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    Orient star

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Orient Express Air has acquired an ex-Cathay Pacific Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1, for operation on charters to Europe. The aircraft joins the Bangkok-based airline's fleet of two Boeing 727-200s, which it operates on domestic services in Thailand.   Source: Flight International

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    Financial review

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Coopers & Lybrand has received a $900,000 contract from the US Federal Aviation Administration to assess the aviation agency's financial requirements through to 2002. The study will also consider the capital needs of airports nationwide. The independent assessment was required by US Congress after FAA estimates came up well short ...

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    KLM share sale?

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Dutch national carrier KLM confirms that it is holding "exploratory talks" with the Netherlands Government over the sale of part of the state's 38.2% stake in the group. Although KLM is struggling to contain costs, which has put pressure on its share price, the group points to the underlying strength ...

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    UK Tiald upgrade

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The UK Ministry of Defence is considering ordering an upgrade of the Royal Air Force's 40 Thermal Imaging Airborne Laser Designator (TIALD) pods with GEC-Marconi Avionics' Vector Imaging Tracker System (VITS) 1000. The MoD says that a contract could be placed during the first half of next year. GEC-Marconi says ...

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    Hercules crash I

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    A US Air Force Reserve Lockheed HC-130 crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the Northern California coast on 22 November. One of the 11 people on board was rescued after it went down with engine trouble during a training mission. The aircraft's home base was Portland, Oregon. Source: ...

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    Hercules crash II

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The 17 August crash of a US Air Force Lockheed C-130 transport near Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Airport was caused by the crew's failure to monitor the aircraft's position and flight path relative to high terrain surrounding the airfield. The military transport was operating in support of the White House. All ...

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    Sea King complete

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Westland has completed a $58 ($46 million) avionics and structural upgrade of six Royal Australian Navy Sea King Mk50/50A maritime utility helicopters. The 27-month upgrade programme is intended to extend the operational life of Australia's Sea King fleet until 2008.     Source: Flight International

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    Noise challenge

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The International Air Transport Association is to seek a judicial review of new noise limits set to be imposed at London's three main airports from 1 January (Flight International, 4-10 September, P4). The organisation says that it has had to take a "rare and reluctant step", following the failure of ...

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    Turkey kills Cobra

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Turkey has abandoned plans to purchase an additional ten Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters from the US Department of Defense. Concluding the acquisition had been hampered by US politicians concerned that the helicopters might be used against Kurdish "rebels" in the south-east of the country. Turkey's pulling out of ...

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    Delta Drops MDC

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Delta has decided not to short-list McDonnell Douglas as a candidate to supply up to 27 widebodied aircraft, which will partially replace its fleet of 50 Lockheed TriStars. The choice now lies between Airbus Industrie and Boeing, with the A330/ A340 and Boeing 777 and a new version of the ...

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    Pratt & Whitney

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Pratt &Whitney have appointed Louis Chênevert executive vice-president of operations. He succeeds Mark Coran, who will retire early in 1997. Chênevert is now vice-president and will take over the management of material planning and manufacturing for all of P&W's large commercial and military engines. Source: Flight International

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    Dragonair

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Dragonair has appointed Stanley Hui as chief executive from 1 February, 1997. He is now seconded by Cathay Pacific Airways to Air Hong Kong as its chief operating officer. Hui replaces Philip Chen, who will return to Cathay to replace Simon Heale as deputy managing director from March 1997. Heale ...

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    AAC

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Airline Consolidators has elected Ken McLeod as chairman. He replaces David Mortimer who becomes deputy chair. McLeod spent 12 years in the consolidation market where, as head of product and planning for Airsavers, he liaised with more than 80 airlines. Source: Flight International

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    Fairchild

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Jim Robinson has joined the Fairchild Aerospace board. He joined the company in July, 1996 and is president of Fairchild Aerospace and chairman of the management board of Dornier Luftfahrt, at Fairchild Dornier in Germany. Source: Flight International

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    InterGame

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Giles Killock has been appointed senior vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for InterGame Marketing and Services, of Irvine, California. Source: Flight International

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    Duncan

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Jeff Manion and Tim Klenke have joined Duncan Aviation's Airframe Service Sales groups as service sales representatives. Manion will support Hawker and Falcon operators. Klenke will work with Cessna Citation, Israel Aircraft Industries Astra/ Westwind and turboprop operators. Source: Flight International

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    Western

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Western Aircraft has appointed Rusty Guerra as an aircraft management and sales representative. Having spent 15 years at Kaiser Air, he will provide sales and brokerage services and assist Western in setting up turnkey management programmes for its clients. Source: Flight International

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    BAAS

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    British Aerospace Aviation Services has appointed Robin Loader (above) business director for Airbus maintenance, responsible for marketing, maintenance labour sales and business development; Paul Jones, director operations, responsible for maintenance and conversion production at Filton; and Stuart Schofield, director of technical services and sales.   Source: Flight ...

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    Pace agreement

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Pace Airline Services has signed a new agreement to continue representing Ryanair Cargo from January 1997. Above, (left to right): Tim Jeans commercial director, Ryanair; Darach Boylan, director, Pace Ireland; and Malcolm Warner, managing director Pace, celebrate the signing. Under the new agreement, Pace has purchased all of the available ...

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    Let manufacturers make the checks

    1996-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Sir - With reference to your editorial and items about recent accidents and poor crew standards ("Admit it", Flight International, 13-19 November, P3,14, 30 and 31) why not build into the aircraft-operating system the facility for the aircraft manufacturer to make checks? During the pre-flight checklist, the aircraft ...