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NASA tests hypersonic design
Andrew Doyle/LONDON A HYPERSONIC-aircraft concept, known as the "wave-rider", which would be capable of speeds ranging from Mach 4 to M6, is undergoing wind-tunnel tests at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia. The wave-rider series, powered by air-breathing hypersonic engines, would be particularly suitable as ...
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Learjet renaissance
Bill Lear created a market when he designed the first Learjet. Now Learjet is seeking to revitalise that market with the all-new Model 45. Graham Warwick/WICHITA ...
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Denel makes its mark
Denel has progressed rapidly in a short time. Kevin O'Toole/LONDON DENEL HAS COME a long way in a short time, says its chief executive Johan Alberts. It is hard to disagree. The group was formed a little over three years ago, as South ...
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The right image
Scientific-Atlanta has received a $7.6 million contract to supply three ground stations and two system simulators to Space Imaging, the commercial remote-sensing-satellite company formed by Lockheed Martin, E-Systems and Mitsubishi. Source: Flight International
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Icelandic
Icelandair and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) have extended their 1993 marketing agreement to include a code-share on all flights between Iceland and Scandinavia. The Icelandic flag carrier operates from its Reykjavik hub to Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, while SAS operates two daily flights to Reykjavik during the summer. Icelandair already ...
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JetStream
Mike O'Callaghan has been confirmed as managing director of JetStream Aircraft, following Allan MacDonald's departure to take up the position of director of regional marketing at British Aerospace. O'Callaghan was previously managing director designate at BAe's regional turboprop division. ...
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Cathay Pacific
Peter Foster has been named head of Cathay Pacific France. He replaces Martin Cowley, who is to take up another post with Cathay Pacific, in Australia. Source: Flight International
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Champion
Stephen Straub has been promoted to manager of aviation for Champion Aviation Products, of Liberty, South Carolina, a subsidiary of Cooper Aviation. Formerly director of product development, Straub replaces William Dillon, who becomes director, Nicholson operations of the Cooper Hand Tools division. James Foreman is promoted to manager of manufacturing ...
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Loral
Jules Frohmann has been named president of Loral Defense Systems - East, of New York. Frohmann, previously group vice-president for several Loral product lines and president of Loral Defense Systems - Akron, replaces Vincent Obsitnik, who is to take an assignment with Loral Corporation, focusing on special corporate matters. ...
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FAA
Lynne Osmus has been appointed chief of staff to the US Federal Aviation Administration administrator, and Margaret Gilligan has been named deputy associate administrator for regulation and certification. Osmus was formerly director of the FAA's office of civil-aviation security operations. Gilligan has served in the FAA's administrator's office and was ...
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Mahalo Air
Michael Yocum has been appointed president of Hawaiian carrier Mahalo Air. He remains chief operating officer. Source: Flight International
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NTSB
Dr Bernard Loeb has been named director of the Office of Aviation Safety at the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), heading its 100-plus aviation-accident investigators. Loeb, formerly head of the Office of Research and Engineering, replaces William Laynor, who is to retire. John Goglia is named a member of ...
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Eva Airways
Hsu Jui-yuan becomes chairman and Huang Jen-tsung president of Taiwan's EVA Airways, following the resignation of Chang Yung-fa, who remains president of the Evergreen Group. Hsu was formerly president of EVA Airways and Huang was president of the US office. Source: Flight International
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EC barriers control the pilot market
Sir - Your Comment regarding the mobility of the European airline-pilot market (Flight International, 9-15 August, P3) was interesting and pertinent. I have worked as a contract captain for European Community (EC) airlines for seven years. I have held Belgian, Dutch and Scandinavian air-transport-pilot's licences. The validation of ...
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Peril of departing from standards
Sir - As more aircraft are in competition for slots in increasingly crowded routes, air-traffic control (ATC) has resorted to assigning aircraft non-standard levels to facilitate traffic flow. I witnessed recently a competent controller in a non-radar environment having to berate the crew of a European flag carrier ...
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Datalink deal
Universal Avionics Systems and Teledyne Controls have teamed to develop a low-cost datalink service, which will be able to communicate via VHF, satellite, Mode S and airphone systems. Universal's two-way datalink will provide the basis for the new unit. Source: Flight International
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Integrated software
Calabasas, California-based Western Data Systems says that its Compass CONTRACT client/server software for integrated manufacturing, cost, configuration and contract management is now available on Hewlett-Packard 9000 servers as well as Sun Solaris and Digital Alpha AXP servers. Source: Flight International