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Cathay Pacific
Peter Foster has been named head of Cathay Pacific France. He replaces Martin Cowley, who is to take up another post with Cathay Pacific, in Australia. Source: Flight International
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Champion
Stephen Straub has been promoted to manager of aviation for Champion Aviation Products, of Liberty, South Carolina, a subsidiary of Cooper Aviation. Formerly director of product development, Straub replaces William Dillon, who becomes director, Nicholson operations of the Cooper Hand Tools division. James Foreman is promoted to manager of manufacturing ...
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Loral
Jules Frohmann has been named president of Loral Defense Systems - East, of New York. Frohmann, previously group vice-president for several Loral product lines and president of Loral Defense Systems - Akron, replaces Vincent Obsitnik, who is to take an assignment with Loral Corporation, focusing on special corporate matters. ...
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FAA
Lynne Osmus has been appointed chief of staff to the US Federal Aviation Administration administrator, and Margaret Gilligan has been named deputy associate administrator for regulation and certification. Osmus was formerly director of the FAA's office of civil-aviation security operations. Gilligan has served in the FAA's administrator's office and was ...
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Mahalo Air
Michael Yocum has been appointed president of Hawaiian carrier Mahalo Air. He remains chief operating officer. Source: Flight International
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NTSB
Dr Bernard Loeb has been named director of the Office of Aviation Safety at the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), heading its 100-plus aviation-accident investigators. Loeb, formerly head of the Office of Research and Engineering, replaces William Laynor, who is to retire. John Goglia is named a member of ...
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Eva Airways
Hsu Jui-yuan becomes chairman and Huang Jen-tsung president of Taiwan's EVA Airways, following the resignation of Chang Yung-fa, who remains president of the Evergreen Group. Hsu was formerly president of EVA Airways and Huang was president of the US office. Source: Flight International
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EC barriers control the pilot market
Sir - Your Comment regarding the mobility of the European airline-pilot market (Flight International, 9-15 August, P3) was interesting and pertinent. I have worked as a contract captain for European Community (EC) airlines for seven years. I have held Belgian, Dutch and Scandinavian air-transport-pilot's licences. The validation of ...
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Peril of departing from standards
Sir - As more aircraft are in competition for slots in increasingly crowded routes, air-traffic control (ATC) has resorted to assigning aircraft non-standard levels to facilitate traffic flow. I witnessed recently a competent controller in a non-radar environment having to berate the crew of a European flag carrier ...
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Datalink deal
Universal Avionics Systems and Teledyne Controls have teamed to develop a low-cost datalink service, which will be able to communicate via VHF, satellite, Mode S and airphone systems. Universal's two-way datalink will provide the basis for the new unit. Source: Flight International
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Integrated software
Calabasas, California-based Western Data Systems says that its Compass CONTRACT client/server software for integrated manufacturing, cost, configuration and contract management is now available on Hewlett-Packard 9000 servers as well as Sun Solaris and Digital Alpha AXP servers. Source: Flight International
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Rugged test equipment
Tracor subsidiary GDE Systems has received a $13.6 million Lockheed Martin contract to supply lightweight, ruggedised, mobile automatic avionics-test equipment for the F-16 fighter. Source: Flight International
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AN-32 crashes into sea
A Sri Lankan air force Antonov An-32 twin-turboprop utility aircraft, carrying 76 servicemen and five crew, crashed some 40km (22nm) north of Colombo, killing all on board, says a Sri Lankan military statement. The aircraft had taken off in bad weather from Colombo Ratmalana airport bound for Palaly in the ...
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Arkia acquisition
The six Boeing 747-200Bs being acquired by Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Arkia Israeli Airlines (Flight International, 23-29 August) are coming from Thai Airways International. The aircraft, believed to have been bought for a mere $117 million, will be converted to cargo configuration by IAI's Bedek division. ...
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OCS operational
The Airways Corporation of New Zealand became the first air-traffic-control authority with a fully operational oceanic control system (OCS) on the 14 September. The system allows controllers to monitor and keep contact with Future Air Navigation System (FANS 1)-equipped aircraft flying through oceanic airspace by using satellite communications. The OCS ...
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Canadian codeshare
Canadian Airlines International and Malaysia Airlines have formed a commercial alliance for the launch of a new service between Canada and Malaysia, starting on 3 November. The carriers will operate two joint services a week between Vancouver and Kuala Lumpur, via Taipei. Source: Flight International
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B-2 ESM upgrade
Loral Federal Systems has received a $14.6 million Northrop Grumman contract to produce 13 receiver sets to enhance the performance of the B-2 bomber aircraft's Loral-developed APR-50 electronic support-measures system. Source: Flight International
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Rafale Rolls
The French defence ministry has signed a contract with Dassault for an initial production batch of eight Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft. Source: Flight International