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Lufthansa India
Lufthansa has received formal approval from the Indian civil aviation authority for its "Lufthansa Cargo India" division to begin operations. The carrier, which will operate as Hinduja Cargo Services, is a joint venture, owned 60% by UK-based Hinduja Group, with the remaining 40% held by Lufthansa Cargo. Based in New ...
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FedEx fire
Fire extensively damaged a FedEx McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on 5 September en route from Memphis to Boston. The aircraft was diverted to Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York after smoke was detected. The crew was unharmed. A US National Transportation Safety Board investigation has begun. Source: Flight International
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Romanian maintenance
US-based C-S Aviation Services and Romaero have signed an agreement to form a joint-venture maintenance company for operators in Europe. C-S Romaero will be based in Bucharest, Romania, and will offer heavy-maintenance services for narrowbodies, including the Airbus A320, Boeing 727 and 737 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and MD-80. ...
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Step forward
Virginia-based CTASpace Systems has delivered to TRW the spacecraft bus for the US Air Force Space Test Experiment Platform (STEP) Mission 4. The 155kg spacecraft is the fifth (the first was designated 0) in the STEP programme. Source: Flight International
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Digital control
United Technologies' Hamilton Standard has developed a digital rocket-engine controller (DEREC) for the Pratt & Whitney RL-10E-1 cryogenic engines of the Centaur upper stage used on the Atlas launcher, as part of a US Air Force Atlas reliability-enhancement programme. Source: Flight International
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Russian U-turn
Russia will discontinue the use of the uprated Soyuz U2 booster for launches of manned Soyuz TM and other craft into low-Earth orbit, and revert to the sole use of the Soyuz U, because of budget difficulties. The Soyuz U2 had more redundant systems and used a more expensive synthetic ...
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Czech accord
An open-skies accord has been signed by the Czech Republic, and the USA. The agreement provides US airlines with new route rights and limited third-country codeshares beginning in September 1997. Source: Flight International
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Connection closes
GP Express, the Continental Connection carrier which had hubs in Denver and Greensboro, has now ceased operations following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy-protection filing earlier this year. The regional, which began codesharing operations with Continental Airlines in 1994, operated a fleet of Beech 99s and 1900s. Source: ...
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328 orders
Air Engiadina has placed an order with Fairchild Dornier for a fifth Dornier 328. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery on 25 October. In total, there are 98 firm orders for the 328, with 62 options, and over 60 aircraft have been delivered. Source: Flight ...
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Egyptair converts
Daimler-Benz Aerospace Airbus has received a contract from Egyptair for the conversion of two Airbus A300B4s to freighter configuration. The freighters, which will have a payload capability of 40,000kg, will be flown on the airline's planned cargo routes in Africa, in Europe and the Middle East. ...
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BAA/CAA should be re-examined
Sir - I refer to the letter from BAA's Richard Everitt (Flight International, 21-27 August, P57) responding to Harold Boyer's letter "CAA/BAA's 'rosy relationship'" (Flight International, 31 July-6 August). I must respond, in turn, to Mr Everitt's letter. The relationship between BAA and the UK Civil Aviation Authority's ...
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Bristol
Bristol Airport, of the UK, has appointed John Parkin managing director, replacing Peter Clayson, who is to take early retirement. His background includes experience in multi-site and airport-based retail operations and development in the UK management. Mike Luddy has been appointed to the new position of director of marketing. He ...
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Duncan
Mike Hansen has been named manager of avionics and instruments at aircraft-service organisation Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska. He was formerly with BF Goodrich Component and Overhaul Repair, in Austin, Texas. Two new technical specialists have been appointed: Bill Schroeder, for the Canadair Challenger Series, and Dick Hyde, for the ...
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IAS
Custom-completions company International Aviation Services (IAS), of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Anthony Sanchez director of international sales. He has more than 20 years experience in aviation marketing. J R Jones is named director of sales. His background is in international maintenance and refurbishing for airlines, the military and VIPs/heads ...
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...and benefits
British Aerospace Systems and Equipment (BASE) is to supply its Terprom digital-terrain system as part of a Dassault Mirage 2000 upgrade for an unnamed customer. The system, which provides passive terrain-referenced navigation, predictive ground-proximity warning and terrain following, has also been purchased by the Royal Air Force for British Aerospace ...
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Joint displays
Avionic Displays (ADC) of the USA and South Korea's LG Electronics have formed an alliance covering the design, development and manufacture of flat-panel colour displays. ADC will use LG's active-matrix liquid-crystal displays in a range of civil and military display modules. Source: Flight International