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Second C-17 Squadron
The first McDonnell Douglas C-17 transport has been delivered to Charleston AFB, South Carolina, for the formation of the second operational C-17 squadron. The 14th Sqn of the 437th Airlift Wing is switching to the C-17 from the Lockheed C-141. It will be operated alongside C-17s of the 17th Airlift ...
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GB Airways
GB Airways, now a British Airways franchise carrier is adding four per week services to the Spanish destinations of Valencia and Murcia in the northern summer. Source: Flight International
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Austrian Airlines
Austrian Airlines is beginning services from Vienna to Beijing and Almaty, while Austrian rival Lauda Air is starting a daily Salzburg-London Gatwick service. Source: Flight International
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Air Engiadina
Air Engiadina of Switzerland is transferring its Berne-London service from London Stansted to London City Airport using the Dornier 328. Source: Flight International
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Air Canada
Air Canada is increasing its transatlantic and transpacific capacity for the northern summer by 18%. Toronto-Tel Aviv and Toronto-Montreal-Brussels are new services. There are capacity and frequency increases on routes to Madrid, Osaka, London, Glasgow, Zurich, Berlin and Vienna. Source: Flight International
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Bell Taiwan Deal
Bell Helicopter Textron is to set up a helicopter-maintenance plant in Taiwan in collaboration with Air Asia. Source: Flight International
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Peeking in the backyard Peeking in the backyard
Sir - Before James Weber accuses the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Airbus Industrie of "...letting aircraft continue to crash while they work out what is happening", he should look at his own "backyard". Despite growing evidence that the Boeing 737 rudder system may have contributed to a ...
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Is safety really paramount?
Sir - The way James Weber blows his country's own horn, is in bad taste (Flight International, Letters, 8-14 February, P41). His arguments about safe air travel in the USA are invalid. Need we remind him about the way the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was allowed to keep flying, despite accidents ...
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Effects of more productivity
Sir - Mr Holubowicz (Flight International, Letters, 25-31 January, P52) asks, why should increased productivity be detrimental to safety? I am a captain flying Boeing 737s, and I shall answer this question. The cumulative effect of changing sleep patterns, altered rosters, 12-14h days, restricted or no summer leave, ...
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Air Belfast
Dr Bill McCourt has joined the board of new UK airline, Air Belfast. McCourt was managing director of the "Old Bushmills" Distillery until 1992. He was previously general manager at the Rolls-Royce plant in Belfast. Source: Flight International
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Unisys
Unisys has appointed Martin Tyler-Bennett, a specialist consultant in customer relationship and loyalty marketing management for airlines and other transportation sectors. Before joining Unisys, Tyler-Bennett acted as consultant for Thai Airways and several other airline projects. Source: Flight International
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Cathay Pacific
Andrew Hoad has been appointed general manager supplies at Cathay Pacific. He replaces Albert Harrison, who will be director of Belfast Airport in the UK. Source: Flight International
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Simuflite
Marjorie DeLong has been promoted to manager of sales representatives at Simuflite's Dallas/Fort Worth headquarters. She was formerly the company's regional sales manager for the North Central Region, Chicago. George Black replaces DeLong in Chicago. The company has also promoted Karen Montalvo to manager of marketing services. Source: ...
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Bombardier
Gaston Herbert has been named president of the Bombardier Aerospace Group's de Havilland Company. Herbert has been executive vice-president of the company since last November and succeeds Ken Laver, who has left to pursue other interests. Source: Flight International
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Singapore
Singapore Aerospace has appointed deputy chairman and president Quek Poh Huat chairman in place of Lim Hock San, who steps down from the board. Boon Swan Foo, president and director of Singapore Shipbuilding & Engineering, becomes a director of Singapore Aerospace. Source: Flight International