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Who? What?
I liked your editorial 'So what's in a name' (Airline Business, April). Your point that 'employees need to feel a sense of identity, of belonging to an organisation which they understand and relate to' is right on the mark. Our research shows that many service companies have reputations ...
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Financial results
Air-India moved to a loss despite sales growth of almost 10%. The carrier blamed competition and interest charges and depreciation on its B747-400s. British Midland's pretax profit fell 7% to £4.1m (US$6.4m) but the Manx and Loganair regional airlines moved from a £5.1m loss to a £1.3m profit. ...
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Boeing order
Boeing has placed an order with Canadair for a nine-seat Challenger 601-3R business jet. The aircraft, is being outfitted by Texas completion specialist, KC Aviation. Source: Flight International
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Safe bet
Jet Aviation is to operate the Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal, a new fixed-based operation (FBO) at McCarran International Airport, Nevada,on behalf of the FBO's owner, the Eagle Group. Jet Aviation already operates FBOs in Europe, the Middle and Far East and the USA. The Eagle Group also owns Eagle ...
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Stork eyes Fokker
Dutch industrial group Stork says that, by mid-July, it could have completed a take-over of Fokker Aviation, the continuing aircraft-services and components-manufacturing operation of the bankrupt aircraft-manufacturer. Stork is carrying out due diligence on the aviation company, and says that it is not expecting any surprises. Fokker Aviation includes the ...
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Helitech '97
Tony Stephenson has been named associate project director of the UK's biennial international helicopter-technology and operations exhibition Helitech 97. He was formerly with Shephard Conferences and Exhibitions. Source: Flight International
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Smiths
Keith Butler-Wheelhouse, has been named chief executive of aerospace technology company Smiths Industries, of London, UK, from November. He succeeds Sir Roger Hurn, who will continue as chairman. Butler-Wheelhouse has been chief executive of Saab Automobile in Sweden for the past four years, and will become an executive director of ...
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RAeS/Roll-Royce
Professor Bob Stone, of VR Solutions, and James Angus, of Rolls-Royce, have been awarded the UK Royal Aeronautical Society's (RAeS) Sir Vernon Brown prize for their paper "Virtual maintenance". Stone (left) is seen receiving the Award from the immediate past president of the Society, Sir Donald Spiers. The VR Solutions/R-R ...
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West Star
Fixed-base operator West Star Aviation, of Grand Junction, Colorado, has appointed Larry Graham president. Graham, a former US Navy Lockheed Martin C-130 engineer, was previously with Duncan Aviation as Lear Jet programme manager, director of customer service and director of engine and airframe shops. ...
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Shorts
Bombardier's UK subsidiary, Shorts, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has appointed Roy McNulty chairman. McNulty has been president since the Bombardier acquisition in 1989. He succeeds Laurent Beaudoin, chairman and chief executive, who will continue as a member of the Shorts board. Ken Brundle has been appointed vice-president and general manager, ...
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Dunlop
Aircraft-component company Dunlop Equipment, of Coventry, UK, has appointed Dennis Scott business-development manager. He was formerly consultant technologist to UK power plant manufacturer Rolls-Royce Aero Engines. Before that, he worked with British Aerospace, Israel Aircraft Industries and Atlas Aircraft of South Africa, before returning to BAe to work on the ...
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Crossair
Philippe Bruggisser, chief operating officer of Swiss national carrier Swissair, has been appointed chairman of regional subsidiary Crossair. He will take over the chairmanship from Swissair chief executive Otto Loepfe, who will continue to serve on the carrier's executive committee. Georges Schorderet succeeds Peter Nydegger as Swissair chief financial officer ...
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London City
London City Airport, of the UK, has appointed Richard Gooding managing director. Gooding, who is now chief executive of London Luton Airport, will take the new position on 1 August. He has worked with British European Airways (later British Airways), and is a former operations director at Manchester Airport and ...
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Putting the record straight
Sir - In my letter "Reflecting the true costs of airport modifications", the paragraph beginning: "The survey assumed as a baseline-" was incorrectly edited. It should have continued: "-Boeing 747 stretch aircraft would have a smaller wingspan, and probably slightly greater length. On its own, this might produce lower costs ...
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It's better to go by ground transport
Sir - Mr Mildwater may well be advised not to take up Capt Mark Zucal's offer to fly with him to Kuala Tregganu in the circumstances outlined ("In defence of pilots", Letters, Flight International, 12-18 June, P61). As this short flight sounds so hazardous, the best advice would be to ...
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Far-seeing Far Eastern view
Sir - An article entitled "McDonnell Douglas's Venture Falters" (Wall Street Journal, 22 May, 1996) states that "-the company envisioned taking an equity stake in the venture, becoming China's full risk-sharing partner". Your prophetic comment "Oriental headache" (Flight International, 13-19 September, 1995) pointed out the longstanding, obvious and ...