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Northwest 727s on brink of going north
NORTHWEST AIRLINES (NWA) is close to a decision to phase out its Boeing 727s. A senior manager says: "We will get rid of those [727s]. I think you will hear something soon." Officially, the airline claims that it has not finished a review of its 150-seat aircraft fleet, ...
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Lufthansa achieves first-half profits as Weber hits out outsubsidies
LUFTHANSA CHAIRMAN Jurgen Weber has hit out at government subsidies, saying that European governments are "still ploughing DM10 million [$7.1 million] of taxpayers' money daily into their ailing airlines". Weber says that subsidised airlines are "...either expanding with more capacity than they can sell, or are too sluggish ...
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ATA warning tempers industry optimism
THE US AIR TRANSPORT Association (ATA) is urging caution as airlines begin reporting improved second-quarter earnings. The ATA warns that the anticipated industry-wide $700 million quarterly profit is "a drop in the bucket" compared with the $13 billion in losses since 1990 and the $75 billion in capital ...
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Hughes will build Inmarsat P craft
HUGHES WILL build 12 satellites for the Inmarsat P global mobile-telephone system in a $1.3 billion deal agreed on 20 July. Terms of the agreement, which includes Hughes becoming a strategic partner in the Inmarsat P, will be completed later this year. The satellites, equipped with C-band and ...
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BAe/IAI link on Indian Sea Harrier upgrade
BRITISH AEROSPACE and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) are negotiating a joint upgrade proposal for the Indian navy's BAe Sea Harrier FRS.51 - the first time that the two companies have considered collaboration. The firms are creating at least two upgrade options for India. The Indian navy is keen ...
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Air Canada orders A340-8000
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE HAS secured an initial order from Air Canada for two of its planned ultra-long-range A340-8000s and stepped up efforts to secure additional launch orders from the Asia-Pacific market. Air Canada's purchase by itself is not sufficient to launch the 232-seat -8000 derivative formally. According to airline ...
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Japan/USA agree on air cargo deal
THE JAPANESE AND US Governments have reached a compromise agreement on air-cargo rights, clearing the way for FedEx to start its Subic Bay-based intra-Asian freight network. Under the agreement reached in Los Angeles, FedEx has been granted "beyond rights" to seven destinations in Asia. Nippon Cargo ...
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ESA kick-start for Minisats
SSTL has been called in to work with the European Space Agency (ESA). In another effort to kick-start an affordable access to space for the smaller space customer, ESA has launched the Small Mission Opportunities initiative. ESA wants to see European industry establishing a consortium to build and ...
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Licences
LINE MAINTENANCE Line-maintenance certifying mechanic: This Category "A" qualification carries certificating authority. The holder is defined as having good basic knowledge and experience, is task-qualified and can certify simple line defects and scheduled inspections; line-maintenance certifying technician (LMCT): this category B1 (mechanical) or B2 (avionic) licence ...
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European maintenance regulations
APPROVAL OF MAINTENANCE ORGANISATIONS JAR 145 specifies maintenance equipment and procedures required for all commercial air-transport aircraft. The regulation has been European Union law since July 1991, and was brought into effect in January 1994. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATING STAFF JAR 65 defines the ...
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The Longview
FOR WHAT IS potentially a long-term relationship, the West's dealings with Russia seem to be getting off to a rocky start. Some of the Western companies which have invested in joint ventures with Russian industry are beginning to wonder when they will see a return on their investments. Some Russian ...
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Licence structures
Qualifications/licences are specific to either "base maintenance" (hangar/overhaul work) or "line maintenance" experience (day-to-day maintenance on the line); licences further specify whether or not they confer "certifying" authority (authority to sign for completion, or certification, of a job); maintenance licences are task-related in the lowest category, ...
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Multi-purpose G222
The ALENIAG222 as a multi-role assault aircraft can serve for: carriage of vehicles & light artillery; paratrooper drop; pallet airdrop low-altitude parachute extraction system; ambulance; fire-fighting; spraying; mine-laying; helicopter air refueling; ...
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CMC and ASI join for cabin systems
CANADIAN MARCONI (CMC) and Australia's ASI Technologies have joined forces to offer airline cabin-management and cabin-information systems. ASI's ACAMS II cabin-management system and CMC's CMA-3200 passenger visual-information system have been combined to form the CMA-6000 passenger video-services system. Pakistan International Airlines has awarded the team a contract to ...
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MPA Agreement
CelsiusTech New Zealand, a subsidiary of Swedish based CelsiusTech, has signed a memorandum of understanding with McDonnell Douglas, to cooperate in developing data handling and sensor systems, for the Royal New Zealand Air Force's Project Sirius, which involves the upgrading of the electronic suite, of the RNZAF's six Lockheed P-3 ...
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Garrett
Bill Nielsen has been appointed vice-president and general manager of the Long Island, New York, service centre of engine maintenance, Company Garrett Aviation Services, of Phoenix, Arizona. He has previously served with Butler Aviation, Philip Morris and United Beechcraft's Hangar One. ...
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Intelsat
Andrew Browne has been appointed vice-president and chief financial officer at international satellite organisation Intelsat, of Washington DC. He is director of finance, worldwide operations and strategic marketing for Advanced Micro Devices of Sunnyvale, California. He replaces David Tudge, who will remain an advisor to the director-general, until his retirement ...
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Mesa Air
Ben Harrison has been named vice-president of planning and pricing at regional carrier Mesa Air Group, of Farmington, New Mexico. He was previously vice-president of planning and development for Metro Airlines. George Lippemeier becomes president for Desert Sun Airlines, the newly formed, Arizona, Phoenix-based jet division of the group. He ...
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BMW R-R
German aero-engine manufacturer BMW Rolls-Royce has appointed Gunter Frolich as its director of finance. The appointment increases the membership of the company's board of management to five. Frolich joins the Oberursel-based Company from ITT Automotive Europe, having served there since 1992 - most recently as an executive and head of ...
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Fokker
Netherlands aircraft manufacturer Fokker, of Amsterdam, has appointed H J Grond vice-president of Fokker PropJetLine. He was formerly project manager for the Fokker 60 Utility. He succeeds J Zaaijer, who is nominated vice-president for sales for the corporate and governmental market. D Koen, formerly vice-president for defence systems and aircraft ...