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Pratt & Whitney
Karl Krapek, president of US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, has taken over management of P&W's large commercial-engine business. The current president, Robert Wolfe, is to leave the company. Krapek has named eight top executives, with four new appointments: Robert Leduc, senior vice-president for commercial-engine programmes and service; John Wohler, ...
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IAOPA
John Sheehan has been named secretary-general of the International Council of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associations (IAOPA), of Frederick, Maryland. He succeeds Steven Brown, who now heads the National Aeronautic Association. Sheehan has previously been involved with IAOPA technical operations and is a former management and training consultant for corporate ...
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AOPA
The US Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), of Frederick, Maryland, has appointed David Hinson chairman of the Air Safety Foundation Board of Visitors. Hinson, formerly Administrator of the US Federal Aviation Administration, succeeds Najeeb Halaby, who was the second FAA Administrator. Source: Flight International
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Lockheed
Norman Augustine will retire as chief executive of Lockheed Martin on 1 August, 1997, to teach engineering at Princeton University. He will continue to serve the US aerospace powerhouse as its board chairman. Vance Coffman, president and chief operating ofÌcer will be elevated to chief executive upon Augustine's leaving. He ...
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BMW R-R
Dr Klaus Nittinger has been appointed chairman of joint-venture aero-engine company BMW Rolls-Royce, of Oberursel, Germany. Nittinger, who has served German national carrier Lufthansa for the past 23 years, will replace Albert Schneider, when he retires on 31 July. Source: Flight International
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The Air League
At the annual reception of The Air League held in London, HRH Prince Philip presented Companionships to (top) The Lord Kings Norton (sometime chief scientist at the Ministry of Aircraft Production and chairman of Power Jets, now chancellor of Cranfield Institute of Technology) and (bottom) Sir Arthur Marshall, founder and ...
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PATS award
PATS is to provide auxiliary fuel tanks, airstairs, crew ladders and portable water systems for Boeing 757s to be operated by the US Air Force's Special Air Mission Wing for VIP transport. The systems are scheduled to be installed at Boeing Wichita before delivery. Source: Flight ...
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B/E Aerospace addition
All B/EAerospace seat-manufacturing plants are now qualified to produce 16g-certifiated airliner seats, giving the Wellington, Florida-based company a 16g-seat capacity of over 200,000 passenger placements a year. Source: Flight International
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Fairchild digital recce
Orbital Sciences' Fairchild Defense unit has recorded and reproduced digital reconnaissance-imagery with its high-speed solid-state recorder on a Lockheed Martin F-16. The recorder can store 54 gigabytes of imagery at 249 megabits/s, with real-time editing and read-while-write capability. Source: Flight International
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Aerotrac in China
Telephonics has installed its AeroTrac air-traffic-management system at Guangzhou, providing China with its first fully automated civilian air-route control centre. The system, which processes and displays data from all radars in China's busy south-east region, is scheduled to become fully operational later this year. Source: Flight ...
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RVSM modifications
Lynton Aircraft Sales, based at Kidlington in Oxford, is claiming to be the first UK operator to have certificated modifications to one of its aircraft in line with new reduced vertical-separation minima (RVSM) regulations imposed by the US Federal Aviation Administration and adopted on trial by the UK on 27 ...
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Boeing multi-media
Boeing will take a 10% share in communications consortium Teledesic, with an investment of $100 million. It will lead the $9 billion venture as prime contractor, to design, build and launch an initial 288-satellite constellation in low-Earth orbit, providing global multi-media services, starting in 2002. The system will allow Internet ...
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Roscat 1 delivered
The Rocsat1 communications satellite, built by TRW Space and Electronics, has been delivered to Taiwan's Hsinchu science centre in preparation for its launch by a Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle 1 in 1998. The Rocsat is the first of three communications satellites planned by Taiwan's Science Council for launches up to ...
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US Airways
US Airways, of Arlington, Virginia, has named John Selvaggio vice-president of US Airways Express division. He replaces Keith Houk, who becomes vice-president of special projects. Selvaggio was with American Airliners and its parent, AMR. Source: Flight International
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Airod award
The US Air Force has awarded Airod of Malaysia a six-year depot-maintenance contract for structural inspection and repair of Pacific Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft. The contract covers the servicing of up to six aircraft a year and is the fourth successive USAF C-130 deal awarded to Airod. ...
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USN tries for sunburn
The US Navy has been attempting to buy the Russian Raduga 3M-80 (SS-N-22 Sunburn) supersonic sea-skimming anti-ship missile, amid concerns over the potential proliferation of such a class of anti-ship weapon. The US interest in acquiring a limited number of the missiles was brought to light through Russian reports that ...
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Jet sets new record
Zürich-based Jet Aviation Group, which provides worldwide business-aviation services, boosted sales by 13% in 1996, helped by acquisitions and new bases in Europe, the Far East and the USA. Jet reported sales of SFr387 million ($313 million) and an 11.5% rise in profits, to SFr10.4 million. ...
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CAE backlog rises
CAE has an order backlog of C$1.4 billion ($1 billion) and is predicting a buoyant flight-simulator market for the next two years. The Canadian company's sales grew by 9%to a record C$867 million in the last financial year to March 1997. Profits edged up 3%to C$60.3 million. ...
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HAL moves up
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) reports that sales grew by 10%,to $493 million, over the last financial year to March 1997. Although the bulk of sales are within India, the state-owned company managed exports of $9.5 million and expects that to rise this year because of $20 million-worth of work contracted by ...
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Bombardier grows
Bombardier's aerospace division, which includes Shorts and Learjet, has expanded rapidly, posting sales of C$4 billion ($2.9 billion) in its financial year to January 1997. Pre-tax profits nearly doubled to C$258 million. Source: Flight International