Aviation Week & Space Technology

Jeffrey A. Miller (see photo) has been named president of the Integrated Sensor Systems sector of New York-based L-3’s Electronics Systems Group. He

Eduardo Angeles has been appointed associate FAA administrator for airports. He has been senior assistant Los Angeles city attorney and was general

Bob Shambaugh has become chief operations officer of Chromalloy. He was senior vice president-global operations at Sensata Technologies and IMI

Marshall O. Larsen has been appointed an independent member of the board of directors of Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corp. He was chairman/president

A llen Paxson (see photo) has been named executive vice president of CFM International , West Chester, Ohio, the joint company of Snecma and GE. He succeeds Chaker Chahrour , who has become vice president-sales and marketing for GE Aviation. Paxson was general manager for the GE’s Regional Engines and Services

Copa takes top spot, but majors show big gains in latest rankings

Darpa project lays groundwork for future flight deck security

Cheaper launches may help space exploration, but microelectronics will drive capabilities

FAA offers limited commercial unmanned-aircraft opportunity as pressure on the agency rises

A s Lockheed Martin’s Atlas 5 rocket gains traction in the commercial launch market, Russia’s threat to restrict sales of its RD-180 engine could get in the way.

Operators, not regulators, set to lead flight-data-tracking effort

New ITAR rules retain tight leash on commercial human spacecraft

Russia says it will halt rocket engine deliveries, but U.S. will continue ops

Airbus touts constellation for optical and radar imaging

Michael Dyment is the founder and managing partner of Nexa Capital Partners and a general partner of the NextGen GA Fund.

WorldView-3’s spectral diversity, atmospheric correction are key to DigitalGlobe’s expansion

Chinese helicopter demand, already expanding briskly, is forecast to accelerate

Army aviation tries to offset near-term pain with long-term hope as it restructures

The Pentagon and intelligence community are learning from deployment of hyperspectral and multispectral sensors in combat theaters.

Looming shift in supercomputing will challenge aerospace’s most powerful design tools

Pollution sensor first up under USAF plan

France inches closer to a decision on arming UAVs.

Navy ISS instrument finds new users, some commercial potential with NASA

London’s two main airports have begun their campaigns for government backing for the construction of a new runway.

The proposal by NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, to consider a permanent military presence in Eastern