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Iridium
Telecommunications company Iridium LLC has appointed Lauri Fitz-Pegado vice-president for global-gateway relations. She was most recently assistant secretary and director-general of US and foreign commercial service at the US Department of Commerce. Neal Meehan becomes vice-president of aeronautical services. He was formerly executive vice-president of Inflight Phone, and the founding ...
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Jersey European
Capt Michael Wood has been appointed operations director with Jersey European Airways, based at Exeter, Devonshire. Wood, who will be based at the airline's head office at Exeter Airport, was formerly head of quality, safety and security at Air UK. Source: Flight International
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Eurockot rises
The German-Russian Eurockot venture, which markets the Russian Rockot satellite launcher, has received a contract from the USA's E-SAT to orbit six data-messaging satellites on two launches in 1998-9. The solid-propellant Rockot will be launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia. Eurockot is a Daimler-Benz/Khrunichev venture. The E-SAT system will provide ...
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Iridium launch
Five Iridium communications satellites were launched from Vandenberg AFB, California, on 9 July. The launch, aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta II rocket, brings the number of Iridiums in orbit to 17. A constellation of 66 satellites is planned. Source: Flight International
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X-33 delay
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA have admitted that technical problems encountered with design of the X-33 suborbital-technology-demonstrator for a potential re-usable satellite launcher have delayed its first launch to the third quarter of 1999. The problem center mainly on 40% excess weight and unstable aerodynamics. A critical design review ...
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Lufthansa picks Pipers
Lufthansa Flight Training and its US-based subsidiary Airline Training Center Arizona have ordered seven New Piper Aircraft Seneca V piston twins, with options for four more. Source: Flight International
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AlliedSignal repairs
AlliedSignal is to modify and repair ATF3 turbofans powering US Coast Guard Dassault HU-25 Falcon search- and-rescue aircraft under a five-year, $43 million contract to extend time "on-wing" and reduce ownership costs. The contract covers some 75 engines. Source: Flight International
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EC 135 order
European helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter has signed a DM12 million ($20 million) contract with the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for two police-configured EC135s. The announcement brings the total number of orders for the twin-engined light helicopter to 55 - of which 15 have been delivered. The former East German state will ...
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No Katana spins
Spin manoeuvres in the Diamond DA20 Katana two-seat trainer have been prohibited until the Canadian manufacturer develops a modification to prevent the pilot's shoe becoming jammed between the rudder pedal and the firewall, following an incident involving a Canadian-registered DV20 Katana. Source: Flight International
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Atlas charge
Atlas Air took a charge of nearly $17 million in the second quarter, ending 30 June. The charge relates to the US cargo carrier's decision to return five leased Boeing 747-200s to FedEx early in 1998 because of their "operational limitations, unreliability and continuing high costs". The company also disclosed ...
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ABH changes name
Airlines of Britain Holdings (ABH), the parent of British Midland Airways, has been renamed British Midland (BM). The renamed holding company, which is chaired by Sir Michael Bishop, continues to be 40% owned by SAS. BM is also the parent of British Midland Aviation Services (which incorporates BM Engineering and ...
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Window dressing
GKN Westland Aerospace has acquired Aerospace Composite Technologies for £21 million. The Luton, UK-based company primarily designs and manufactures cockpit windows and electrical anti-icing systems for engine nacelles. In the year to July 1996 the company reported pre-tax profits of £2.5 million ($4 million Source: Flight ...
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More S-70s for Taiwan
The Taiwanese navy is to purchase 11 additional S-70CM-2 Thunderhawk helicopters from Sikorsky. The terms of the purchase, which also includes logistics support and training, are not disclosed. Taiwan previously acquired ten navalised S-70s from the US helicopter maker. Source: Flight Daily News
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B-1B gets IDECM decoy
Boeing has awarded ITT Avionics/Lockheed Martin Sanders a $41.4 million contract to provide the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (DECM) fibre-optic towed decoy for the B-1B. Source: Flight International
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FAA planned to launch two-year Flight 2000 project in 1999
Most, if not all, of the technologies involved in Flight 2000 have undergone rigorous simulation testing by both the FAA and its industry partners. However, the agency feels strongly that to make a rapid transition to a modernised system across the United States that takes advantage of these technologies, a ...
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BMD contract
Tadiran Technology Systems has received $8 million from the US Army's Strategic Defense Command to enhance and upgrade the Israeli Testbed, which is being used to analyse ballistic-missile- defence (BMD) capabilities against short-range ballistic-missile threats to Israel. The work will be done in Israel. Source: Flight ...
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Orao weapon explodes
An experimental cluster bomb exploded while being loaded on to a Romanian air force IAR-93 Orao for flight testing, killing 16 people at an air base in Craiova. Two others were seriously injured in the explosion on 9 July. Source: Flight International
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Air China selects P&W
Air China has selected the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 to power its five Boeing 777s, which are due for delivery from October 1998. The deal is worth $170 million to the US engine manufacturer. The airline, which is already a P&W customer, will purchase ten installed engines and three spares. ...