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Beech update
IVEX has sold a three-channel/four-window VDS-2000 visual system to Englewood, Colorado-based Training Devices, for use on a Raytheon Beech 1900D Level B full-flight simulator. Source: Flight International
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New X-33 step
NASA has issued a government-industry co-operative agreement notice for the demonstration of single-stage-to-orbit technologies through the design, fabrication and flight testing of the X-33 advanced technology demonstrator by 1999. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, McDonnell Douglas and Rockwell, have been working on a Phase 1 X-33 concept definition and design programme ...
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Novator arrest
A man has been arrested by the Russian police and charged with the contract murder of Valentin Smirnov, the head of the Novator strategic cruise missile design bureau. Yuri Pinzhenin a colleague from Novator, is accused by legal officials, of orchestrating the murder. Source: Flight International
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Bunch of spares
The US General Accounting Office says, that the US Air Force and US Navy, budgeted $132 million more than needed for aviation spare parts, because of questionable policies concerning requirements. It says that the USAF failed to consider $72 million in on-hand assets when it prepared its fiscal year 1996 ...
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Archana expands
Archana Airways has embarked on an expansion of its Indian domestic services with the purchase of four Dornier 328s. Source: Flight International
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Cargo increase
Gemini Air Cargo is to provide World Airways with a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F freighter service between New York and Seoul, South Korea, with three flights weekly. Reston, Virginia-based Gemini purchased six DC-10s from Potomac Financial in September 1995, for freighter conversion by Aeronavali. Three of the aircraft are in service ...
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Bond
Stephen Bond has been appointed executive chairman at Bond Helicopters. He will continue with his group responsibilities as chairman of Australia's Lloyd Helicopters and Bond's sister aviation-engineering company Rotortech, and as a director of Helikopter Service of Norway. Trevor Larman succeeds Bond as managing director. Larman is a former director ...
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Air Niugini
Air Niugini, based in Papua New Guinea, has named Moses Maladina its new general manager and chief executive, replacing Dieter Seefeld, who resigned recently. Maladina, a Papua New Guinea national, was formerly the carriers' company secretary. Source: Flight International
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FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration has appointed John Stenbit, executive vice-president and general manager of TRW Systems Integration Group, as chairman of its research, engineering and development advisory committee. Dr Wesley Harris, Dr Aaron Gellman and Brian Rowe have also joined the committee. Harris is a visiting professor of aeronautics ...
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FlightSafety
New York-based Flight-Safety has enhanced its national and international marketing team: Steve Gross is the regional marketing manager for New York, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Jose Kling becomes new regional marketing manager for Latin America; Dan Yuen is the new regional marketing manager for the New England region and ...
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Citibank
Citibank of London, in the UK, has appointed Ann Lane aviation industry head within its newly organised Global Relationship Banking business. She will oversee financial strategy and co-ordinate banking efforts around the world for corporate customers in the aviation industry. Source: Flight International
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Dassault
Charles Nicol has been named vice-president of worldwide spares at Dassault Aviation in New Jersey. He has nearly 30 years' experience in the industry, most recently with Messier-Bugatti. Mark Verdesco becomes sales manager for pre-owned aircraft. He joined Dassault in 1989 as a technical marketing analyst and was promoted in ...
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AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal Aerospace, in Torrance, California, has named Timothy Nichols vice-president of distribution and customer service in its marketing, sales and service organisation. Charles Salter becomes director, employee benefits. Source: Flight International
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Texas Instruments
Laura Owen has been appointed vice-president, Human Resources (HR) Manager, Systems Group for the Dallas-based Texas Instruments Systems Group. She joined the company in 1980 and has served as co-leader of the Systems Group and as corporate compensation manager. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon
Raytheon Aircraft of Wichita in Kansas has appointed Brad Hatt vice president for domestic Beech sales. He is responsible for sales of all Beech King Air, Baron and Bonanza aircraft in North America. Hatt was vice-president-Special Mission Aircraft for Raytheon Aircraft division, which he joined in 1992. ...
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B/E Aerospace
Florida-based B/E Aerospace has named Robert Khoury chief executive officer and vice-chairman of its board. He was a co-founder of the company in 1987 and has been president and chief operating officer. Paul Fulchino becomes president and chief operating officer and joins the board. Since 1990 he has served as ...
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Safety measures
Russia intends to match Western safety standards and is making progress. Paul Duffy/MOSCOW RUSSIA'S PROCESS of bringing its aviation into harmony with that of the West will, says Alexander Neradko, chief of the Accident Investigations division of Russia's Department of Air Transport (DAT), take "perhaps five years". ...
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Northrop encore
The French navy has selected Encore Computer to supply real-time computer systems for its Northrop Grumman E-2C electronic weapons-systems tactical trainer. Three Encore RSX systems, worth $840,000, will be installed at the French Naval Air Station in Lann-Bihoue, France. Source: Flight International
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Why a precision approach is safer
Sir - There are parts of the world where it is impossible to install a precision approach (Flight International, 6-12 March, P5 and 20-26 March, P100) because it does not meet International Civil Aviation Organisation standards, so a non-precision approach is used, in most cases without terminal-approach radar at the ...