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Bombardier backs up its Global Express with weight guarantees
Graham Warwick/MONTREAL AT THE US NATIONAL Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) convention in late September, Bombardier will announce that it is to guarantee the empty weight of the Global Express business-jet - a move which will silence any doubts raised over the aircraft's range. The empty-weight ...
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Russian support
Switzerland's Zimex Aviation has formed a joint venture with Russia's Avcom, called Zimcom Aviation. It will offer corporate services in the CIS, using Raytheon Hawker business jets based at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Two aircraft are dedicated to service, with others available. Avcom will provide passenger handling and access to restricted, ...
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Engine gear success
Derlan Aerospace Canada, has won a $16.8 million contract, from GE Aircraft Engines, covering the supply of accessory gear boxes, for F110 and F118 turbofan engines. The engines, are used on US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s, Northrop Grumman B-2s and Lockheed U-2s. Source: Flight International
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BFGoodrich advances
BFGoodrich will supply the wheels and brakes for the Embraer EMB-120ER regional turboprop. Operators of older EMB-120s can upgrade to the new brake using a conversion kit, for which the initial customer is Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Indian radome bid
India's Hindustan Aeronautics, Tata Exports and Air India have all submitted bids in response to a McDonnell Douglas (MDC) requirement to outsource production of radomes for its MD-11, MD-90 and MD-95 airliners. MDC also hopes to source production of the MD-95's empennage in India. Source: Flight ...
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Computer support
Computer Sciences has won a $756 million contract to provide support services at the US Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center at Tullahoma, Tennessee. Its team includes DynCorp and General Physics. Source: Flight International
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Benefits of the doubt needed
Sir - I refer to press reports on the findings of a Military Accidents Investigation Board convened to establish the cause of the accident to the Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook Mk2 which crashed on the Mull of Kintyre on 2 June, 1994, with no survivors (Flight International, 21-27 June, ...
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'Colleague resource management'
Sir - The article "Safety-resource management" (Flight International, 16-22 August, P33) identifies the usefulness of crew-resource management (CRM). We have introduced CRM at the ab initio stage of training on our aviation degree course. The first solo is now the first flight in command. In addition, we use ...
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Aviall
Aviall Distribution Services has appointed David Yannarella vice-president of new ventures and product repair services, and has named Richard Teza vice-president of North American general aviation sales. Yannarella was most recently vice-president of Distribution's US general aviation sales, a position he has held since April 1994. ...
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THAI Airways
Following the resignation of Amaret Sila-On as chairman and member of the board, Thai Airways International has elected director-general, Department of Aviation, Srisook Chandrangsu as replacement director and Air Chief Marshal M R Siripong Thongyai, first vice-chairman, as acting chairman until the next shareholders' annual general meeting in December. ...
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Emirates
United Arab Emirates national carrier Emirates Airline has named Paul Cheng manager for Vietnam, running the airline's forthcoming operations, to Ho Chi Minh City. Cheng most recently with property company Danao in Vietnam, was Emirates Hong Kong station manager, from 1991-3. Source: Flight International
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United Airlines
Jonathan Sumner has been appointed to the newly created position of regional manager for advertising and promotion - Latin America at United Airlines. Sumner moves to this position from United's offices in London, UK, where he was marketing manager for the UK. Source: Flight International
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MTU
Paul Egon Grall has become managing director of MTU Maintenance, of Munich, Germany, in addition to his responsibilities as director of operations. Grall, who joined MTU Munchen in 1974, was a member of the planning team, which set up MTU Maintenance and assumed responsibility for engineering and, later, for technical ...
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AEA
Ray Proctor has been appointed finance director of UK science and engineering services business AEA Technology, of Didcot, Oxfordshire. Until recently, Proctor was finance director and privatisation director of British Coal. AEA is the commercial division of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, due to be privatised in mid-1996. ...
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MDA
Following recent management changes at McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), of St Louis, Missouri, Peter Von Minden has been named vice-president and general manager for training and support programmes. Craig Johnson has been appointed vice-president and general manager for the F-15 programme. Source: Flight International
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Servisair
David Collier is joining European ground-handling company Servisair as managing director for overseas development. The appointment is effective from 1 October. Collier has been with American Airlines for the last six years, latterly as president, AMR Services, and vice-president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sabre Travel system. Source: ...
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FlightSafety
Bob Russell has been named project manager maintenance training plans for FlightSafety International, of La Guardia Airport, New York. The newly created position is part of the expanding service organisation, which FlightSafety is providing for the training of aircraft-maintenance technicians. Russell was previously director of aircraft services at Duncan Aviation, ...
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Bulgarian oil
A Bristow Helicopters Bell 214ST is being based at Varna, Bulgaria, to support oil-exploration activities in the Black Sea. The contract covers support services for a Diamond Offshore drilling rig northeast of Varna in Ukraine, on behalf of Crimean Petroleum. Source: Flight International
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RAAF C-130S Get APN-241
Westinghouse will install APN-241 advanced weather and navigation radar on 12 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130 transports under a $5 million contract which also includes spares. Delivery will be completed in January. Plans call for retrofit on C-130Hs and use on the new C-130J, which the RAAF says it ...
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Additional THAI F-16s
Lockheed Martin will start delivering a second batch of 18 F-16A/Bs to the Royal Thai Air Force on 11 September. The aircraft were ordered in late 1991 and deliveries are scheduled to be completed, in the first quarter of 1996. Source: Flight International