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Avia becomes Africa's latest casualty casualty
AVIA AIRLINES has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest casualty in the chequered history of recent South African start-ups. The independent airline, which used a leased Boeing 747SP from South African Airways, began operations in May, flying three times a week from Johannesburg to London Gatwick. ...
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Pilot changes
THE EUROPEAN airline-pilot market - much to the chagrin of the pilots - is still very much a buyer's market. There are some signs that it is freeing up, with some major airlines starting to recruit (or at least showing an interest). There is not, however, a widespread shortage of ...
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Market boost kills Boeing cost-cutting plan
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES BOEING RECENTLY considered closing its Renton final-assembly line and moving 757 production to Everett, Washington, and 737 work to Wichita, Kansas, as part of a cost-cutting plan. The scheme was abandoned, as it became clear, that aircraft orders were starting to improve. The ...
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IPTN receives European approval for CN-235-110
THE INDUSTRI PESAWAT Terbang Nusantara (IPTN) version of the Airtech CN-235-110, has received its first internationally recognised certification, with the granting of JAR 25 type approval, by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA). JAR 25 certification follows a two-year validation programme, designed to boost the Indonesian CN-235's sales ...
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Wilcox wins WAAS deal
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE US FEDERAL Aviation Administration has awarded Wilcox Electric a $475 million incentive-fee contract to develop and produce the world's first wide-area augmentation system (WAAS), which makes the global-positioning system (GPS) usable for all phases of civil flight. Award of the contract ...
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Delta reduces international routes in effort to cut costs
DELTA AIR LINES is to streamline its domestic and international route networks, including the axing of unprofitable services to five European and Asian cities, as part of cost-cutting efforts. The rationalisation, which is to be introduced with the winter schedule in October, will end European services to Hamburg ...
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Communications Test
NASA and a McDonnell Douglas-led team have completed the first full-compatibility demonstration test between the International Space Station's S-band communications and the tracking and data-relay satellite system. Source: Flight International
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Other Oshkosh '95 news
LoPresti Aircraft has taken three firm orders for its F22 sport aircraft, which comes in two versions and starts at $129,000. It has verbal commitments for a further four aircraft. The company is deciding where to locate a factory and intends to manufacture complete aircraft by late 1996. General ...
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Hercules delivery
Westland Aerospace has delivered the first set of production-standard engine nacelles for the Lockheed C-130J Hercules transport. The nacelles, which incorporate the Allison AE 2100-D3 engine, will be installed on the first of three C-130J flight-test aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Dunlop
Piet Walton-Knight (left) has been appointed managing director of the Dunlop Aviation division, of Coventry, UK. He has served as managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres and Dunlop Precision Rubber. Andrew Milner (right) becomes managing director of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, of Birmingham, UK. He was formerly general manager for Anglo-French ...
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Northrop
Gary Brown has been named vice-president for nacelles systems at the commercial-aircraft division of airframe manufacturer Northrop Grumman of Los Angeles, California. He retains responsibility for management of the company's military-transport C-17 programme. Source: Flight International
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Piper
Werner Hartlieb and Buddy Watson are to take up newly created vice-presidential posts at light-aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Florida. Hartlieb, most recently director of marketing and sales, takes responsibility for marketing, sales, engineering, quality assurance and customer services, while Watson will manage Piper's aircraft-manufacturing interests. ...
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Rolls-Royce
Chris Hornblower is named vice-president for Seattle operations at Rolls-Royce Inc, of Reston, Virginia, the US arm of the UK aero-engine manufacturer. John Hodson, senior vice-president for engine operations, is to retire in January 1996. Hornblower was formerly director of engineering at R-R Commercial Aero Engines, at its Derby, UK ...
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Douglas
Bonnie Soodik has become vice-president and general manager for quality at Douglas Aircraft of Long Beach, California, the commercial-airliner division of McDonnell Douglas. She was formerly vice-president and general manager of quality systems and vice-president/deputy general manager of operations. Source: Flight International
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AMR
Daniel Garton has been appointed president of AMR Eagle. Garton is a former senior vice-president and chief financial officer with Continental Airlines and has served as vice-president for financial planning and analysis and vice-president and treasurer at American Airlines. He replaces Robert Martens. Source: Flight International