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Kitplane popularity soars as sales increase
WORLDWIDE Kit sales could total around 7,750 aircraft annually by the end of the decade, according to research published by the US magazine Kitplanes. A survey examined the expected growth in sales of kitplanes and plans-only designs for 95 home-build aircraft manufacturers, around 60% of the industry, from 1990 up ...
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Kestrel funds
Kestrel Aircraft plans a public offering in 1998, to raise $30 million to build a factory able to produce up to 500 of its K-250 all-composite aircraft a year by 2001. Source: Flight International
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The necessity for European mergers
Sir - The Comment "Hands off" (Flight International, 21-27 May) appropriately addresses the real problem of European aerospace-industry integration. This difÌculty is also highlighted in the problems surrounding Aerospatiale and the valuation of its intellectual property rights in the negotiations to formalise Airbus Industrie as a standalone corporation. ...
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Competition: or is it not competition?
Sir - Am I the only person to have identified a huge degree of inconsistency recently among European Commission (EC) Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock and his cohorts in Brussels of competitive issues? As an example, following the Office of Fair Trading report into the proposed alliance between American ...
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BAe
British Aerospace has named Dr Geraldine Kenney-Wallace managing director and vice-chancellor of its new "virtual university" for the 21st century, which will use information technology for educational purposes. She joins BAe from the University of Toronto, Canada, where she has held senior positions since 1974. Source: ...
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RAeS
Stewart John has been inaugurated as president of the UK's Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) for 1997-8. John, with more than 40 years' experience in aviation, started with BOAC as an apprentice. Among the other airlines he has worked for are Cathay Pacific, Kuwait Airways and Malaysia-Singapore Airlines. He also spent ...
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KLM
The supervisory board of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines intends to appoint Peter Hartman, now executive vice-president for engineering and maintenance, as a managing director. He has been with KLM since 1973. From 6 August, the board of managing directors will be Leo van Wijk, the new president and chief executive; ...
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H+S Aviation
UK engine-overhaul company H+S Aviation, of Portsmouth, Hampshire, has appointed David McRobert to the new position of marketing and business-development director. He was previously responsible for H+S' Pratt & Whitney Canada and Allison repair and overhaul businesses. Source: Flight International
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BAA
John Stent, managing director of airport owner BAA's proposed UK London Heathrow Terminal 5 project, has been appointed managing director at London Stansted Airport. He replaces Terry Morgan, who becomes managing director of Melbourne Airport, Australia, now to be managed by BAA-led consortium Australia Pacific Airports. Stent, who joined BAA ...
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C-S aviation
Jeffrey Erickson has become a member of the board of aircraft-leasing firm C-S Aviation Services, of New York, USA. He was most recently president and chief executive of Trans World Airlines, and started his airline career in 1969 as a senior engineer with Pan American World Airways. ...
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Twinjet
Andrew Lee, formerly with Falcon Jet Centre at the UK's London Heathrow Airport, has been named commercial manager for Twinjet Aircraft of London Luton Airport. He will be responsible for the lease of Twinjet's Boeing 727-200 and Hawker 800, and will also establish a corporate-aircraft charter sales division. Source: ...
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Associated Air
Louis Churchville has joined US maintainer and modifier Associated Air Center, of Dallas, Texas, to take responsibility for sales of corporate/VIP/head-of-state completions and modifications. He was previously senior director of sales and marketing at Aero, of Lake City Florida, and is a former vice-president for sales and marketing at Page ...
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Magellan
Satellite-navigation and communications-equipment manufacturer Magellan Systems, of San Dimas, California, has appointed Chris Carver marketing manager for aviation products. Carver, with Magellan since 1992, was most recently marketing manager for the CNS-12 avionics unit for two-way digital-data communications. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety
Greg Wedding has been named assistant manager at the Gulfstream Learning Center, in Savannah, Georgia, by FlightSafety International (FSI), of LaGuardia Airport, New York. Wedding, who served with the US Navy for 25 years, was previously assistant manager at FSI's Teterboro Learning Center. Source: Flight International
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Change of name
The National Business Aircraft Association is considering changing its name to the National Business Aviation Association to better reflect the scope of the organisation's activities. Source: Flight International
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CSE represents
CSE Aviation has become a sales agent for Cessna's single-engined aircraft in the UK following the US firm's return to building the 172 Skyhawk and 182 Skylane. The Oxford Airport-based concern is the second UK sales agent for the range. Source: Flight International
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P&W settles fraud
Pratt & Whitney is to pay the US Government $14.8 million to settle a 1995 fraud case involving US military-aid funds to Israel. The engine maker allegedly diverted $10 million to a slush fund controlled by Rami Dotan, a former Israeli air force officer. Source: Flight ...
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FedEx extras
FedEx is to purchase all-cargo frequency allocations to Argentina from Miami-based Arrow Air and Florida West International Airlines. FedEx will add three weekly flights to its daily service. Source: Flight International
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SkyWest enters Canada
Delta Connection carrier SkyWest launched its first international service on 1 June, with a daily Canadair Regional Jet flight linking Salt Lake City, Utah, with Vancouver, British Columbia. The airline reports increased profits for the year ended 31 March. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon in China
Raytheon has won a $4 million Chinese contract to install its ASR-10SS primary and Condor Mk2 secondary surveillance-radars at Guangzhou - to be the US company's ninth air-traffic-control radar installation in China. Source: Flight International