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Dust-storm crash
A FEDERAL AIRLINES ANTONOV An-24 on a Sudanese domestic flight crashed while attempting an emergency landing in poor visibility near Haj Yousif, Khartoum, Sudan, on 3 May, killing all six crew and 47 passengers on board. Sudan's transport minister Tigani Adam al-Tahir says that the crew had been told shortly ...
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Zimbabwe Government loses patience with Fokkers
THE ZIMBABWE Government has told Air Zimbabwe to terminate its leases on two Fokker 50 turboprops, following concerns about their performance and their adverse effect on the country's tourist industry. After a parliamentary committee concluded that the aircraft were not suitable for operations from hot-and-high airports during the ...
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FAA icing rules change
MOST US REGIONAL-airline operators of turboprop-powered aircraft will face minor operational restrictions rather than costly modifications, according to the finalised Federal Aviation Administration rules about flight in icing conditions (Flight International, 7-13 February). Major anti-icing system design changes like those demanded for the ATR 42 have not been required. ...
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BAe-brokered missile deal heads off European divide
EUROPE'S LEADING missile manufacturers have pulled together a last-minute deal allowing a single collaborative bid for Royal Air Force's £850-900 million ($1.3-1.37 billion) next-generation future medium-range air-to-air missile (AAM) requirement. The British Aerospace-brokered agreement will see it lead a pan-European consortium offering its Meteor missile for Staff ...
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GE and P&W join forces on 747X
Paul Lewis and Guy Norris/SEATTLE GENERAL ELECTRIC and Pratt & Whitney have agreed to joint development of an engine to power Boeing's new-generation 747 models, the 747-500/600X. Meanwhile, Boeing is expecting to be complete definition of the new models by mid-year. The surprise teaming of ...
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Boeing sets decision date for new versions of 777
Guy Norris and Paul Lewis/SEATTLE BOEING IS targeting September for a decision on development of either the 777-100X "shrink" or higher gross weight -200X derivative as its new ultra-long range passenger aircraft. A continuing product development study of the two new proposed 777 family members ...
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Krasair DC-10
Private Russian airline Krasair has introduced its second McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 on Moscow-New York flights. It signed a seven-year lease on two DC-10s in 1994. Source: Flight International
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Astra Jet takes on new president
ROY BERGSTROM HAS resigned as president of Israel Aircraft Industries' (IAI) US business-jet marketing arm, Astra Jet. Former Learjet president Brian Barents is poised to succeed Bergstrom, although US West Coast sales manager Wayne Oedeweldt will take over temporarily. Announcing Bergstrom's unheralded departure, IAI vice-president Moti Boness reveals ...
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NTSB criticises FAA on 737 FDR
NATIONAL Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), chairman Jim Hall has criticised the US Federal Aviation Administration, for rejecting the Boards call for an immediate upgrade, of Boeing 737 flight data recorders (FDRs). Proposed new rules about the retrofit of modern FDRs on commercial passenger-carrying aircraft will soon be issued ...
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SAe and Harris bow out of T-38 competition
TWO TEAMS HAVE been eliminated from the competition to upgrade US Air Force Northrop T-38 trainers. The USAF has short-listed six teams for the T-38 avionics-update programme, dropping Harris and Singapore Aerospace (SAe). Lockheed Martin had earlier withdrawn its bid. Harris and SAe were informed on 6 May ...
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Lufthansa
German national carrier Lufthansa has appointed Jurgen Raps as its new chief pilot, replacing Robert Salzl, who is retiring from flying duties. Raps has been with Lufthansa since 1970. He flew Boeing 737s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s before being appointed head of the airline's 737 fleet in 1994. He took ...
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IAI
Maj Gen Avigdor Yanouch Ben-Gal has been appointed chairman of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), succeeding Zvi Zur. Ben-Gal served in the Israel Defence Forces from 1995-83, and is a former chairman of the Investment Company for International Trade Development, an advanced-technologies specialist. Source: Flight International
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KLM
Kees den Hartog, deputy president of Netherlands national carrier KLM, is to retire at the end of the year. Den Hartog, with KLM since 1961, joined the KLM board of managing directors in 1989. Cees van Woudenberg, executive vice-president for personnel and organisation, is appointed to the board of managing ...
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Orbital
US Space and information-systems company Orbital Sciences, of Dulles, Virginia, has appointed Jeffrey Pirone acting chief financial officer, following the resignation of Carlton Crenshaw, executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Pirone, now vice-president and controller, will hold the position until the post is filled permanently. Source: ...
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Learjet
Roger Sperry has been named vice-president for marketing and sales at Bombardier subsidiary Learjet, of Wichita, Kansas. Sperry, previously vice-president for North American sales, replaces Ted Farid, who has resigned. Before joining Learjet, Sperry held senior sales-management positions during a 20-year career with Cessna Aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Brymon Airways
New chief pilot and general manager for flight operations at Brymon Airways, Mike Schofield, (left) who was previously the Royal Air Force officer commanding HM The Queen's Flight, meets Charlie Bielby, one of Brymon's 72 pilots. Source: Flight International
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FLA mission is well defined
Sir - Your leading article under the title "Missing a Trick" (Flight International, 17-23 April, 1996, P5) contained a number of misleading statements relating to the Future Large Aircraft Programme which I would like the opportunity to correct. The article is a thinly veiled Lockheed-Martin sales pitch, which ...
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Olympic Team
Bell Helicopter Textron has selected St Louis Helicopters, of Missouri, to operate 13 Model 206B-3 Jet- Rangers and 206L LongRangers in support of television coverage of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Bell is the official helicopter sponsor for the Games. Source: Flight International