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Hushkit sale
Comtran is selling its Boeing 707 "Super Q" hushkit programme to Dublin, Ireland-based Omega Air. Omega will focus on providing product support and spares for the 180 aircraft hushkitted by San Antonio, Texas-based Comtran. Source: Flight International
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Vietnam disappointed
A shortage of available slots has forced Vietnam Airlines to postpone plans to add new routes to London and Frankfurt. The airline will instead concentrate on increasing frequencies to destinations in Asia. The Vietnamese national carrier has announced a 55% increase in total passenger traffic, to over 2.2 million, for ...
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UPS pricing first
UPS, has become the first package-delivery company to implement distance-based pricing for air-express services. Prices for short-distance shipments will drop by up to 40% and long-distance rates will rise by up to 28%. Source: Flight International
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Sabena simulation
Reflectone has signed a $6 million contract to build an Avro RJ100 regional-jet full-flight simulator for Belgium's Sabena. The simulator will be used to train Sabena and Crossair Avro RJ crews. Source: Flight International
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United order
United Airlines has ordered two Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered Boeing 747-400s for delivery in 1997. United now operates 24 747-400s. Source: Flight International
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Base approval
British Aerospace (Systems and Equipment) (BASE) has won US Federal Aviation Administration-approval to overhaul radomes and composite panels of US-registered aircraft. Meanwhile, BASE's SCR500 family of digital cockpit voice and combined voice/data recorders has received FAA technical service order approval.Transbrazil stake Source: Flight International
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Not a new material
Sir - It seems as if some of our cousins in the aerospace composites business have been re-inventing the wheel ("Thrust team finds key to cheaper patterns, Flight International, 20 December, 1995-2 January, 1996). Medium-density fibreboard has been used for some years as an effective pattern-making material. ...
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Delta used UK slots in disguise
Sir - In reply to the letter "US carriers should think again" (Flight International, 3-9 January, P39), Mr Howard is mistaken in thinking that Delta ever had slots at London Heathrow. What he recalls seeing were McDonnell Douglas DC-8-33s painted in Delta Air Lines' colours, beginning in 1969, which were ...
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Sonaca snubbed
Aerostructures group Sabca has turned down a Belgian Government invitation to bail out its state-owned competitor Sonaca. Sabca, owned jointly by Dassault Aviation and Fokker, declined on 9 January a request from Belgium's regional Walloon Government to take over its rival, on financial grounds. ...
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AlliedSignal acquires
AlliedSignal Aerospace has completed the acquisition of Northrop Grumman's Precision Products business. It produces inertial instruments and systems for military and space applications. Source: Flight International
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COMSAT
COMSAT Mobile Communications, Bethesda, Maryland, announced today the completion of the new management team, which includes Kathryn Holman as vice-president sales; George Zachmann as vice-president, major accounts; Gerry Nagler as vice-president, business development; Chris Davis as vice-president, personal communications; Keith Regan as vice-president, engineering and operations; and Jack Hannon as ...
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McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas of St Louis, Missouri, has appointed Harold Coyle vice-president for corporate ethics and Fred Whiteford executive assistant to the chief executive. Coyle served as staff director and secretary of the management councils as well as assisting the corporation's chairman, John McDonnell. Whiteford served as director of strategic planning. ...
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Northwest
Richard Zella has been appointed to the newly created position of senior vice-president, technical operations, by Northwest Airlines of Minneapolis. His most recent position was general manager at Chrysler. Zella replaces Chris Doan, who will assume the position as vice-president for aircraft-maintenance operations. David Fielding takes up the newly created ...
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Litton
Litton Industries of Woodland, California, has appointed John Leonis chairman and Michael Brown president. Leonis takes over the chairmanship from Alton Brann, who remains on Litton's board as chairman of the executive committee. Leonis retained his post as chief executive, but relinquished his responsibility as president to Brown. Brown, who ...
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Air Liberte
Louis Damiani has been appointed cargo manager at French independent airline Air Liberte. He was cargo manager France for American Airlines and replaces Arnaud Pecout, who has left the company. Source: Flight International
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Raytheon
Raytheon Aircraft of Wichita, Kansas has appointed Keith Nadolski vice-president of sales and marketing. Nadolski joined the organisation in 1983. The company has also named Doug Mahin to a new senior position as vice-president for strategic planning and new business development. Mahin joined Raytheon in 1992 as vice-president of marketing. ...
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Rolls-Royce
Rolls Royce of Reston, Virginia has named Dr Kenneth Bushell, vice-president of the company's St Louis, Missouri office. Since 1989, Bushell has served as vice-president for aircraft programmes for Rolls Royce, Long Beach, California. Source: Flight International
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Canadian
Canadian Airlines International has appointed Steve Taggart as its new regional director, Europe. Previously general manager for northern and western Europe, Taggart will now be responsible for all of Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa. He has worked with Canadian for 20 years, initially in sales and ...
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AEA
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) based at Brussels, in Belgium, has appointed Dr Herbert Bammer its chairman for 1996. Bammer is president of Austrian Airlines, where he has been for 30 years and been president since 1992. Bammer succeeds Roger Sietzen, president of Luxair. Source: Flight International