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Hamilton acquires
Hamilton Standard, a division of United Technologies, is to acquire the operating assets of Dynamic Controls. The South Windsor, Connecticut-based producer of electronic and electromechanical controls and systems for military and civil aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Innotech
Canadian full-service business-aircraft company Innotech Aviation of Dorval, Quebec, has named Nigel Argent director of sales and marketing for its Vancouver operations. He was formerly with Odessey Aviation, a Mississauga-based management and charter firm. Source: Flight International
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BFGoodrich
Carol Comer has been promoted to marketing manager at aircraft-safety systems and components company BFGoodrich of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was formerly marketing-services representative for the company. Source: Flight International
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Swearingen
Ralph (Bud) Francis has become chief test pilot on the SJ30-2 business-jet programme at Sino Swearingen, of San Antonio, Texas. He was formerly flight-test certification pilot with Beech Aircraft. Source: Flight International
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FLS Aerospace
UK maintenance organisation FLS Aerospace of Stansted Airport, Essex, has appointed sales manager Mike Wilson head of sales; Phil Whitehead, key account manager, becomes head of key accounts; Mervyn Yaffe is promoted to key account manager from contract officer; Jackie Gregory becomes key account support manager, having been customer support ...
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BMed
British Mediterranean Airways (BMed) of London, UK, has appointed Roger Page technical and quality manager and Sarah Vince catering manager. Page was involved in the operational setting up of Region Air in Singapore and, before that, he was director of engineering at Inter European Airways. Vince was formerly catering trading ...
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Stevens
Aircraft maintainer Stevens Aviation, of Greenville, South Carolina, has promoted Sheldon Early to vice-president of business development. Before joining Stevens in 1995, he was with US Department of Defense contractor AEL Industries of East Alton, Illinois. Source: Flight International
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A J Walter
UK aircraft-spares supplier and overhauler A J Walter Aviation of Partridge Green, Sussex, has named Sean McKiernan technical director. He was formerly with Maersk Air Engineering. Iain Sturrock becomes commercial director. Until 1996, he was with Jet Aviation in Basle, Switzerland. Source: Flight International
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JSF Alliant ducts
Alliant Techsystems of the USA has been awarded a $6.2 million contract to manufacture the composite inlet ducts for the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) demonstrator aircraft. Source: Flight International
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USAF awards contracts
The US Air Force has awarded contracts for competitive development of sensors for the National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS). Hughes Aircraft received $37 million and ITT Aerospace/ Communication was awarded $36 million to develop and design the Cross Track Infrared Sounder (CrIS) and Visible/Infrared Imager ...
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Engine fire
NASA has formed an inquiry board to investigate a fire on the A-1 developmental Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) test-stand during a firing which took place at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, on 27 August. A non-flight SSME was being fired for 710s to test new engine-components at 109% rated ...
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Harris provides Oasis
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $120 million contract to Harris for its Operational & Supportability Implementation System (OASAIS) programme. Harris will mod- ernise 61 of the FAA's automated flight-service stations by installing software which stores weather, flight-planning and aeronautical-database information for general-aviation pilots. ...
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Aviall to stock props
Avcon has received a supplemental type certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration for its RX/ MOD wingtip fuel tanks for Learjet 35/36 business jets. Source: Flight International
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P&WC delivers engine
Cessna Aircraft has taken delivery of the first Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545A production turbofan. The engine will power Cessna's Citation Excel light-business jet now undergoing ßight testing at Wichita. Source: Flight International
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Innotech contract
Innotech Aviation has been awarded a $1.9 million contract by Poly Technologies to perform airframe inspection and repair on the Chinese company's three Learjet 35 executive jets. Under the terms of the contract, Innotech's sister company, Execaire, will provide aircraft ferrying, flight-planning and support services. Source: ...
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Sonar evaluation
The US Navy has disclosed plans to evaluate the airborne dipping sonar being developed for the Anglo-Italian EH Industries EH101 Merlin anti-submarine-warfare helicopter. US Naval Air Systems Command says that it will pursue foreign comparative testing of the UK system to evaluate its compatibility with the continuing USN airborne low-frequency-sonar ...
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Fiberite acquired
US aerospace-materials group Fiberite has been acquired by Cyctec Industries for $344 million. A bid by Hexcel for the business had foundered over anti-trust concerns, but it has acquired Fiberite's satellite-materials unit and licensing rights for key composite technologies. Source: Flight International
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AMR buys Dalfort
AMR Airline Services has acquired Dalfort Aviation Services, including office space for its growing workforce, a hangar on lease to K-C Aviation and a fixed-based operation (FBO) at Dallas Love Field, Texas. Business-aviation services will move to AMR Combs' existing Love Field FBO. Dalfort's large maintenance hangar is not part ...