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US airlines on a roll
A SPECTACULAR ROUND of second-quarter results from the major US airlines has put the industry on course for the best quarterly results in its history. The big nine network carriers collectively earned net profits of more than $1.5 billion in the quarter, on the back of soaring traffic ...
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Keeping out of helicopters' way
Sir - At about 17.45 on 14 July, I observed a Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules C3 at around 500ft (150m) above ground level, about 5km (3nm) west of Cranfield, Bedfordshire. As this was the day of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone (some 20km north-west ...
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Boeing to review 777 cabin pressure after diversion
BOEING IS AGAIN reviewing the design of the 777 cabin-pressurisation system, following the diversion of a United Airlines (UAL) aircraft to Gander, Newfoundland, while being flown on a transatlantic flight. The 777 suffered "a loss of pressure" rather than a sudden depressurisation, says the airline, which adds that ...
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Funding blow hampers Modiluft's fleet-expansion plans
MODILUFT'S plans to expand its fleet could be hampered by the refusal of the Indian Government to permit it to undertake a bond issue to fund the acquisition of additional aircraft. The Delhi-based domestic carrier is already faced with the prospect of finding replacements for its entire ...
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UK first in Germany
DEBONAIR HAS become the first UK airline and first independent EU carrier to operate scheduled services between major German cities since the country's re-unification, with flights between Munich and D_sseldorf. The new Luton-based carrier has also introduced daily flights from Munich to Barcelona. Source: Flight International
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British Aerospace
The tragic loss of British Aerospace's de Havilland Mosquito on 21 July means that we have not only lost a marvellous aircraft, but a Total Aviation Person in Kevin Moorhouse who died in the crash along with his engineer Steve Watson. Kevin was one of those who self-improved all the ...
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Tracor
John Johnson has been promoted to vice-president of engineering at aerial-target company Tracor Flight Systems, of Austin, Texas. Johnson, formerly director of engineering, was previously engineering project manager for Honeywell's Defense Avionics Systems division. Source: Flight International
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Cirrus
James Griswold has become vice-president of engineering at Cirrus Design, of Duluth, Minnesota, with responsibility for US Federal Aviation Administration certification, and delivery of, the SR20 four-seat business aircraft. Griswold, who has helped develop regulatory policy for the FAA, was founder and president of Questair and has held positions with ...
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Litton
Timothy Westover has been appointed president of the Litton Systems Canada subsidiary of Litton Industries of Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada. He succeeds Thomas McGuigan, who has resigned. Westover was formerly vice-president of business management at Litton Laser Systems division, of Apopka, Florida. Source: Flight International
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Avatar
James Niece has been appointed vice-president of marketing and sales at Avatar Alliance, of Fairburn, Georgia. He was formerly head of consultancy James Niece and Associates of Umatilla, Florida, and, before that, he was group director for sales and marketing at Aviall Aviation Sales, based in Miami, Florida. ...
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Hughes Avicom
Airline cabin-management and entertainment-systems company Hughes Avicom International, of Pomona, California, has appointed Ronald Kiripolsky senior vice-president for operations. He has previously held positions with American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Pacific Southwest Airlines and was president of overhauler Dalfort Aviation. Source: Flight International
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K-C Aviation
Service company K-C Aviation, of Dallas, Texas, has named Charles Emering regional sales manager for the north-eastern region. He was previously director of maintenance for Atlantic Aviation Flight Services of Teterboro, New Jersey. Charles Emering is named regional sales manager for the north-eastern region at maintainer and overhauler ...
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Aviall
Cornelius Van Den Handel has become treasurer and director of planning at aviation-parts distributor Aviall, of Dallas, Texas. He was most recently director of financial planning and analysis. Charles Kienzle has been named senior vice-president of operations He was most recently senior vice-president of operations at Aviall US Engine Services, ...
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DERA
Joe Carr has been appointed director of technology conversion for the defence-research sector of the UK Ministry of Defence's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), on secondment from UK specialist engineering company TI Group. Carr, who is technology director at TI, will be on the secondment for a year. ...
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Sundstrand
James Smith is named vice-president for business development at components and subsystems supplier Sundstrand, of Rockford, Illinois. David Linton becomes vice-president for programmes. Smith, with Sundstrand for 33 years, replaces Ronald McKenna, who becomes corporate executive vice-president and chief operating officer for aerospace. Source: Flight ...