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IACA
Peter Legro, president and chief executive of European carrier Transavia, has been named chairman of the International Air Carrier Association (IACA) of Zaventem, Belgium. Legro, who succeeds Niki Lauda, president and chief executive of Lauda Air of Austria, has been vice-chairman and chairman of ACE, the European Community's Independent Carriers ...
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Bombardier
US Federal Aviation Administration inspector Rolf Dinwoodie (right) congratulates Bombardier corporate pilot Michel Tanguay for being the first pilot to receive a level C type rating on the new Canadair Challenger 604 simulator at the Bombardier Aerospace Training centre. Source: Flight International
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Finnair update
UK-based Sonda Aviation is to update Finnair's Link-built McDonnell Douglas MD-82 simulator with a dual-touch-screen instructor station. Source: Flight International
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CRM purchase
Westwind Aviation Academy, of Phoenix, Arizona, has bought a Frasca 242 simulator for use in its cockpit-resource-management (CRM) programme. Pilots will receive 20h of two-crew training, including 16h of simulated cross-country flying using CRM procedures. Source: Flight International
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Thai stretch
Thai Airways International has finalised, its previously announced order for six, stretch Boeing 777-300s. The Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered twinjet will be delivered at rate of two aircraft a year between 1998 and 2000. Source: Flight International
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Harlev resigns
EL Al president Raphael Harlev has resigned in a protest against the Government delay in implementing the decision to privatise the airline. Harlev, president since 1982, will leave office in June after the Israeli general elections. Source: Flight International
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Out of Africa
An air-services agreement, signed between Ethiopia and Japan on 25 March, has opened the way for the establishment of two-way air traffic between the countries. Flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines is planning to begin serving Tokyo in early 1997. Source: Flight International
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Peace dividend
Direct flights between former enemies Jordan and Israel restart on 7 April, putting into effect agreements reached following the peace accord signed between the two countries in 1994. The 20min flights will be operated by Royal Jordanian subsidiary Royal Wings, with two Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-300 turboprops, and by ...
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In a whirl
A ground-test article comprising the wing, engines and rotor system of the production Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor has begun 400h of whirl testing to predict performance expected during operational testing which will follow the first flight of a production-representative V-22 in December. Source: ...
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Atlas heavyweights
Boeing's Wichita division is to convert six ex-Thai Airways International 747-200s to freighters for Atlas Air, taking to 13 the number of conversions performed by the division for the US cargo carrier. Redelivery will be completed in September 1997. Source: Flight International
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Crew shuttle
Dutch charter/scheduled carrier Martinair has taken delivery of an Embraer EMB-120. The aircraft, previously owned by Sabena subsidiary Delta Air Transport, will be based in the Caribbean to transfer its crews between the various islands served by Martinair during its extensive holiday-charter work in the region. ...
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Boeing's skyline
Indian independent airline Skyline NEPC, which was known as Damania Airways until 1995's take over by NEPC, is to introduce three leased Boeing 737-200s or 737-300s in April, to strengthen and expand its network. The source of the aircraft is unknown. The airline operates four 737-200s on domestic routes. ...
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Flightline move
UK charter operator FlightLine/Alpine Aviation moved its operations from London Gatwick to Stansted Airport on 1 April. The move coincides with the introduction of two 68-seat British Aerospace ATP turboprops, which will complement FlightLine's BAe 146 jet operations, flying mainly between Stansted and Geneva and Zurich for Swiss tour operator ...
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JSTARS handover
The first production Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft was handed over to the US Air Force on 22 March. Source: Flight International
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Northrop lay-off
Northrop Grumman, is laying off 2,100 people, from its Military Aircraft Systems division, citing declining B-2 production and McDonnell Douglas F-18E/F development work and F-18C/D cost-reduction efforts. Source: Flight International
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Boeing sale
Boeing is to sell a Macon, Georgia-based subsidiary, which makes cargo-handling equipment for aircraft. It says that it has a potential buyer. Source: Flight International
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GPS change
The US Government was due to announce on 29 March an easing of restrictions on commercial use of the US Department of Defense's global-positioning system. Source: Flight International
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Pod tie-up
Lockheed Martin and Denmark's Per Udsen have joined forces to pursue the $50 million US Air National Guard programme to build 16 Theatre Airborne Reconnaissance System (TARS) pods for the F-16. Source: Flight International
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Mass defections
Tim Furniss/LONDON China has already lost, three of its outstanding launch contracts, after the 14 February loss, of the first Long March 3B (LM3B) booster with its $125 million Intelsat 708 satellite payload. Following the move of the Echostar 2 to the Ariane (Flight International, 27 ...
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Standard map
The US Navy plans to develop a standard digital-map system for McDonnell Douglas (MDC) F-18s and AV-8Bs, Bell AH-1Ws and UH-1Ns, Bell Boeing V-22s, Grumman F-14Ds and Sikorsky HH-60Hs. MDC is to be awarded a development contract for the tactical-aircraft moving-map-capability programme. Source: Flight International