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Revamped Beechjet 400A delivery imminent
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT WILL deliver this month the first Beechjet 400As with a redesigned interior providing increased passenger and crew comfort, reduced noise and vibration and improved systems accessibility to minimise downtime during inspections. The cabin has centre club seating with reclining and swiveling chairs. Crew seating is also improved. ...
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Trent engine reaches ETOPS milestone
ROLLS-ROYCE HAS completed the 3,000-cycle test of its Trent 800 engine, a key milestone to winning early extended-range twinjet-operations (ETOPS) clearance on the Boeing 777. The simulated flights represent almost four years of equivalent airline service and will complement a further series of ETOPS flights being amassed by a ...
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MDC plans SLAM-ER test on F-18
McDONNELL DOUGLAS (MDC) is to flight-test a dummy Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) on the F-18 by the middle of the month. The loads flight-test is intended to demonstrate that the SLAM ER does not affect the F-18's weapons-carriage envelope. The test will involve an aerodynamic test-vehicle, ...
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Debonair receives first 146-200
DEBONAIR TOOK DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST refurbished British Aerospace 146-200 from Marshall Aerospace on 24 April. The aircraft was accepted by Stuart Grieve (left), Debonair's director of airline operations, from USAir's technical representative for the UK, Richard Thomasson. The UK start-up carrier plans to serve European destinations from London Luton ...
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Meshing about
Kaman's servo-flap intermeshing rotor system is unique. Flying it is also a unique, but rewarding, task. Peter Gray/BLOOMFIELD, CONNECTICUT A HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR requires power to drive it, sometimes as much as 30% of that available from the engine(s). The greater the angle of pitch on ...
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Long Ranger sale
Malaysian timber and construction company Ekran, is finalising an order for six new Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger helicopters, for delivery later this year. The machines will be used to support the company's operations in East Malaysia. Source: Flight International
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GROB first
Grob has delivered the first 115C1 Acro aerobatic light aircraft to North American lead customers AG Aviation of Palo Alto, California, Canada's Ottawa Aviation Services and Ronson Aviation of Trenton, New Jersey. Source: Flight International
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Aerotiga delay
Tallahassee, Florida-based SME Aero says that North American sales of the Malaysian-produced AeroTiga light aircraft have been hit by production start-up delays. Source: Flight International
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Hunting
The UK's Hunting Aviation, of Windsor, Buckinghamshire, has named Ian Blunt project director for its bid for the Royal Air Force replacement maritime-patrol aircraft. Blunt joined the company in 1993 from the RAF engineer branch. He moves from the Aircraft Engineering division to the Contract Services division. ...
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BAe
Michael Donovan has been appointed chief executive of British Aerospace Regional Aircraft. He was formerly chief executive of Avro International Aerospace, BAe's Woodford-based regional-jet operation, and takes responsibility for both Woodford and Jetstream Aircraft at Prestwick, Scotland. Mike O'Callaghan, formerly managing director of Jetstream, takes responsibility for BAe's negotiations with ...
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TRO learning
Carl Thompson has been promoted to vice-president of TRO Learning's aviation training division and managing director of TRO Learning (UK), its UK subsidiary, based at London Heathrow Airport. He takes over from John Murray, who will become corporate vice-president for product development in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Source: Flight International
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Mesaba
Mesaba Airlines, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has appointed Wayne Heller director of system operations control; Sandy Sturm becomes director of purchasing and contracts and Warren Wilkinson is named director of marketing and corporate communications. Heller, joins Mesaba from Business Express, Sturm was formerly with Express Airlines I and Wilkinson, is a ...
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AV solutions
Scott Gordon has become managing director of AvSolutions Asset Management, a subsidiary of Manassas, Virginia-based AvSolutions. He has more than 22 years experience in government, general and commercial aviation. Source: Flight International
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Air France
Etienne Rachou has been appointed general manager for the UK and Ireland at Air France. He succeeds Francois Lafaye, who returns to the head office in Paris. Source: Flight International
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Aviation services
VIP custom completion specialist International Aviation Services, of Fort Worth, Texas, has appointed Earl Parker director of production. He was most recently director of executive modifications at Associated Air Center. Rupert Hoenig becomes director of quality control and he, also, was most recently with Associated Air, as director of maintenance. ...
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Nordam
Andrew Altendorf has been named director of marketing and Bob Brooks director of sales at the FAA-approved repair station Nordam Repair division, of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Altendorf was formerly marketing director of Nordam's Lori heat-transfer company and Brooks was most recently with Nordam Transparency. Source: Flight International
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AAR
Rick Townsend has joined Elk Grove Village, Illinois-based aerospace supplier and servicer AAR's overhaul and fixed-base operation, AAR Oklahoma, as vice-president for sales and marketing. He was most recently vice-president for marketing and sales at PEMCO World Air Services and, before that, he was vice-president for sales at FFV Aerotech. ...