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Vietnam expansion
Vietnam Airlines has launched two new twice-weekly services from Hanoi to Singapore and Seoul, following the delivery of its eighth leased Airbus A320. The rapidly growing carrier now operates 25 international routes, and has recently signed additional air-services agreements with Slovakia and Bahrain. Source: Flight International
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Pemco conversion
Pemco World Air Services is converting two Boeing 727-200s to freighters for Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Lift Management. The conversion includes Pemco Engineers' 12-pallet cargo-handing system. Source: Flight International
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Chinese construction
Airbus Industrie and China Aircraft Supplies (CASC) have begun construction of a new joint-venture training and support centre at Beijing Capital Airport. The $50 million site is due to open in 1996. It will consist of a 8,200m2 (88,000ft2) training site equipped with two flight simulators, including an A320 device, ...
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Atlas adds 747
Colorado-based cargo airline Atlas Air has converted one of three Boeing 747 full-freighter modification options into a firm order and will take delivery of the former -200 Combi aircraft in November. The airline contracted for four 747 conversions with three options in 1994, and will receive its third converted aircraft ...
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Spare a thought
Contrary to a report in Flight International, 12-18 July, British Aerospace Airbus continues to retain ownership of a large inventory of BAC One Eleven spares. World Aviation Support stores and markets spares on BAe's behalf. A similar agreement exists with European Aviation. BAe's Spares Logistics Centre continues to supply fast-moving ...
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Bedek gets pylon work
Israel Aircraft Industries' Bedek subsidiary has won a $6 million contract to perform the repyloning work on Boeing 747s operated by El Al, the Israeli national airline. The deal involves the modification of pylons on 12 aircraft. Boeing is believed to be contributing $850,000 to cover part of the work. ...
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Royal Navy Tomahawk
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to procure an undisclosed number of Hughes Tomahawk Block 3 submarine launched cruise missiles for the Royal Navy's for the Swiftsure- and Trafalgar-class nuclear submarines. The MoD is to spend £180 million on over 100 of the conventionally armed missiles. ...
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Canada
Dr Ronald Sparkes has been appointed facilitator at Canada's Labrador Institute for Environmetal Monitoring and Research Peter Hansen has been named regional manager for cargo sales for Mexico/Central America and the Caribbean at American Airlines. Hansen was previously managing director for American's business development group. ...
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Manchester
Jacky Sargeant has been appointed acting general manager for business development at Manchester Airport in the UK. She was formerly finance manager for Manchester Ringway Handling Services. Source: Flight International
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Jersey
George McKenzie has been appointed to the new position of Stansted route manager for Jersey European Airways, of the UK. He was formerly a station manager for Air UK. Marsall Barrand becomes retail sales manager. Andrea Hayes is appointed commercial accounts manager with responsibility for Ireland, the Isle of Man ...
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London City
Karen Osborne has been appointed public relations/press officer for London City Airport. Source: Flight International
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Globalstar
Telecommunications-services provider Globalstar, of Arlington, Virginia, has appointed Reid Stephenson director of business development operations. He was formerly managing director of Asia/Pacific operations for Motorola's Iridium, another wireless global communications operation. Source: Flight International