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VASP gets eighth MD-11
VASP Brazilian Airlines took delivery of its eighth McDonnell Douglas MD-11 from Long Beach, California, on 2 July. The Sao Paulo-based operator introduced its first MD-11 into service in 1992. More than 150 MD-11s are now in service with 19 operators. Source: Flight International
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Tangara debut
Socata is to unveil its TB360 Tangara twin-engined light trainer at the Farnborough air show in September. A development of what was originally the Grumman Cougar, a programme which the French company acquired in mid-1995, the aircraft is re-engined with 135kW (180shp) Textron Lycoming piston engines to improve climb performance, ...
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Pilatus base
Swiss business and utility aircraft manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft, has chosen Broomfield, Colorado as it is US and Western-hemisphere headquarters. A new company, Pilatus Business Aircraft, has been established to market the PC-12 turbine single and to provide support. Source: Flight International
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UNS-1 challenge
Canadian-based Innotech has installed dual Universal Avionics UNS-1B Plus flight-management systems on a Bombardier Canadair Challenger 601-3R. The systems replace standard Honeywell units and will interface with two Universal global-positioning-system GPS-1200 12-channel receivers. Source: Flight International
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Litton IFF boost
Litton's California-based Guidance and Control Systems division, has won a $22.3 million US Army contract, to produce "several hundred" PPX-3B identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) interrogator sets. The interrogator sets will be linked to shoulder- or vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft weapon systems such as the Stinger, Chaparral or Avenger, and will be used to send ...
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Hughes hits
The Hughes Aircraft SEA LITE beam director successfully illuminated and actively tracked a Black Brant missile during the boost phase in tests at the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command's High Energy Laser Test site at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The system is made up of ...
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B-1B success
Boeing has won a $14 million contract from Rockwell to upgrade the main avionics-system computers aboard the B-1B bomber as part of the aircraft's conventional-weapons programme. The new system will provide growth for future enhancements such as on-board mission planning, real-time "information-in-the-cockpit", and map-aided terrain-following. Total potential value of the ...
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FAA should tidy up its own back yard
Sir - When the US Federal Aviation Administration began its programme of declaring foreign airworthiness authorities as unfit, and prevented airlines under its jurisdiction from expanding services to the USA, I regarded this as tantamount to air piracy. As recent events, surrounding the ValuJet crash investigations have revealed, ...
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Analogue systems are still worthwhile
Sir - Unlike aircraft, VHF radio systems, which use a single-unit "transceiver", air-traffic-control (ATC) ground/air radio systems use a semi-duplex arrangement. With semi-duplex, the transmitter and receiver are independent items, which, ideally (in the case of ATC), are physically separated. The rationale behind this independence and separation is ...
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Northrop
Lloyd Carpenter has been named vice-president for international operations for Los Angeles, California-based Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems division. He was most recently vice-president for technical services, logistics and capital resources. Source: Flight International
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Hughes
George Lewis has been named Indonesia country director for Los Angeles, California-based Hughes International. He was most recently senior technical advisor to Dr Bacharuddin Habibie, Indonesia's minister for research and technology. Lewis will report to Hughes International South East Asia vice-president Jim Gebhard. ...
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DTI
John Mather has started a two-year appointment at the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as export promoter for the north-east Asian aviation market. Mather, who has been been seconded from UK aerospace, electronics and control specialist Meggitt, was formerly business director for Asia at British Aerospace. ...
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GTE
US telecommunications company GTE, of Stamford, Connecticut, has named Horace Lindsay vice-president for technology marketing, based in Washington DC. He was president of GTE's Airfone unit, of Oak Brook, Illinois where he will be succeeded by Katherine Harless. Source: Flight International
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Morten Beyer
David Hansen has joined US aviation consultancy Morten Beyer, of McLean, Virginia, as director of research and development. He was formerly with Fokker Aircraft USA for 20 years and, before that, was a senior engineer/scientist for Douglas Aircraft working on DC-9s and DC-10s. Source: Flight International
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MDC
McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of Huntington Beach, California, has appointed Dr Rodney Linford vice-president and general manager for space flight programmes. He succeeds George Kersels, who has left the company. Linford will report to Bill Olson, senior vice-president at MDC Space and Defense Systems. Source: Flight International
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CHC helicopter
CHC Helicopter of Canada, parent company of UK helicopter company British International, has appointed Paul Conway managing director of the UK company. He was formerly commercial and deputy managing director of British International. David Wood has left the UK company. Source: Flight International
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London Luton
Frank Pullman has been appointed chief executive at London Luton Airport of the UK, with effect from 1 August. Pullman, former airport director, was previously with British Airways, where he held several senior management positions. Source: Flight International