturing development of the US Army's advanced threat infra-red countermeasure (ATIRCM) common missile warning system. The system is a passive airborne countermeasure and self-protective device, which will be used to shield US Army helicopters from missiles ...
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MHS profit fall
Malaysian Helicopter Services (MHS) saw profits almost halved in the first half of the year, dropping to only M$5.2 million ($2 million). The fall, which came despite a 10% growth in sales to M$82 million, was blamed on rising costs. Source: Flight International
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Export Credit
The UK's Export Credits Guarantee Department has completed its first loan securitisation to help finance the sale of an Airbus A330 to Malaysia Airlines. The use of securitisation deals, which opens new low-cost sources of financing from capital markets, is expected to grow, says ECGD. The £51 million loan for ...
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LOT privatisation
The Polish Government has appointed a team to see through the privatisation of its national carrier LOT. The privatisation, which was proposed four years ago, is still on course for completion by the end of 1996, says the airline. The role of the new team, composed of ministry of transport ...
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Pemco KC-135 order
The US Air Force has exercised its option to continue with the second year of its seven-year contract with Pemco Aeroplex for the Programmed Depot Maintenance of its Boeing KC-135. Source: Flight International
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Swissair first
Swissair has operated the first revenue-service trial of the satellite telephone system, which it plans to introduce to its narrow body fleet in 1996. The airline is installing Racal/Honeywell avionics, Canadian Marconi antennae and Claircom cabin-telephones on its medium/short-haul fleet following its pioneering decision to opt for a satellite system, ...
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Boeing deliveries
Boeing delivered 51 commercial-jet airliners and one military 767 for modification to an airborne-warning and control-system platform in the third quarter of 1995. Source: Flight International
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Good Omen For C-17
US Defense Secretary William Perry says that "positive factors" are pointing towards "a positive decision when the Defense Acquisition Board meets in November" to decide on future purchases of the McDonnell Douglas C-17. Source: Flight International
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Why Norden has burned its boats
Sir - I was surprised by some of the statements made in your article about the Turkish air force's choice of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and the related radar, instead of Norden. It would be more appropriate if the top management at Norden concentrated its efforts on the ...
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When authorities sacrifice margins
Sir - Your operations/safety editor David Learmount wrote a good article on helicopter safety (Flight International, 20-26 September, P36). The vital factor, as it always is when talking about safety, is margins. I make my living flying helicopters over the hostile North Sea, and the word "margin" has ...
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Inmarsat-P
Inmarsat-P, set up earlier this year to implement a global mobile telephone service, has moved into its new headquarters in west London and appointed 40 new staff including several senior executives. Jai Singh is executive vice-president and programme director, Michael Whiddett becomes senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Victor Barendse ...
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Eurocontrol
Arnold Vandenbroucke has taken up a five-year appointment as director of the Eurocontrol Air Traffic Control Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The control centre guides air traffic over Benelux and northwest Germany in the upper air space, ie above 24,500ft (7,500m). Vand-enbroucke's previous job was administrator-director of the Belgian Airports ...
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Fedex
Michael Ducker has been promoted to senior vice-president of Federal Express' Asia Pacific division. He was formerly regional vice-president of operations in the South Pacific area. He takes over from Joseph McCarty, who, having held the Asia Pacific post since November 1991, moves to senior vice-president of the new Latin ...
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Kaman
Kaman Aerospace International has opened an office in Australia to support its aviation and high-technology activities in the Asia/Pacific region. It is based in the Unisys Building in Turner. Manager of the office will be Jack Costello, regional manager for Kaman and a retired US Navy captain. Source: ...
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Lockheed Martin
Thomas Salvaggio has joined Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems as director of business ethics. For the past three years he has served as resident manager at the Lockheed Air Terminal in Honolulu, Hawaii. Salvaggio's responsibilities will include establishing an effective business ethics programme and monitoring the company's ethics help line. ...
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Honeywell
Gary Kivela has been named vice-president of engineering for Honeywell's business and commuter aviation systems. Kivela joined Honeywell - then Sperry - in 1966 as an engineer, and has held several positions in systems and applications design and engineering management. Source: Flight International
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Gulfstream
Ernie Santiago, has been appointed by Gulfstream as its regional sales manager, for the northwest of the USA and western Canada. He will be based at Long Beach, California. Santiago was previously with Cessna for 18 years. Source: Flight International