Aviation Week & Space Technology

A version of this article appears in the September 1 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
Air Transport

The ongoing pursuit of bird-strike deterrence has yielded a mix of intriguing approaches
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
RAF refueling provider wants NATO to use its surplus capacity
Defense and Space

High-tech meets old-school at BWI when it comes to wildlife mitigation
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
As bird-strike data improves, efforts to boost safety go beyond airports
Air Transport

Thierry Dubois
Thermoplastics could finally find more applications in aerospace
Air Transport

Sept. 23-24—Brazing Symposium, Phoenix. Oct. 7-9—MRO Europe, Madrid. Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, Singapore. Nov. 19-20—A&D Programs, Litchfield Park, Arizona. Jan. 13-14—MRO Latin America, Argentina. Feb. 2-3—MRO Middle East, Dubai. April 14-16—MRO Americas, Miami.

By Guy Norris
787-based ecoDemonstrator readied for second flight phase following CMC nozzle tests
Air Transport

Howard Slutsken
Viking Air hopes new sales will support long-term Twin Otter 400 production
Air Transport

Sept. 8-12—Fifth Pan-American Aviation Safety Summit. Marriott Curacao Resort and Emerald Casino. www.alta.aero/safety/2014/registration.php Sept. 10-12—International Air Transport Association’s 10th Maintenance Cost Conference. Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens. www.iata.org/events/Pages/mcc-2014.aspx

By Richard Aboulafia
Spring and summer setbacks leave many open questions about the airframer’s direction
Air Transport

By William Garvey
Music to some; mayhem to others
Business Aviation

By Antoine Gelain
Has the A&D industry’s conservatism become a liability?
Defense and Space

How to flight-test a crew space capsule
Space

Iberia’s turnaround and progress in lowering costs trigger widebody fleet renewal
MRO

Recent accidents highlight gaps in air safety procedures, need for urgent improvements
Air Transport

Gail Grimmett, senior vice president-New York for Delta Air Lines, has been elected to a two-year term on the board of directors of NYC & Co., the marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York.

Keith Williams, executive chairman of British Airways and an executive director of the International Consolidated Airlines Group, received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of West London’s London School of Hospitality and Tourism late last month.

Mike Coffield has been named a consultant with the Washington-based Livingston Group. He was head of government affairs for United Continental Holdings.

Ian Bartholomew has become interim managing director of U.K.-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd. He has been commercial director and succeeds Mick Adams, who has been named vice president-MRO for Etihad Airways.

Chris Huskamp (see photo) has become executive vice president-business and technical development for the IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., Wilmingon, Massachusetts. He has been a consultant to the company, working on components for the Lockheed Martin F-35.

Jim Kramer (see photo) has been appointed vice president-sales, marketing and communications at International Launch Services, Reston, Virginia. He succeeds Dawn Harms, who has left the company.

Rocco Sero (see photo) has become deputy manager within Hunenberg-based Swiss Aviation Consulting’s Continuing Airworthiness Management organization.

USAF Maj. Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy commander of United Nations Command Korea/deputy commander of U.S. Forces Korea/commander of Air Component Command South Korea and U.S. Combined Forces Command/commander of the Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, South Korea. He has been director of operations at Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Maj. Gen. Steven L.

Eric Stallmer has been named president of the Washington-based Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Stallmer has been vice president-government relations at Analytical Graphics Inc. and was president of the Space Transportation Association.