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Saudi F-15 maintenance
The US Air Force has awarded McDonnell Douglas a $257 million contract to assist Saudi Arabia's McDonnell Douglas F-15 fighter maintenance programme. It says that the work is to be performed at various sites in Saudi Arabia through to December 1996. Source: Flight International
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General Electric
General Electric Aircraft Engine Services of Nantgarw in the UK has won a five-year contract, worth about $60 million, to maintain the Pratt & Whitney JT9 engines powering Paris-based Corse Air's Boeing 747 fleet. Source: Flight International
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Caribbean start-up
Start-up Caribbean regional carrier Carib Express is to begin services on 15 February, employing 100 staff. The first of its British Aerospace BAe 146s was due to arrive on 10 February, permitting daily services between Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent. The second and third aircraft are due ...
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Continental cuts
Continental Airlines cut its average daily departures, from 2,283 to 2,115, on 10 January, in line with previously announced capacity cuts aimed at saving $150 million a year. The cuts included commuter division Continental Express and low-cost operation Continental Lite. Source: Flight International
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Biman Bangladesh
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has signed for two Airbus A310-300s, with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 turbofans, for delivery in the second and third quarters of 1996. It is the first order for the type in more than a year. Source: Flight International
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Bavaria Fluggesellschaft
German leasing company Bavaria Fluggesellschaft has ordered two Boeing 737-700s, worth a total of $80 million, with orders for two more "subject to later confirmation". The deal takes orders for the -600/-700/ -800 series to 91. Source: Flight International
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Heads up on S-76
AlliedSignal is to install Flight Visions' FV-2000 head-up display on its Sikorsky S-76, scheduled for certification in the second quarter of this year. The installation will be performed by Keystone Helicopter. Source: Flight International
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FADEC swap
Chandler Evans is to provide a full-authority digital engine-control (FADEC) system for the AlliedSignal/ Allison CTS800 turboshaft, replacing the Lucas Aero-space FADEC used on the military T800. Source: Flight International
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Airwork deal
UNC Airwork has won a three-year, $3.5 million, repair and overhaul contract from the US Army to support Allison 250-C30 engines used on the 160th Special Operations Regiment's McDonnell Douglas 530FFs. Source: Flight International
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Champion
Former SprintAir president John Herman has been appointed aviation zone marketing manager for Champion Aviation Products of South Carolina. He replaces Robert Henson, who becomes manager for distributor marketing. Stephen Straub has been appointed director of product development. He was formerly manager of marketing/product development. Source: ...
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IFLC
Alan Lund and John Plueger have been named executive vice-presidents and chief operating officers of International Lease Finance (IFLC). Lund will have responsibility for the finance, accounting, legal, human-resources and administrative functions, while Plueger will take on marketing, airline and manufacturer relationships. Source: Flight International
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Air & General
Austin Smith and Richard Kearsey have been appointed directors of specialist aircraft-finance and leasing organisation Air and General Finance. Smith was formerly assistant director (marketing) and Kearsey was previously financial controller. Source: Flight International
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P&W MTU
Tom Davenport has been appointed head of Pratt & Whitney/MTU's mid-thrust engine programme. Dr Rainer Schwab has been named as his deputy. Davenport was most recently programme manager for the PW4084, while Schwab has held a variety of engineering management positions at MTU. Source: Flight International
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Standard Aero
David Shaw has been appointed president of gas-turbine overhaul company Standard Aero, of Manitoba, Canada. He has previously held positions with Pratt & Whitney Canada, as well as Garrett Canada. Source: Flight International