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Boeing irks Lufthansa with maintenance plans
Lufthansa is threatening to cut back its future orders for Boeing airliners if the US manufacturer goes ahead with plans to enter the third-party airliner maintenance market, in competition with the German flag carrier's Lufthansa Technik subsidiary. Juergen Weber, Lufthansa's chairman, says that any such plans by Boeing ...
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus discuss strategic transport
LOCKHEED MARTIN, Aerospatiale and Daimler-Benz Aerospace (Dasa) are to decide by the Paris air show in June whether to proceed with development of a new tanker/transport aircraft as a joint programme. The three companies have completed a "Phase 1" study of the market for what Lockheed Martin terms ...
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Hoping to put Air Europe into print
Sir - Two past members of Air Europe are writing a book on the history of the company. Anyone with anecdotes, photographs, or suggestions is requested to contacttel/fax: +44 (1435) 883621. G J Baldock "Madrigals", Foots Lane Burwash Weald Sussex TN19 ...
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The story of the Transavia 737
Sir - I refer to the article "Maintenance mistake threatened Transavia Boeing 737 flight" (Flight International, 16-22 April, P7) and, in particular, to the reference made to TAP-Air Portugal. I would like to comment as follows. Aircraft registration PH-TSW, operated by Transavia, underwent a heavy maintenance check by ...
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Europe's JAA is just a club
Sir - I refer to your Comment "Fools' language" (Flight International, 2-8 April). The European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is only a "club" of civil-aviation authorities, without legal basis, and its activity is linked to technical matters only. Moreover, it refuses to examine the social aspects of Joint ...
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Collins
Neal Keating has been named vice-resident and general manager of Rockwell's Collins Air Transport division at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was formerly vice-president and general manager at Rockwell Automation (formerly known as Allen-Bradley), in Milwaukee. He succeeds Clay Jones, who was promoted to executive vice-president of the Avionics & Communications ...
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Sportsman's
Hal Shevers, who will become chairman of Sportsman's Market, the parent company of Sporty's Pilot Shop, of Batavia, Ohio, has announced that John Gauch has been named president. Gauch has been with the company since 1986. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety
Terry Hibler has been appointed to the new position of director for regional-airline marketing at simulator company FlightSafety International, of La Guardia Airport, New York. He is a former airline captain, with ten type ratings, including regional aircraft. Source: Flight International
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FAA
Dr Arthur Pyster has been named chief scientist for software engineering at the US Federal Aviation Administration, of Washington DC. Before joining the FAA in 1987, Pyster was vice-president, chief technical officer and chief technologist at the Software Productivity Consortium. Source: Flight International
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Simcom
Orlando, Florida-based Simcom Training Centers has appointed James Hill training-centre manager at its Scottsdale, Arizona site. He is a former US Federal Aviation Administration designated examiner for private through to air-transport pilots licence/Learjet type ratings. Source: Flight International
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Boeing
Jim Dagnon has been appointed senior vice-president for the newly created People division at Seattle-based Boeing, with effect from 1 May. He is now senior vice-president for employee relations at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe corporation, based in Fort Worth, Texas. He will also be appointed a member of the ...
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Swearingen
Alan Schwartz has been appointed vice-president of procurement at Sino Swearingen Aircraft, of San Antonio, Texas, which develops, certifies and markets the SJ-30 family of business jets. He was previously strategic-business unit manager for propulsion, airframe and Joint Primary Aircraft Training System subcontract management at the Supply Management division. ...
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Leeds Bradford
Ed Anderson has been appointed a director of Leeds Bradford International Airport, following the resignation of managing director William Savage. Anderson will run the airport until a new managing director is appointed. Source: Flight International
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Any one for IRIS-T
LIKE THAT OF THE RAFAEL Python 4, the German-led IRIS-T development programme, which also involves Canada, Greece, Italy, Norway and Sweden, focuses on the close-in air battle, rather than the extended within-visual-range engagement which was the original driver behind the Matra BAe Dynamics ASRAAM. Prime contractor Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik ...
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African agility
South Africa's Kentron is continuing to work on both the U-Darter and what it describes as the A-Darter fifth-generation dogfight air-to-air missile. The U-Darter, an improved variant of the Darter, is now said to be in service with the South African Air Force. The U-Darter was tested as ...
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Russian designs
Russian missile-design house Vympel is believed to be continuing work on a improved variant of the R-73 (AA-11 Archer, possibly carrying the in-house designation K-74). Although Vympel has never released an image of what is also referred to as the R-73M, the picture clearly shows two differently sized and shaped ...
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Extended engagement
The Royal Air Force's requirement for a future medium-range air-to-air missile (FMRAAM) has been addressed in two 12-month risk-reduction studies of the competing Hughes and Matra British Aerospace Dynamics-led bids, the results of which had been expected to be released in March. The procurement, however, like several others, has been ...