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PEMCO
Precision Standard of Birmingham, Alabama has appointed Cleveland Howie as director of marketing for the company's Pemco Nacelle Services Unit. Howie was most recently senior sales and marketing representative for AAR Engine Component Systems. The company has also appointed Lars Kirchhoff as regional marketing manager for its Pemco World Air ...
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Japan's economy set for expansion
The initial reaction of the financial markets and analysts to major natural disasters, particularly when they occur in developed societies, is nearly always wrong. This was true of the Los Angeles earthquake in January 1994, and even more so of the recent disaster in Kobe. The immediate impact on the ...
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Now for the real Macau?
Nine months ahead of startup, fledgling international carrier Air Macau has run headlong into management problems, compensation claims and allegations of shady dealings which at presstime were being investigated by the Portuguese enclave's anti-corruption agency. The proposed carrier faces a barrage of legal action from expatriate managers whose ...
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All Nippon continues with cost-cutting measures
ALL NIPPON AIRLINES (ANA) has announced further cuts in expenditure and staffing, alongside a drive to boost revenues by 10% through increased aircraft utilisation. The latest cost-cutting drive, which will run over the next three years, comes as part of the second phase of the airline's extensive ...
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Vietnam looks for A320 substitute
Paul Lewis/SINGAPORE VIETNAM AIRLINES IS negotiating for the supply of new Western-built 150-seat passenger aircraft to replace its Airbus Industrie A320s wet-leased from Air France. The carrier operates seven A320s, three of which are due to be returned to owner Air France by the end ...
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Turbine failures ground ANZ's hushkitted 737s
AIR NEW ZEALAND, suddenly grounded ten of the 13 Boeing 737-200s, in its domestic fleet on 17 February. Managing director Jim McCrea says that the decision followed the fourth turbine failure on a Nordam hushkitted Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A engine in six months. The CAA says ...
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Wheel Deal
AlliedSignal Aerospace has signed a letter of intent with China Southern Airlines to establish a joint venture in Shanghai to repair and overhaul aircraft wheels and brakes. Operations will begin in late 1995. Source: Flight International
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FLS Disposals
Maintenance group FLS Aerospace has continued its programme of disposals, with the sale of its Lovaux military-spares operation. The business, which holds 600,000 line items at its base at Bournemouth Airport in the UK, is being bought by Militair aviation. FLS is also negotiating sales for the Lovaux Sprint trainer ...
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Standard Aero Topps
Canadian based engine-overhaul company Standard Aero, has acquired Turbine Overhaul Power Plant Support (TOPPS) of the Netherlands, from its joint owners, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Chromalloy Gas Turbine. The purchase will expand its turboprop coverage, which includes the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60 series and the Allison Engines T56 ...
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Gamesa delivers EMB-145 wing
GAMESA AERONAUTICA OF SPAIN HAS delivered the first wing set for the Embraer EMB-145 regional jet. The Vitoria based company, a risk-sharing partner in the EMB-145, is also responsible for the design and supply of the body to wing fairings and the nacelle, including the thrust reverser, which is being ...
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British Airways
Graham Howat has been appointed general manager commercial at the engineering department of British Airways. Howat, who co-founded and ran Airline Maintenance Associates, a Cambridge-based consultancy, has also been managing director of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering. Source: Flight International
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FFV Aerotech
Bob Pike, formerly director of maintenance, has been promoted to vice-president in charge of aircraft maintenance at Maintenance Company, FFV Aerotech, of Nashville, Tennessee. Scott Hall, previously director of sales, becomes vice-president in charge of marketing and sales. Steve Blackstone is appointed director of component maintenance operations. He was formerly ...
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AAR
Aircraft-equipment supplier AAR, of Elk Grove Village, Illinois, has named James Bacon vice-president for airline programmes. Bacon, most recently an airline consultant, has also served with Continental Airlines and Air California. Michael Hughes is appointed general manager for AAR Pacific, the company's sales and maintenance base in Singapore. He was ...
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Joining the bandwagon
Kieran Daly and Jenny Pite/LONDON There is perhaps little doubt that a degree of management fashion-following lies behind some of the trends observed in the running of the air transport industry. The sceptics who blame mere fashion for the widespread move to arm's-length operation of airline maintenance during the 1990s ...
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Civil maintenance growth 'will be slow'
CIVIL-AIRFRAME maintenance markets are likely to show little or no growth over the next decade, despite an increase in flying hours, according to a controversial new study of the sector. The study, compiled by the Utah-based Canaan Group consultancy, concludes that the number of man-hours required for heavy-airframe ...
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USA proposes safety measures for airlines
Ramon Lopez/WASHINGTON DC THE CLINTON Administration has outlined a series of safety initiatives designed to enhance commercial air safety. The 173 safety actions result from the aviation-safety conference which was held in January in Washington. The agenda addresses a wide range of safety issues, including data ...
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BAe and Saab sign
BRITISH AEROSPACE and Saab have signed an initial agreement which will lead to the joint marketing, support and manufacture of variants of the Saab JAS39 Gripen lightweight multi-role fighter. BAe confirms the signing, but adds that the final agreement, along with the approval of the two respective Governments, ...
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CSE Aviation
Robert Crooke has been appointed managing director of CSE Aviation, based at Oxford Airport in the UK. Crooke was previously group finance director and deputy managing director. He replaces Anders Wincent, who has been appointed managing director of Volvo Aero Support of Sweden. Source: Flight International
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High speed strut team
Lufthansa Technik has set up an Express Strut Team at its Hamburg maintenance base. Strut attachments on all Boeing 747s are being modified after three accidents in which strut structural elements played a role. Source: Flight International