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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
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PEMCO
Precision Standard of Birmingham, Alabama has appointed Cleveland Howie as director of marketing for the company's Pemco Nacelle Services Unit. Howie was most recently senior sales and marketing representative for AAR Engine Component Systems. The company has also appointed Lars Kirchhoff as regional marketing manager for its Pemco World Air ...
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FlightSafety
Britt Hoskins has been promoted to director of Government business, a new position at FlightSafety International. Hoskins has been the company's manager for its Daleville-Dothan Learning Centers, which primarily train military aircrews, for the past 11 years. Source: Flight International
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America West
America West Airlines has appointed Barbara Newman as vice-president, compensation and benefits, and Stephen Johnson as vice-president, legal. Newman comes from Avon Products, New York, and Johnson was formerly senior vice-president and general counsel for GE Capital Aviation Services in Shannon, Ireland. Source: Flight International
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GKN
David Wright has been appointed to the board of GKN, and will succeed Alan Jones as managing director for the company's Aerospace and Special Vehicles, with responsibility for the Westland Group and GKN's Special Vehicles Division. Wright has been chief executive of the Division since 1989, which he joined after ...
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has appointed Christopher Hart to a new post of assistant administrator for system safety. Hart will have overall responsibility for the FAA's safety programmes. Hart was formerly deputy administrator at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Source: Flight International
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Preston for Continental
Software developer The Preston Group of Australia has added Continental Airlines to the list of users for its advanced airspace simulation software, Total Airspace & Airport Modeller (TAAM). Continental will use TAAM to solve airspace and airport congestion problems and to analyse proposed schedules. Source: Flight ...