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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
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U-125A certificated
Japan has certificated the Raytheon Hawker 800-based U-125A search-and-rescue aircraft after conducting 15 weeks intensive testing of three aircraft. The U-125As have been handed over to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, which has ordered seven with options for 20 more, for operational testing. Source: ...
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Harris GPS order
Harris has received a $5.5 million US Air Force contract to supply 386 global-positioning-system (GPS) signal-data converters, which enable GPS navigation capability to be added to a wide range of military aircraft. Source: Flight International
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MD-90 metal cut
Metal has been cut on the first of 20 McDonnell Douglas (MDC) MD-90s to be built in China under the country's Trunkliner programme. Fabrication has begun at Aviation Industries of China factories in Xian, Shenyang and Chengdu and at Shanghai Aviation Industrial's Dachang plant, where final assembly will be performed. ...
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Air South/Kiwi Link
Air South and Kiwi International Air Lines have formed a strategic alliance to offer joint fares, ticketing and baggage checking between their route systems, which together link 12 eastern US cities with 155 daily flights. Most of the connecting service will be through Atlanta, Georgia. Source: Flight International
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Great Lakes starts
Great Lakes Aviation will begin services from Raleigh/ Durham to Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, South Carolina, on 1 October as Midway Connection, using 19-seat Beech 1900s. Great Lakes will feed Midway Airlines, which has taken over operation of American Airlines' Raleigh/Durham hub. Source: Flight International
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MEA seeks capital
A management shake-up is anticipated at Middle East Airlines (MEA) as the carrier seeks to persuade shareholders to support a significant capital injection. MEA hopes to raise cash for the replacement of its aging Boeing 707/720 fleet, which is more than 25 years old. Major stockholders in MEA are Air ...
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German airports grow
The Stuttgart-based German Airports Association (ADV) has reported nearly 11% growth in passenger numbers at German airports in the first half of 1995, with the total rising to 51.7 million. Aircraft movements increased by only 4.1%, however, suggesting that load factors have increased significantly. The ADV predicts full-year passenger growth ...
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Air China 707 sale
Air China has sold its two remaining Boeing 707-300 passenger aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines for conversion into freighters. The aircraft originally formed part of China's 1972 ground breaking order for ten 707s. One aircraft is still operated by China Southwest Airlines. Source: Flight International
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FAA issues TriStar AD
An emergency airworthiness-directive (AD), requiring checks for cracks or breaks in Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aft pressure-bulkhead stringer fittings, was issued by the US Federal Aviation Administration on 29 August, after the sudden depressurisation of a Delta Air Lines L-1011-1 over the Pacific, en route Los Angeles to Hawaii on 23 ...
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Lifeline for USAfrica?
Just when World Airways thought it was safe to file for US-South Africa traffic rights held by bankrupt and grounded airline USAfrica, along came Continental Airlines. The Houston carrier has given the international startup with clipped wings a lease of life - if it can find the financing and convince ...
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Suppliers
Pratt & Whitney's PW4168 has received its 180 minute Etops approval for the A330. Shannon Aerospace has secured business as the primary facility for Lufthansa Technik and Swissair for the overhaul of the B737, B757 and MD-80 aircraft. Heavy maintenance work will increase at Shannon, which will also ...
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Aircraft news
IFLC has ordered 54 Boeing 737s - a mix of -600s, -700s and -800s. Deliveries will begin in November 1997 and extend to 2004. Elsewhere LOT Polish Airlines has ordered a B737-400 to add to its 11 strong fleet. Aeroflot plans to operate a second DC-10 freighter by ...
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Appointments
Daniel Garton has been appointed as president of AMR Eagle. Garton leaves his position as chief financial officer and senior vice president of Continental Airlines. Boonie Soodik has been named vice president general manager quality for Douglas Aircraft. Richard Smallwood has been named as successor to ...
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Airports
Belfast City Airport's bid to take over Belfast International Airport has been referred to the UK Monopolies and Mergers Commission. National Express, a coach company which owns East Midlands Airport in the UK, has bid for control of Birmingham International Airport. Liverpool Airport has received a ...
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ATC news
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