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ValuJet's long shadow
US The crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in May has had more impact on the US airline industry than any other commercial aviation tragedy. Mead Jennings explores the longer-term repercussions of the ValuJet affair. The repercussions of the crash of a 27-year-old ValuJet Airlines DC-9 in Florida's Everglades, which killed ...
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Mandela inspires trade into Africa
After more than a decade of being regarded as a lost cause, there are increasing signs that sub-Saharan Africa is making a return to the global economic and political system. In the 1990s, apart from periodic bouts of brutal violence in countries as diverse as Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia and Nigeria, ...
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Washington now Virgin territory?
As Virgin Atlantic makes its presence felt in the US-UK open skies negotiations, Washington's commonly held wisdom that British Airways holds nearly complete sway over the UK's international aviation policy is being put to the test. BA, which wants an open skies pact so it can seek antitrust ...
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Airline news
Canadian Air Cargo and American Airlines Cargo begin an alliance on 1 September. Canadian Air Cargo will be general sales agent for its US partner in Canada and American will be GSA for Canadian Air Cargo in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean. Continental Airlines plans to ...
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China's links are at stake
The clearing of the aeropolitical clouds over Hong Kong may be having a downwind effect in Taiwan, where direct air links with China (PRC) are moving from political rhetoric to actual preparation. Wang Guixiang, chairman of China National Aviation Corporation and new chairman of Dragonair, was the first ...
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Qantas faces union threat
Qantas's management is facing confrontation with unions over a new wage agreement as it launches a drive to try to control costs and improve on disappointing productivity gains. Flight attendants and ground workers have already hinted at industrial action if they fail to win agreement on across the ...
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HAL hopes
Hawaiian Air could raise over $36 million through a rights offering to its shareholders. As part of an agreement early this year allowing Airline Investor Partnership to take control of the airline for $20 million in cash, AIP agreed to give other shareholders a chance to buy 12 million additional ...
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Threesome Inter Africa
Three African regional carriers are forming a joint venture dubbed Air Inter Afrique, in the latest example of cooperation on the continent. Benin Air Express, Air Niger and Peace Air Togo plan to join forces in late 1996 in a scheme devised by multinational carrier Air Afrique. The ...
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Interference free
Base Ten Systems of Trenton, New Jersey, is to develop an interference-blanker unit (IBU) for the McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet. The IBU co-ordinates transmitters and receivers which use overlapping portions of the frequency spectrum, and prevents intersystem interference. Source: Flight International
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Aerotaca Saab
Aerotaca Airlines is to introduce a used Saab 340B, acquired through Saab Aircraft of America. The ex-Aer Lingus 340B joins the Bogota, Colombia-based airline's fleet of two de Havilland Canada Twin Otters, one Beech C90 and one Fairchild FH-227, operating services to Yopal and Bucaramanga. The addition of ...
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Romanian regional
DAC Air says that it will take delivery of the first of four 50-seat Canadair Regional Jets in late September. The Romanian regional airline already operates four Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-300s on lease from General Electric Capital Aviation Services, and will take the first of four new Dash 8-300s ...
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easyJet adds
EasyJet has announced further expansion, with the addition of a fourth Boeing 737 (its second 737-300) and extra services to its network, which includes flights from London Luton to Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The UK start-up airline will introduce the new aircraft in October. Source: ...
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Westland Inc.
Robert Gladwell, president and chief executive of GKN Westland Inc, of Arlington, Virginia, has retired. Gladwell, who founded the US arm of the UK helicopter manufacturer in 1983, is also a former managing director of the British Aircraft Corporation. Source: Flight International
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GTE Airfone
William Peltola has been appointed to the new position of European operations manager of Airfone, Stamford, Connecticut-based GTE's airline-passenger communications system. Peltola, who will be based in London, was formerly senior marketing manager for GEC-Marconi Inflight Systems, also based in London. ...
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UPS
Package-deliver carrier UPS, of Louisville, Kentucky, has appointed Kerry Fielden business-development director for the UK, the Nordic countries and Ireland. Fielden, who is based at the UK headquarters in Feltham, Middlesex, replaces John Haack who will return to the UPS US operation. Neil Taylor replaces Fielden as sales manager in ...
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MDC
Former astronaut Richard Covey has been appointed director of the McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Houston, Texas, division. Covey, who was formerly deputy programme director for Unisys Information Management Services' space operations, also in Houston, replaces George Kersels, who has left the company. Source: Flight International
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AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal Aerospace, of Torrance, California, has named Jerry Rockstroh director of international procurement; Michael Chan becomes director of manufacturing training; Jeff Augustin is appointed director of financial planning and analysis; Tim McClung is named Space Station hybrid manager; while David Yaney becomes general manager of the microelectronics and technology centre. ...
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Raytheon
Tariq (Ted) Farid has been appointed vice-president for special-mission sales at Raytheon Aircraft, of Wichita, Kansas. Farid, who has more than 29 years' experience in selling and marketing general-aviation products, will report to Richard Klass, vice-president for Government marketing. Source: Flight International
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FlightSafety
Berton Beach, manager of LaGuardia Airport, New York-based FlightSafety International's Miami, Florida, training centre, has been appointed director of safety and compliance. Beach, with FlightSafety for more than five years, has also served as director of airline operations. Al Krusz becomes director of Gulfstream maintenance training worldwide. He was formerly ...
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R-R Turbomeca
Keith Reid has been appointed export marketing manager for the RTM322 turbo-shaft engine at the Anglo/French Rolls-Royce Turbom,ca partnership. Reid, a former British Army Air Corps officer and helicopter test pilot, joins the company from GEC-Marconi. Source: Flight International