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European maintenance regulations
APPROVAL OF MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS JAR 145 specifies maintenance equipment and procedures required for all commercial air-transport aircraft. The regulation has been European Union law since July 1991, and was brought into effect in January 1994. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATING STAFF JAR 65 defines the ...
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The Longview
FOR WHAT IS potentially a long-term relationship, the West's dealings with Russia seem to be getting off to a rocky start. Some of the Western companies which have invested in joint ventures with Russian industry are beginning to wonder when they will see a return on their investments. Some Russian ...
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Licence structures
Qualifications/licences are specific to either "base maintenance" (hangar/overhaul work) or "line maintenance" experience (day-to-day maintenance on the line); licences further specify whether or not they confer "certifying" authority (authority to sign for completion, or certification, of a job); maintenance licences are task-related in the lowest category, ...
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Multi-purpose G222
The ALENIAG222 as a multi-role assault aircraft can serve for: carriage of vehicles & light artillery; paratrooper drop; pallet airdrop low-altitude parachute extraction system; ambulance; fire-fighting; spraying; mine-laying; helicopter air refueling; ...
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CMC and ASI join for cabin systems
CANADIAN MARCONI (CMC) and Australia's ASI Technologies have joined forces to offer airline cabin-management and cabin-information systems. ASI's ACAMS II cabin-management system and CMC's CMA-3200 passenger visual-information system have been combined to form the CMA-6000 passenger video-services system. Pakistan International Airlines has awarded the team a contract to ...
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MPA Agreement
CelsiusTech New Zealand, a subsidiary of Swedish based CelsiusTech, has signed a memorandum of understanding with McDonnell Douglas, to cooperate in developing data handling and sensor systems, for the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Project Sirius, which involves the upgrading of the electronic suite, of the RNZAF's six Lockheed P-3 ...
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Garrett
Bill Nielsen has been appointed vice-president and general manager of the Long Island, New York, service centre of engine maintenance, Company Garrett Aviation Services, of Phoenix, Arizona. He has previously served with Butler Aviation, Philip Morris and United Beechcraft's Hangar One. ...
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Intelsat
Andrew Browne has been appointed vice-president and chief financial officer at international satellite organisation Intelsat, of Washington DC. He is director of finance, worldwide operations and strategic marketing for Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, California. He replaces David Tudge, who will remain an advisor to the director-general, until his retirement ...
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Mesa Air
Ben Harrison has been named vice-president of planning and pricing at regional carrier Mesa Air Group, of Farmington, New Mexico. He was previously vice-president of planning and development for Metro Airlines. George Lippemeier becomes president for Desert Sun Airlines, the newly formed, Arizona, Phoenix-based jet division of the group. He ...
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BMW R-R
German aero-engine manufacturer BMW Rolls-Royce has appointed Gunter Frolich as its director of finance. The appointment increases the membership of the company's board of management to five. Frolich joins the Oberursel-based Company from ITT Automotive Europe, having served there since 1992 - most recently as an executive and head of ...
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Fokker
Netherlands aircraft manufacturer Fokker, of Amsterdam, has appointed H J Grond vice-president of Fokker PropJetLine. He was formerly project manager for the Fokker 60 Utility. He succeeds J Zaaijer, who is nominated vice-president for sales for the corporate and governmental market. D Koen, formerly vice-president for defence systems and aircraft ...
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Rockwell
Don Davis has been elected president and chief operating officer of Rockwell International, of Seal Beach, California. He is also named a director, joining Donald Beall, chairman and chief executive, as the second member of Rockwell management on the 14-person board. Davis has served since 1994 as executive vice-president and ...
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UK stand on non-EU operators
Sir - I read with interest the article "UK charters challenge leases" (Flight International, 12-18 July, P8). I agree strongly with the opinion shared by the main UK charter airlines on the operations of non-European Union (EU)-based aircraft in the European Community. It is a relief that UK ...
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Getting the facts straight
Sir - I refer to the feature "Countdown to success" (Flight International, 14-20 June, P61). Under the subheading "Europe's solid biggest boosters" you state that Regulus is a joint subsidiary of SEP and SNPE. Regulus is, in fact, a joint venture between BPD (Fiat Group), which holds 66%, ...
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Nothing to spare for sponsorship
Sir - In a continuing attempt to obtain sponsorship to train for a commercial pilot's licence, I have regularly contacted airlines, associated aviation companies, trade associations, government agencies and private individuals. Possibly as many as 5,000 letters have been sent, telephone calls and personal visits have been made and I ...
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Mexican Completion
GTE Airfone has completed construction of a ground-station network in Mexico for its Advanced Digital Airfone in-flight communications system. Airborne equipment has been installed in AeroMexico aircraft. GTE says that it is the first to provide communications coverage throughout North America. Source: Flight International
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SuperComputer Delivery
Bombardier's Learjet subsidiary has installed a Cray J916 supercomputer for computational fluid dynamics and finite-element analysis and for simulation in support of improved manufacturing methods. Bombardier subsidiary Canadair acquired a Cray J916 in December 1994. Source: Flight International
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C-5 To Be Reconfigured
Reflectone has received a $2.7 million US Air Force contract to reconfigure a Lockheed C-5 aerial-refueling past-task trainer to a Lockheed C-130 device for USAF Special Operations Forces, with an improved visual system and instructor station, for delivery in October 1996. Reflectone has also won a FedEx contract to upgrade ...