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Swissair To Taiwan
Swissair is to form a subsidiary, called Swissair Asia, to operate to Taiwan in the same way that other flag-carriers have been forced to create new companies to avoid the wrath of Beijing. A single McDonnell Douglas MD-11 will bear a "Chinese expression about happiness and Switzerland", instead of the ...
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JAL Doubles 737 Order
Japan Airlines (JAL) has doubled its previously announced Boeing 737-400 order, from two to four aircraft, worth $180 million. The first two 737s are scheduled for delivery in May and June, followed by the remaining two aircraft in July 1996 and February 1997. JAL announced plans in April 1994 to ...
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Taxi Rule Change
The US Federal Aviation Administration has banned the night time practice of allowing aircraft to taxi on to an active runway and hold until cleared for take-off. The "taxi into position and hold" instruction used to speed airport traffic-flows is being prohibited at night following several near misses. ...
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Air La Expands
Air LA says that it is close to finalising a $6 million deal to acquire Conquest Airlines, a Texas-based carrier with a fleet of Fairchild Metro-liners. The deal comes only weeks after Air LA acquired Capitol Airlines based in St Paul, Minnesota. When both acquisitions are complete Air LA will ...
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Reno Loses
Battles between Southwest Airlines and the United Shuttle for California's low-fares market has taken its toll on Reno Air. The fledgling regional operator saw net losses almost double to $14 million in 1994. Source: Flight International
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First Of Seven First Of Seven
Russia will deliver the first of seven cryogenic rocket engines to India in 1996. The engine will be used to power the upper stage of the Indian geo-stationary-satellite-launch vehicle (GSLV), which is to have its maiden flight in late 1997 or early 1998. Russia's, supply of cryogenic technology to India, ...
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Hot Passage
The European Space Agency's Ulysses spacecraft passed within 200 million kilometres of the Sun on 12 March. This is the closest it will fly to the Sun during its flights over the south and north poles. The previous closest approach was 43.5 million kilometres, by the US/German probe, the Helios ...
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Indian Centre
A regional space centre for countries in the Asia-Pacific region is to be established in India. The science and technology sub-committee of the United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space plans to implement programmes for the development of space co-operation within the Pacific Rim. Source: ...
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Israeli Satellite
Israel's $3.5 million, 52kg technology satellite, the Gurwin 1, will be carried piggyback with two Russian satellites on a Start 1 booster from Plesetsk on 28 March. Source: Flight International
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Sporty Land In Germany
US general-aviation-equipment mail-order specialist Sporty's Pilot Shop has opened its first overseas office in Wiesbaden, Germany, 20min from Frankfurt International Airport. Sporty's Pilot Shop - Europa will handle on-site retail and mail order catalogue sales. Source: Flight International
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Celsius Tech Order
Celsius Tech has won a SKr140m ($17million) order to supply the Swedish air force with a speech and data radio-communication system for the JAS 39 Gripen. The company has been the main supplier of radio communication systems to the air force since the 1940s. Source: Flight ...
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Tower WXR-700X
Tower Air is to upgrade its Boeing 747-100/200s with Rockwell-Collins' WXR-700X forward-looking wind-shear radar, becoming the sixth airline - and first retrofit customer - to buy the system, which is to be certificated in May. Source: Flight International
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Crack Finder Delivery
Emerson Electric subsidiary Krautkramer Branson is ready to deliver its first Crack Finder, a hand-held instrument for rapid scanning of metal surfaces to detect surface-breaking cracks. Source: Flight International
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DASA
Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) has announced new upper-management appointments to coincide with the succession of Dr Manfred Bischoff to the presidency on 24 May. Dr Andreas Sperl is to become executive vice-president, taking responsibility for the newly created trust movement, co-operation, joint ventures and marketing department. Sperl has been general director ...
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Gulfstream
Vice-chairman Tom Bell, of manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia, is to return to Burson-Marsteller as president and chief executive. He keeps his place on the Gulfstream board. Bill Boisture, executive vice-president, will take on Bell's operational responsibilities from 1 April. Source: Flight International
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Bombardier
John Lawson has been named president of the Bombardier Business Aircraft division, of Montreal, Canada. He succeeds Bryan Moss, who has become vice-chairman and a director of Gulfstream Aerospace, of Savannah, Georgia. He also becomes chief executive of new subsidiary Gulfstream Aircraft. Lawson was previously vice-president for marketing and international ...
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Lockheed
Albert Smith has been appointed president of Lockheed Missiles & Space space-systems division. Minoru Sam Araki, now executive vice-president of Lockheed Missiles & Space Systems Group (LMSSG), is named president of Lockheed Missiles & Space. Dain Hancock, now vice-president for F-16 programmes, becomes president of Lockheed Fort Worth. John McLellan, ...
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Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department has named Albert Lam Kwong-yu airport general manager at Kai Tak International Airport. He was most recently chief operations officer and has acted in the posts of assistant director (safety regulations) and air-traffic general manager. Source: Flight International
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Ozone watcher
The European Space Agency's latest satellite will monitor the Earth's ozone layer. Tim Furniss/ LONDON Europe's most complex environmental-monitoring satellite yet is scheduled for an Ariane 4 launch in April. The ERS 2 is the second of the European Space Agency's (ESA) remote-sensing satellites and, in ...
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21st Century tiger
The Northrop F-5 fighter is gaining a new lease of life. Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES In late April, sharp-eyed passengers at Los Angeles International Airport may see the unusual sight of a Northrop F-5E fighter lining up for take-off among the airliners. It will be no ...