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Phase one
Japan's National Space Development Agency completed the third and final Phase 1 flight in its Automatic Landing Flight Experiment programme at Woomera, in South Australia, on 24 July. The scale-model prototype of the unmanned Hope spaceplane was dropped from a helicopter and it landed automatically. Source: ...
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Low cost boost
NASA has selected 15 proposals for contract negotiation in its Low Cost Boost Technology project, to develop innovative, off-the-shelf, launch-system technologies which could reduce the cost of launching payloads into orbit. The proposals include propellant-delivery systems. Source: Flight International
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BION approval
The NASA advisory council has approved the experiments to be performed on board the international, Russian-led, 14-day Bion 11 and 12 orbital-research missions, after complaints that they did not meet animal-welfare and science standards. Source: Flight International
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Korry wins
Korry Electronics of Seattle has won an AlliedSignal Government Electronic Systems contract to supply active-matrix liquid-crystal-display (AMLCD) backlights for US McDonnell Douglas AH-64D Apaches and Lockheed C-141 Starlifters. Korry's night-vision-compatible backlight is designed to illuminate AMLCDs uniformly, allowing them to be read from a wide viewing angle and in direct ...
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ITT radars
ITT Gilfillan is to supply MPN-14K radar-approach-control systems worth $30 million to Turkey. The equipment will be operated and maintained by the Turkish air force. The California-based company has also won a $14 million contract for three airport-surveillance radar systems, developed with Italy's Alenia, from China's Civil Aeronautics Administration. ...
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Cubic aviods collision
Cubic Defense Systems, of San Diego, California, has received a $1.34 million contract to supply 29 ground-collision avoidance systems to CAE Aviation, for a Canadian Forces Lockheed Martin C-130 update programme. Source: Flight International
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BWIA
Gilles Filiatreault has been named chief executive of Caribbean airline BWIA, of Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. He was formerly chief executive at Liat and, before that, he was founder-president and chief executive of Air Canada regional carrier Air Alliance. Source: Flight International
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Air Jamaica
Albert Chappell has been appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Air Jamaica, of Kingston, Jamaica, in a restructuring of the executive management. President David Taylor has resigned the position with immediate effect, to ease the organisational changes. Source: Flight International
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American
AMERICAN American Airlines, of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Frank Morogiello managing director of commercial sales. He succeeds James Marsicano, who has become vice-president for the SABRE Interactive Group. Morogiello was previously American's managing director of field corporate programmes and special sales. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, of Sunnyvale, California, has named Mike Henshaw executive vice-president. He was formerly vice-president for civil space as well as vice-president for business development, advanced programmes and technology. John Dietz is appointed vice-president for business development, advanced programmes and technology. He has been vice-president of data-development ...
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AER Atlantic
Stephan Arthur is named managing director of Irish carrier Aer Atlantic, of Dublin. He has previously held senior positions with Air Atlantique, of Coventry, UK, and Gulf Aviation of Houston, Texas, USA. Source: Flight International
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British Midland
Rick Cooper has been named director of international marketing for the USA for UK carrier British Midland Airways. Cooper, who will be based in Scottsdale, Arizona, was formerly with US carrier United Airlines. Source: Flight International
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Honeywell
Dave Rysdam has been promoted to controller at Honeywell's Business and Commuter Aviation Systems, of Glendale, Arizona. Rysdam, who has been with the company for 15 years, was previously finance manager for Honeywell's Central Technical Operations in Phoenix, Arizona. Source: Flight International
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Concorde celebration
Seen (left) is Brian Trubshaw, chief test pilot of the Anglo-French Concorde, with (centre) Capt Jeremy Rendall, who completed his last British Airways Concorde flight on 20 July, landing at RAF Fairford, in the UK. With them are the crew of the first British Airways commercial Concorde flight, in 1976, ...
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Don't penalise the passenger for Swanwick overrun
Sir - I refer to the article "Swanwick delays cost CAA dearly" (Flight International, 31 July-1 August, P15). If Loral is big enough to pick up the cost of the overrun, so, therefore, must be the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The idea of charging a passenger levy to ...
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EC135 certification
Eurocopter has received US certification for the EC135 light twin-turbine helicopter, powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW206Bs or Turbomeca Arrius 2Bs. Source: Flight International
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Maintaining success
European maintenance company FLS Aerospace is to undertake heavy maintenance on three Boeing 747-100Fs belonging to US freight operator Polar Air Cargo. The programme will be performed "nose to tail" at the FLS hangar at Stansted in the UK, starting on 11 August. The Danish-owned company has also secured a ...
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Farnborough '96 Preview
Aerospace is flooded with air shows, but the Farnborough '96 organiser promises an "essential"event this September Compiled by Kate Sarsfield/LONDON WITH THE AEROSPACE calendar awash with air shows, Farnborough '96 show organiser The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) is keen to promote its biennial show as ...
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Airtran
AirWays, of Orlando, Florida, parent company of AirTran Airways, has appointed its chairman and chief executive, Robert Swenson, president and chief executive of AirTran, following the retirement of John Horn. Swenson was chief executive of AirTran Corporation from 1978 to September 1995 and is a former treasurer, vice-chairman and chairman ...