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BA near to active-noise-control headset decision
BRITISH AIRWAYS is expected to place an order for 3,400 active-noise-control headsets for its pilots by the end of this month. Germany's Sennheiser and Bose of the USA are bidding for the contract, which could be worth over £1 million ($1.6 million). The UK airline decided to opt ...
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MAS training
The British Aerospace Flying College at Prestwick, Scotland, has been awarded a contract from Malaysian Airline System to train 32 student pilots over the next 12 months. The first party arrives this month. Source: Flight International
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Terabit business
Evans & Sutherland has formed a Display Systems business-unit around newly acquired Terabit, with products including simulated electronic flight-instruments, and headed by Terabit founder Allen Tanner. Source: Flight International
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Australian courseware
Australia's Stanilite Pacific is to develop courseware for aircrew and maintenance training on computer systems in Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules 2s on order for the Royal Australian Air Force. . Source: Flight International
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Business approval
SimuFlite Training International has received Level D approval for its CAE-built Gulfstream IV-SP simulator, while FlightSafety International has received Level D certification for a Raytheon Beech 1900D simulator Source: Flight International
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Dornier training
Dornier has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysia Airlines (MAS) for training for aircraft maintenance and overhaul. They will identify areas of co-operation and develop courses for MAS' new aviation academy Source: Flight International
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Litton ties-up DASA
Litton and Daimler-Benz Aerospace have formed a team to compete for the German air force's competition for a new radar-warning equipment (NWRE) for the Panavia Tornado strike aircraft. A contract for up to 120 systems is due to be awarded in the first quarter of 1997. Source: Flight ...
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Precision approach
A US Air Force-led NATO working group has been formed to study future precision-approach requirements. It plans to make its recommendations by the end of 1997. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and the UK are participating . Source: Flight International
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Propeller check
Kent, Washington-based Pacific Propeller (PPI) has received a one-year contract to inspect blade taper-bores on Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion propellers. The Navy is checking all propellers for cracks, corrosion, or other anomalies. Source: Flight International
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CD-ROM service
Aircraft Technical Publishers of Brisbane, California and AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics are combining to produce a CD-ROM library of service manuals for AlliedSignal's Bendix/King and Global Wulfsberg avionics. Source: Flight International
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Derlan deal
Derlan Aerospace Canada has won three new contracts worth a total of $4.3 million. The largest is from General Electric Aircraft Engines, for components for the T700. Derlan will also supply transmission components for Kaman SH-2Gs purchased by Egypt, and manufacture additional landing-gear parts for McDonnell Douglas Canada. ...
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Customer support
The Pratt & Whitney Canada/MTU European Customer Support Centre (CSC) has purchased a 51% share in Anglo-African Automotive, a maintenance company previously jointly owned by Denel Aviation and National Airways (NAC), a Raytheon Aircraft and Bell Helicopter Tex- tron distributor. The company, based a Lanseria Airport near Johannesburg, has been ...
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Turbomeca
Jean-Bernard Cocheteux, formerly deputy general manager of French components-manufacturer Labinal and general manager at engine manufacturer Turbo- m,ca, has been appointed chairman and chief executive at Turbom,ca. He succeeds Sonia Meton, who died in a recent accident. Christine Meton, her daughter and granddaughter of Turbom,ca founder Joseph Szydiowski, joins the ...
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Raytheon
Dick Klass has been appointed to the newly created position of vice-president for Government marketing at Raytheon Aircraft, of Wichita, Kansas. Klass, a US Air Force veteran, was most recently vice-president at the International Planning and Analysis Center, of Washington DC, and, before that, he was corporate director for the ...
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FAA
J C Johns is named product lead for the US Federal Aviation Administration's global-positioning-system team. With the FAA since 1992, Johns headed the acquisition part of the wide-area augmentation system for more than two years. Susan Kurland becomes associate administrator for airports. She was formerly deputy corporation counsel to the ...
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Simula
Sean Nolen has joined transportation-safety company Simula, of Phoenix, Arizona, as vice-president of finance, chief financial officer and treasurer, succeeding Kevin Clark, who has resigned. Nolen was formerly with the Phoenix office of Deloitte & Touche LLP, most recently as senior manager with responsibility for the Simula account. ...
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Hamilton
Robert Moore has been appointed executive vice-president for aircraft products at United Technologies Hamilton Standard, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut. Moore, who was most recently senior vice-president for production operations at US helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, succeeds Hansel Tookes, who has become president for Government engine business at United Technologies Pratt & ...
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Duncan
Service organisation Duncan Aviation, of Lincoln, Nebraska, has promoted Aaron Hilkemann to executive vice-president and chief operating officer. He will also continue as chief financial officer for Duncan Enterprises. He was formerly vice-president and director of financial operations at FirstTier Financial, of Omaha, Nebraska. Tony Gilbert is named manager of ...