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Sanders
Joseph Giacoponello has been named, vice-president of business development at defence-electronics company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary. Giacoponello, with Sanders since 1988, was formerly general manager of General Electric's Re-Entry Systems. Source: Flight International
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC) of Long Beach, California has named Nick Gentile business-unit manager of flight crew training at its commercial-aircraft division. He joins MDC after 31 years with Delta Airlines, where he was a member of flight operations from 1964 and became a captain in 1969. Source: Flight ...
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Aviall
Dennis Wagner, has become vice president of finance and administration, at engine overhaul company Aviall Engine Services, of Dallas, Texas. Wagner, who joined Aviall in 1987 as director of finance and administration for Ryder Airline Services, was most recently general manager of CFM International CFM56 and International Aero Engines V2500 ...
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Arianespace
Francis Avanzi, formerly chairman and chief executive of engine manufacturer CFM International (CFMI), has been appointed vice-president at French-based space company Arianespace. He spent 19 years with French aero-engine manufacturer Snecma, which with General Electric, makes up CFMI. Source: Flight International
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Boeing
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has named Tom Schick executive vice-president and deputy to President Ron Woodard. Schick, senior vice-president for aircraft support, retains his role as head of all aircraft-support efforts. Dan Heidt is appointed to the new position of senior vice-president for aircraft components. Jeff Turner, now director of ...
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Indonesia bids for embargoed F-16s
INDONESIA IS negotiating to buy nine of Pakistan's embargoed Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters being offered for sale by the US Government. According to US diplomatic and industrial sources, Indonesia is keen to acquire the aircraft, but has yet to reach an agreement on pricing. The US Government is ...
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ITT wins IDECM contract
ITT DEFENSE & Electronics, with partner Sanders, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has been selected to provide the US Navy and US Air Force with the Integrated Defensive Electronic-Countermeasures (IDECM) system. The team has received an initial $27 million contract from the USN to begin development of the IDECM's ...
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First GE90-powered 777 is ready for BA
Kevin O'Toole/LONDON THE FIRST GENERAL Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777, is finally ready for its long awaited delivery to British Airways, after clearing certification on both sides of the Atlantic The first BA aircraft was due to touch down at London Heathrow on 12 November, as the ...
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Airbus prepares for shortened A330 launch launch imminent
Julian Moxon/PARIS AIRBUS INDUSTRIE IS preparing to launch the shortened version of the A330 long-range wide body twinjet "before the end of the year", for service entry in 1998. The manufacturer has been pushing to launch the 250-seat A330-M10 as soon as the market showed sufficient ...
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Schrempp calls Fokker's future into question
DAIMLER-BENZ, THE parent company of Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA), has called into question the future of its troubled Dutch subsidiary, Fokker. According to Daimler-Benz president and former DASA chief Jurgen Schrempp, Fokker's future depends on whether the Dutch Government agrees to pay its share of a rescue package for ...
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Virgin draws up regional shortlist
VIRGIN ATLANTIC Airways has stepped up its plans to launch a European regional airline based in Brussels, Belgium, by selecting a shortlist of possible aircraft suppliers. The move follows presentations in October by Boeing, British Aerospace Asset Management Organisation (the jet-leasing arm of BAe), Fokker, Avro Aerospace and ...
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Lockheed
Ed Phillips has been appointed vice-president for operations at Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, of Marietta, Georgia. He replaces Bill Bullock, who moves to Fort Worth, Texas, to become executive vice-president for Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems. Phillips, who joined Lockheed in 1960, was most recently director of operations for the ...
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The ins and outs of licence validation
Sir - Recent correspondence from Capt Rackham (Flight International, 20-26 September, P76) and British Airline Pilots Association general secretary Chris Darke (Flight International, 11-17 October, P49) highlights the differences between European Community member states on licence validation. Capt Rackham's experiences are very different to the requirements which would ...
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Boeing redesign is a necessity
Sir - There are pros and cons about new-generation Boeing 737-600/-700/-800 receiving grandfather rights towards its certification, but I would like to point out that European Joint Airworthiness Authorities regulations safety requirements on the amount and size of exits only increase safety. Surely the safe transportation of passengers is the ...
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Lockheed
Dr Hugo Poza has been appointed executive vice-president of Lockheed Martin company Sanders, of Nashua, New Hampshire. He succeeds Richard Reed, who is to retire. Dr Ehtisham Siddiqui takes over from Poza as vice-president and general manager of the Sanders avionics division. Poza, with Sanders since 1988, was previously a ...
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Beech Scandanavian sale
Scandinavian regional Air Express has ordered a Raytheon Beech 1900D for delivery by the end of 1995, with an option for a second aircraft. The Norrkoping, Sweden-based airline operates Beech King Air 300s and Embraer Bandeirantes. Source: Flight International
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L-1011 replacement
Delta Air Lines chairman Ron Allen says that the carrier is "looking at" the Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 twinjets as potential replacements for its 56 Lockheed L-1011 tri-jets. He admits that Delta is experiencing reliability problems with the L-1011, introduced in 1972. Source: Flight International
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Air Greece almost breaks even after first year of operation
AIR GREECE, one of the new batch of privately owned Greek start-up carriers, says that it came close to break-even over its first year of operations to September 1995. The airline had sales of GDr2.1 billion ($9 million) over the year, carrying nearly 121,000 passengers on its scheduled ...
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GE works to cut CF6 emissions
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES GENERAL ELECTRIC IS studying the possible development of a dual-annular combustor (DAC) for its CF6 engine family, building on low-emissions technology developed for the GE90 and CFM56. The company is considering the CF6 DAC as part of a broad-based attempt to take the ...
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USA calls for disclosure of pilot work records
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC David Learmount/LONDON THE US NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is to examine airline rights of access to pilots' previous employment history, following the investigation of a 1994 regional-airliner accident which killed 15 people. The NTSB, which blames the pilot of the Flagship Airlines ...