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Tupolev rolls out Tu-334
TUPOLEV ROLLED out its newest medium-range airliner, the 102-seat twin-turbofan Tu-334, at the MosAero show on 26 August. Intended as a successor to the earlier Tu-134, the aircraft will be operated on routes of up to 3,000km (1,600nm), and will have a maximum take-off weight of 46t. ...
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Blanc revamps Air France
Gilbert Sedbon/PARIS Air France chairman Christian Blanc has carried out a radical shake-up of the group's top management, which includes the departure of managing director Rodolphe Frantz. Blanc, who has received strong backing from France's new centre-right Government, will now tighten his personal control of ...
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BMW Rolls-Royce to power Tu-414
Tupolev and BMW Rolls-Royce, have signed a preliminary agreement to fit the German company's BR710 turbofan, to the proposed Tupolev Tu-414 mid-size business/regional jet. According to BMW R-R, the aircraft will be offered in two versions: a long-range business aircraft for 12 passengers; and a 60-70-seat regional jet. ...
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Two-crew Il-96 flightdeck near as Ilyushin studies twinjet
ILYUSHIN IS DUE to fly in December the first production-standard Il-96M, with a Western two-man cockpit and avionics suite from Rockwell's Collins Commercial Avionics. The Russian bureau is also giving a fresh push to plans for a twin-engined version of the aircraft, now dubbed the Il-98, which could ...
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Latvia signs for newcomer
THE LATVIAN Government has finally signed off plans to establish a new flag carrier, due to take over from the old Latavio airline at the start of 1996. The agreement to establish the as yet, unnamed new carrier, was officially signed at Riga on 29 August by Latvia's ...
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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