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Mayan starts with ATRs
Guatemalan start-up carrier Mayan World Airlines is to begin operations in February with two used AI(R) ATR 42s between Guatemala City and Flores, near Tikal. Source: Flight International
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Turbomeca approval
The Turboméca Arrius 2F turbo engine, used to power the Eurocopter EC120 light helicopter, was awarded French certification on 22 January. Source: Flight International
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Jetcorp supplementary
Fixed-base operator JetCorp of St Louis, Missouri, has received US Federal Aviation Authority supplemental type certification for its AlliedSignal CAS 66A traffic-alert and collision-avoidance system which has been installed on the Bell 412 twin-engined helicopter. Source: Flight International
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Lighter moments
DeVore Aviation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been granted a supplemental type certificate for its Tel-Tail vertical-tail and rotor floodlights on the Bell 407 and 430 helicopters. Source: Flight International
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Tuned in at Collins
The Rockwell-Collins RTU-4200 Radio Tuning Unit has been certificated for use on the Sikorsky S-76B twin-engined helicopter. Source: Flight International
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Blame CIS aircraft for 'freight fright'
Sir - We were disappointed with the conclusions drawn from the 1996 accidents statistics in the editorial "Freight fright" (Flight International, 15-21 January). Excluding training accidents, in 1996 there were 13 fatal accidents to cargo aircraft above 5,700kg, and ten of these were to Russian aircraft. Only one ...
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MTR
Hans Fischer has become managing director at joint-venture engine manufacturer MTU Turboméca Rolls-Royce (MTR). He replaces Hartmut Tenter, who becomes head of the Turbo-Union RB.199 programme at Munich, Germany. Fischer was most recently head of sales and marketing at MTU Munich. Source: Flight International
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Barnett & Piercey scholarship
Crispin Mackay has been awarded the 1997 Flight International Barnett & Piercey Flying Scholarship. Mackay, who was in the Air Training Corps for four years, aims to become a commercial pilot. He plans to use his scholarship flying as a stepping stone to a private pilot's licence and hopes to ...
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Air France
Air France Group has appointed Robert Iversen chief operating officer for the Americas. He was most recently president of Laker Airways in Florida and he has also held senior positions at Trans World Airlines. Source: Flight International
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of St Louis, Missouri, has appointed Walter Orlowski president of its Long Beach, California-based Douglas Aircraft commercial-aircraft division . Orlowski, who was formerly vice-president and general manager of Douglas, succeeds Mike Sears, who is to head MDC's tactical-aircraft, missiles and space businesses. Source: ...
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Helikopter
Tor Schaathun has been appointed managing director of Helikopter Service, a subsidiary of Helicopter Services Group of Stavanger Lufthavn, Norway. Schaathun, with Helikopter Service since 1974, is now executive vice-president HS Commercial. Lars Harlem, Helicopter Services Group chief executive officer and Helikopter Service managing director since February 1996, will now ...
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Honeywell
Honeywell, of Phoenix, Arizona, has named Bill Bouchard director of operations for its Business and Commuter Aviation Systems division, in Glendale, Arizona. He succeeds Roger Custer, who has moved to Honeywell Asia Pacific in Hong Kong as vice-president of manufacturing. Bouchard, with the company since 1979, was most recently marketing ...
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British World
Capt John Spencer has become chief pilot at British World Airlines, of Southend, Essex. Spencer, who joined British World in 1978, left to fly for British Midland Airways, rejoining British World in 1988, where he subsequently became fleet training manager. Source: Flight International
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Swearingen
Sino Swearingen Aircraft of San Antonio, Texas, the company formed in 1995 to develop and market the SJ30 family of business jets, has named Michael Potts director of corporate communications. He was previously manager of executive and corporate communications at Raytheon Aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Engine alliance
Pratt & Whitney Space Propulsion has joined Russia's NPO Energomash to form RD AMROSS, a company to produce, market and sell the RD-180 engine. Source: Flight International
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IAI's expanding Commodore moves into SabreTech's Miami site
Commodore Aviation, the overhaul subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), is expected to complete a deal acquiring the troubled SabreTech's maintenance operation at Miami International Airport within the next two weeks. The IAI unit, which is based at Miami International, will move into SabreTech's much larger site after ...
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Flying high in the USA
There seems to be no stopping the US airline industry. Passenger traffic has set new highs throughout the past year and there are few signs of the growth slowing down. Profits have been spectacular. On almost any measure, the year-end results from the US majors are the best ...
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CIS reports worst-ever airline accident rate
A MASSIVE deterioration in freight airline safety in the CIS countries has given the region its worst fatal airline-accident rate in history, according to figures released by the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK). Ten of the year's 13 fatal accidents involved CIS-registered freighters. MAK says that this gives a fatal-accident rate ...