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SAe and Harris bow out of T-38 competition
TWO TEAMS HAVE been eliminated from the competition to upgrade US Air Force Northrop T-38 trainers. The USAF has short-listed six teams for the T-38 avionics-update programme, dropping Harris and Singapore Aerospace (SAe). Lockheed Martin had earlier withdrawn its bid. Harris and SAe were informed on 6 May ...
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Lufthansa
German national carrier Lufthansa has appointed Jurgen Raps as its new chief pilot, replacing Robert Salzl, who is retiring from flying duties. Raps has been with Lufthansa since 1970. He flew Boeing 737s and McDonnell Douglas DC-10s before being appointed head of the airline's 737 fleet in 1994. He took ...
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IAI
Maj Gen Avigdor Yanouch Ben-Gal has been appointed chairman of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), succeeding Zvi Zur. Ben-Gal served in the Israel Defence Forces from 1995-83, and is a former chairman of the Investment Company for International Trade Development, an advanced-technologies specialist. Source: Flight International
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KLM
Kees den Hartog, deputy president of Netherlands national carrier KLM, is to retire at the end of the year. Den Hartog, with KLM since 1961, joined the KLM board of managing directors in 1989. Cees van Woudenberg, executive vice-president for personnel and organisation, is appointed to the board of managing ...
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Orbital
US Space and information-systems company Orbital Sciences, of Dulles, Virginia, has appointed Jeffrey Pirone acting chief financial officer, following the resignation of Carlton Crenshaw, executive vice-president and chief financial officer. Pirone, now vice-president and controller, will hold the position until the post is filled permanently. Source: ...
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Learjet
Roger Sperry has been named vice-president for marketing and sales at Bombardier subsidiary Learjet, of Wichita, Kansas. Sperry, previously vice-president for North American sales, replaces Ted Farid, who has resigned. Before joining Learjet, Sperry held senior sales-management positions during a 20-year career with Cessna Aircraft. Source: Flight International
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Brymon Airways
New chief pilot and general manager for flight operations at Brymon Airways, Mike Schofield, (left) who was previously the Royal Air Force officer commanding HM The Queen's Flight, meets Charlie Bielby, one of Brymon's 72 pilots. Source: Flight International
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FLA mission is well defined
Sir - Your leading article under the title "Missing a Trick" (Flight International, 17-23 April, 1996, P5) contained a number of misleading statements relating to the Future Large Aircraft Programme which I would like the opportunity to correct. The article is a thinly veiled Lockheed-Martin sales pitch, which ...
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Olympic Team
Bell Helicopter Textron has selected St Louis Helicopters, of Missouri, to operate 13 Model 206B-3 Jet- Rangers and 206L LongRangers in support of television coverage of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Bell is the official helicopter sponsor for the Games. Source: Flight International
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Japanese collision
Two Japanese news-gathering helicopters collided near Nagano, 200km (110nm) west of Tokyo, on 27 April, killing all six people aboard. The Aerospatiale helicopters were returning from filming forest fires for rival television stations. Source: Flight International
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Chinese Learjets
China's Hainan Airlines has ordered a Learjet 60 for delivery in mid-1996, to join a Model 55 used for corporate charters. The aircraft is the first new business-jet sold to China's private sector, says Learjet. Malaysia's Ministry of Transport, meanwhile, has taken delivery of a second flight-inspection Learjet 60. ...
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Mexican support
Oklahoma-based Downtown Airpark and TAESA of Mexico have established a joint general-aviation service centre at Toluca Airport, near capital Mexico City. Downtown Airpark-Mexico will support Rockwell Twin Commanders operated in Latin America. Source: Flight International
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Digital ATC
AIT Recorders has developed a digital air-traffic-control (ATC) data-recording system, which it claims can simultaneously record all radar, voice and environmental data entering an ATC centre, using digital compression techniques. The UK company's Comfile 2000 Digital Recorder uses DAT cassettes as the storage medium, along with a 1Gb hard disk ...
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Observing airports
AAI/Systems Management has received a $14.4 million US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for an additional 106 Automated Surface Observing Systems, for installation at US airports. Source: Flight International
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Optegra for Embraer
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has ordered $260,000-worth of software and ser-vices from computer-aided-design specialist ComputerVision, including the Optegra data-management system and Electrical Design Entry wiring-design system. Source: Flight International
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Derco support
Derco Aerospace is to provide logistical support for Lockheed Martin C-130 maintenance by Chile's Enaer, providing spare parts, component repair and overhaul. Source: Flight International
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Mesaba shift
Northwest Airlink carrier Mesaba Airlines has signed an amended agreement under which Northwest Airlines will purchase all of the regional's capacity, while the cost of Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8 heavy maintenance will be shifted from Northwest to Mesaba. The agreement will allow both carriers to benefit from Mesaba's lower ...
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Delta deal
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have received approval for an expanded code-share/ blocked-space agreement beginning 1 June. Delta will buy seats on Korean's four weekly Washington-New York-Seoul and daily Honolulu-Seoul Boeing 747 flights. Korean will buy seats on Delta's daily Honolulu-Seoul Lockheed L-1011 flights. Source: Flight International