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  • News

    Channel Express

    1996-06-12T14:15:00Z

    Antony Sainthill has been appointed director of Airbus Industrie A300 programmes at cargo carrier Channel Express (Air Services), of Bournemouth International Airport, in the UK. He has been a non-executive director since 1994   Source: Flight International

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    IAS

    1996-06-12T14:12:00Z

    Custom-completions specialist International Aviation Services, of Forth Worth, Texas, has named Kristin Martin general counsel. Patrick Browne becomes manager of technical sales, having held flight-officer positions with South African Airways, People's Express, Continental Airlines and Air Micronesia. Jeff Conrad has been appointed director of business development, having held management positions ...

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    Home run

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Delta Air Lines is welcoming the 1996 Olympics to its home town of Atlanta, Georgia, with a major sponsorship operation. Karen Walker/ATLANTA FEW COMPANIES EPITOMISE the corporate USA as neatly as Delta Air Lines, with its under-stated red, white and blue livery and conservative reputation. The appearance, therefore, ...

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    Romania's Romaero attracts Canadian manufacturers

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    ROMANIAN STATE-owned aircraft manufacturer Romaero is to supply parts for Bombardier's Canadair CL-415 amphibious aircraft. The deal follows the sale of 24 Bombardier Canadair Regional Jets and de Havilland Dash 8s to Romanian airline DAC Air. The two are not connected, the Canadian company claims, adding: "We have ...

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    UK targets export rise

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    THE UK Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO) has set a target of increasing the UK's share of world defence markets by 3% over the next five years. Charles Masefield, head of the UK Ministry of Defence-run organisation, says that the UK won a 19% share in 1995, but is aiming ...

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    P&W secures NASA engine deal

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Guy Norris/LOSANGELES PRATT & WHITNEY has won a $27 million five-year engine-technology contract from the NASA Lewis Research Center as part of the agency's advanced subsonic-technology (AST) project. The AST project, which was launched in 1992, is designed to keep the US aerospace industry competitive by ...

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    NEC wins a massive ICO space contract

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Tim Furniss/LONDON ICO GLOBAL Communications, the Inmarsat affiliate which plans to provide a global voice, data, facsimile and messaging mobile-satellite communications system from 2000 (Flight International, 4-10 October, 1995, P44), has awarded a $500 million contract to a consortium led by NEC of Japan to provide the ground-segment-systems ...

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    KLM renews growth effort in Europe with expanded fleet

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Kevin O'Toole/LONDON KLM IS TO START A NEW wave of growth in its European operations, outlining plans for a $300 million short-haul fleet expansion and a new agreement with its pilots' union, which paves the way for greater use of wet-lease and codesharing with regional partners. ...

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    Myanmar FANS decision 'unwise'

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    MYANMAR has been told that it risks future international air traffic bypassing Yangon's flight-information region, following its decision to purchase conventional radar equipment. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) had been pressing Myanmar to order future-air-navigation-system (FANS)-compatible equipment. This would have allowed a planned new FANS route across ...

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    North Korea's IATA overtures on the brink of fulfilment

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    NORTH KOREA WILL sign a series of agreements shortly with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is expected to lead to opening up of Pyongyang's airspace to international traffic. Discussions between IATA and North Korea on future co-operation are at an "advanced" stage, according to IATA regional ...

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    JAT wants to buy more aircraft

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    YUGOSLAV flag carrier JAT wants to acquire new aircraft as it tries to modernise its war-battered operations. It is reported in Belgrade newspapers that JAT plans to invest around $1 billion by 2000, to rejuvenate part of its fleet. JAT resumed international operations in 1994, with the lifting ...

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    French holding company idea gains favour

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    A REPORT FROM France's parliamentary finance committee has added weight to the concept of using a holding company to bring together Dassault Aviation and Aerospatiale. The report suggests that the two companies could be controlled jointly by an umbrella state-holding company, but stop short of a full merger. ...

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    Fokker wins a reprieve with big KLM order

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    FOKKER HAS WON another year's reprieve, after gaining agreement from the Dutch bankruptcy court that it can keep assembly lines open for another year, to produce 15 more aircraft. The agreement removes the immediate threat of closure which has been looming for the bankrupt aircraft maker, but key ...

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    Airbus A3XX plans find market favour

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Julian Moxon/toulouse AIRBUS INDUSTRIE is receiving "very positive responses" from the market on financing for its planned 555- to 960-seat A3XX family. "We hope we will soon be in a position to integrate people into the programme", says Jurgen Thomas, head of the newly created large-aircraft division within ...

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    Stretched 328 is revived by Fairchild acquisition

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Andrzej Jeziorski/MUNICH Graham Warwick/Washington DC FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT of the USA is planning to launch a stretched high-speed version of the 33-seat Dornier 328 turboprop in "a matter of weeks" after its acquisition of a majority stake in the German manufacturer. Mac Williams, Fairchild's president, says that ...

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    Unijet to take control of Leisure International

    1996-06-12T00:00:00Z

    TOUR OPERATOR Unijet is to take full control of Leisure International Airways, by acquiring the 60% equity stake held by the Air UK Group and parent company British Transport Holdings before 30 April, 1997. The move has been widely predicted following KLM's increased investment in Air UK, presaging ...

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    Pemco

    1996-06-05T11:31:00Z

    Vince DiSciullo has been named general manager at the Pemco nacelle-services division of aircraft maintainer and modifier Precision Standard, of Denver, Colorado. He was formerly vice-president for operations at the EDM division of Chromalloy Gas Turbine. Martyn Craig becomes sales manager of Pemco World Air Services. He has had 20 ...

  • News

    UNC

    1996-06-05T11:30:00Z

    Engine-component manufacturer UNC, of Annapolis, Maryland, has named John Demase general manager for UNC Industrial Engines. Demase, who will be based at UNC Metcalf, of Odessa, Texas, was with engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for more than 20 years. Jim Lundeen is appointed general manager for UNC Accessory Services, in ...

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    Canadair

    1996-06-05T11:26:00Z

    The Canadair Business Aircraft Division of Bombardier Aerospace of Quebec, Canada, has named Ton Diening director of technical support and R‚my St-Martin manager of field service. Diening was formerly director of business development at Bombardier. St-Martin will be responsible for all field service support for Canadair Challenger operators. ...

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    Saab

    1996-06-05T11:25:00Z

    Gregory Kinsella has joined Saab Aircraft of America, the US arm of the Swedish manufacturer, as senior market analyst. He was formerly with Jetstream Aircraft as product marketing manager.   Source: Flight International