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Boeing expects to cut ISS
Ramon Lopez/FLORIDA Boeing estimates that it can generate $25 million in annual cost savings through consolidation of International Space Station (ISS) activities. The efficiencies are made possible by Boeing's acquisitions of McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell International's space unit, which were major subcontractors, says John McLuckey, president ...
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Proton first
A Russian Proton booster will be used to launch an Intelsat communications satellite for the first time. ILS International Launch Services will sign a contract to launch the Intelsat 901 satellite. Source: Flight International
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OSC plans Orblink launch for 2002
Orbital Sciences (OSC) plans to launch seven Orblink communications satellites into medium-Earth orbit in 2002 to provide global broadband services, including electronic mail, Internet access and imagery transmission. The company has applied to the US Federal Communications Commission to operate the $900 million Orblink constellation from 9,000km circular ...
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Operators invited to bid for Rascom
International communications-satellite manufacturers and operators will be invited in November to tender preliminary proposals to build, launch and operate the Regional African Satellite Communications Organisation (Rascom) system. The $1.2 billion project is the result of the 1994 Rascom convention signed by 41 African countries. Each nation is required ...
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NASA picks X-33 sites
NASA has named one launch and three landing sites for the flight-testing of the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator being built by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works. The X-33 will be launched from a site close to Haystack Butte on the eastern portion of Edwards AFB, California. The three preferred ...
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Classroom revolution
Paul Lewis/Beijing Chinese civil-aviation has been transformed since the country began to open up in the early 1980s. China's monolithic state carrier and its antiquated Soviet hardware have gone, replaced by a proliferation of international, regional and provincial airlines, operating the latest in Western designs. More recently, there ...
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Boeing struggles with Super Hornet wing-drop problem
Boeing is examining modifying the wing on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in an attempt to solve a wing-drop problem, having exhausted options to resolve this with software changes. The problem is centred on what the company describes as "uncommanded sudden wing drops during manoeuvring flight" which have come ...
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Bombardier is foiled by Embraer 50-seat scoop
Karen Walker Two regional jet manufacturers; two $1billion dollar contract announcements; and the same customer. But the atmosphere at each press conference yesterday could not have been more of a contrast. American Airlines' subsidiary AMR Eagle's decision to purchase its 50-seat regional jets from Embraer and ...
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Il-76/747 collision: who was to blame?
Sir - In response to the letter from Capt F W Pike (Flight International, 13-19 August, P48), and other previous statements about the Chimkentavia Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 freighter mid-air collision with a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B near Delhi, India, in November 1996, I must comment on the quick reaction ...
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The lost art of airmanship
Sir-I agree with John Laming (Letters, Flight International, 3-9 September) suggesting that two captains up front would answer the dreadful failures we are witnessing associated with a lack of airmanship on the part of many in command of big aircraft. Under the terms of the Chicago Convention, the ...
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Techspace
Jean-Christophe Dalla Toffola has been appointed general manager for commerce and programmes at Belgian aero-engine manufacturer Techspace Aero, of Herstal, Liége. He was formerly deputy general manager of commerce and programmes, before replacing Jacques Cipriano, who has joined French engine manufacturer Snecma. Source: Flight International
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Delta
Luiz Henrique Teixeira and Eduardo Britto have been appointed sales managers in Brazil by Atlanta, Georgia-based Delta Air Lines. Teixeira was formerly with Universal Assistance, while Britto was formerly with Elitravel Representacoes, the general sales agent in Brazil. Source: Flight International
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Avcard
Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Avcard, which provides credit cards, commercial-transaction data and contract fuel to corporate flight departments and fixed-base operators, has promoted Susan Howard to director international marketing. Howard had been manager international marketing for the past three years. Tarique Khan has been appointed manager international services. He joins from ...
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United
United Airlines has appointed Chris Petty leisure sales manager (UK). He was previously sales manager for United Vacations, the airline's holiday company, and replaces Alison Espley, who is now manager for United Vacations. Petty, who has been with United since 1991. Source: Flight International
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Hartzell
Arthur Disbrow has retired as president of Piqua, Ohio-based Hartzell Propeller. He joined the company as vice-president and general manager in 1981 when it was acquired by TRW, and continued as president when the company was sold to private interests in 1987. Chairman Jim Brown takes over Disbrow's duties. ...
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Boeing
David Bowman has been appointed Boeing programme manager for the MD-17, the proposed commercial freighter version of the US Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III cargo jet. He replaces John Feren, who has transferred to the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in Seattle. Most recently, he was director of McDonnell Douglas' nacelle/engine ...
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Gulfstream upgrade
Gulfstream is offering to upgrade GIIs and IIIs with the Rockwell-Collins FDS-2000 flat-panel flight-display system, to replace hard-to-maintain electromechanical instruments. The liquid-crystal displays will be available in 1998. Source: Flight International