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Swissair set to buy way in
Swissair is not often accused of acting in haste. But the manner in which it is has approached buying a 49.5 per cent stake in Sabena smacks of desperation, brought on by its exclusion from the single European aviation market. European Commission approval for the deal appears little ...
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Old certification standards
Sir - You raise the subject of the application of old certification standards to new-derivative aircraft such as the Boeing 737X (Flight International, 10-16 May). We understand that some new standards apply only to new designs, and may not be appropriate for an existing, well-proved aircraft. For example, ...
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A tribute to RAF Oulton
A tribute to RAF Oulton Sir - In the centenary year of The UK National Trust, staff, members and volunteers associated with Blickling Hall in Norfolk are hoping to establish a permanent record and tribute to RAF Oulton, at Blickling from 1940 until 1947. At Blickling ...
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Manchester
Clive Condie has been appointed air-services development manager at Manchester Airport in the UK. Condie has been with the airport for 13 years, and was formerly manager of the leisure-marketing function in the business-development directorate. Source: Flight International
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Pemco
Carsten Birkebaek has been appointed managing director of maintainer and modifier Precision Standard's Pemco World Air Services, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was formerly vice-president of the ship-owning division of the Burmeister & Wain Shipbuilding Group of Denmark. Source: Flight International
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Aloha
Mickey Cohen has been named senior vice-president of operations for Aloha Airlines of Hawaii. He was formerly vice-president of line maintenance for USAir and has also held positions with Pacific Southwest, Dalfort Aviation and Northrop. Randal Okita becomes director for internal audit. Okita, previously with Ikeda & Wong CPA, has ...
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UTC
William Paul has been elected an executive vice-president of United Technologies (UTC), of Washington DC. Paul, who joined UTC's Sikorsky Aircraft division in 1955, was formerly senior vice-president of Government affairs at UTC, for which he remains responsible. Source: Flight International
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Harris
Phillip Farmer, president and chief operating officer of electronics specialist Harris, of Melbourne, Florida, has been elected chairman and chief executive. He succeeds John Hartley who is to retire at the end of June. Farmer has been with Harris since 1982. Source: Flight International
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CAE acquires Invertron
Canada's CAE has acquired UK company Invertron Simulated Systems from Alvis for £6.3 million ($9.9 million). The Burgess Hill, West Sussex-based artillery and armoured-vehicle simulation specialist employs about 100 people. Source: Flight International
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Elbit upgrades
Israel's Elbit has completed the development of an upgrade to provide transport helicopters with an all-weather attack capability. The update is intended mainly for implementation on helicopters which were manufactured in eastern European countries. The upgrade will provide systems (likely to include a forward-looking infra-red) which will give transport helicopters ...
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Supersonic contract
Raytheon Aircraft has received a $12 million US Navy contract to supply 88 AQM-37C supersonic air-launched aerial targets, for delivery between August 1996 and August 1997. Production options worth $10 million annually cover three additional years. Source: Flight International
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Thai/SAS tie up
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and Thai Airways International are to expand co-operation to include code-sharing and timetable co-ordination. This latest agreement follows SAS forming a strategic alliance with Lufthansa, which already has a similar tie-up deal with Thai. Source: Flight International
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Freighter sales
Citicorp Aircraft Management has sold two ex-Delta Airlines Boeing 727-200s, one to Brazil's ITA Cargo and one to express-package operator DHL Airways. The aircraft will be converted to freighters. Source: Flight International
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Asiana-Seattle start-up
Asiana Airlines has begun Seattle-Seoul services with Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, becoming the first carrier to offer non-stop services between the two cities. Asiana has an all-Boeing fleet of 34 737s, 767s and 747-400s. Source: Flight International
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APIC China deal
Auxiliary Power International (APIC) is to supply APS 3200 auxiliary power units for seven Airbus A320s ordered by Sichuan Airlines of China. The first APIC-equipped A320 will be delivered to China in July. Source: Flight International
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Dollar distress
Even its most ardent supporters would have to admit that the US dollar's spectacular slide against most of the world's leading currencies has left it looking decidedly less solid of late. For the world's aerospace and airline industries, at least those outside the USA, it is a further uncertainty in ...
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Top 10 US defence contractors...
Top 10 US defence contractors 1994 RankCompany nameAwards ($bn) 1994199319941993 11McDonnell Douglas9.27.5 22Lockheed6.56.9 37Northrop Grumman5.24.7 43Martin Marietta3.14.7 54General Motors (inc Hughes)3.04.1 68General Dynamics2.72.1 75Raytheon 2.73.2 812General Electric2.71.6 96United Technologies2.73.1 109Loral1.61.7 Total contracts awarded118.0123.6 Source: Flight International
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MDC offers two-crew cockpit
BUILDING ON DC-10 avionics-upgrade work with United, MDC is offering a two-crew cockpit emulating that of the MD-11. "We'll know within 60 days whether we will do that," says Foreman. The core of what MDC calls the advanced common cockpit is a Honeywell-developed versatile integrated avionics (VIA 2000) ...