Ron Anderson-Lehman has been promoted to executive vice president/chief administrative officer from senior vice president/chief information officer of Hawaiian Airlines.
Unlike the 1987 movie “Trains, Planes and Automobiles,” low-cost Latin American airlines Azul Linhas Aereas and VivaAerobus.com are connected by buses and aircraft. They also are based in countries with growing middle classes that are first and second in terms of potential market size.
Thailand's Aerothai has launched initiatives that will mean major upgrades in all facets of its air traffic management (ATM) system—including the first steps toward a nationwide satellite-based navigation network.
“Define the Dragon” and “Many on Many” (AW&ST Feb. 3/10, pp. 64 and 66) together present a useful database of the “dogfight” situations in Asia and the world as a whole. But one may need to reach beyond and behind the real-time apparent behavior of those in power, displayed weapons systems and calculated, or often “good enough,” strategic moves of nations.
Peter Cutler has become vice president-customer support and Treg Manning vice president-sales and marketing for the new Airbus Helicopters Inc., Grand Prairie, Texas. Cutler will continue as vice president-government programs. Manning was vice president-commercial sales.
Aurelien Blanc has been appointed managing director of the Turbomeca Asia Pacific subsidiary of Safran. He had been commercial director for Southeast Asia for Airbus Helicopters.
Chris A. Hadfield, former Canadian Space Agency astronaut, author, and musician, has been named to receive the 2014 Space Communicator Award from the Houston-based Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation. Hadfield is a veteran of two space shuttle missions, STS-74 and STS-100, and International Space Station (ISS) mission Soyuz TMA-07M. He was the first Canadian to operate the shuttle's Canadarm in space, the first Canadian to walk in space and the first Canadian commander of the ISS.
USAF Maj. Gen. John B. Cooper has been appointed director of logistics at Headquarters Air Combat Command (ACC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. He has been director of logistics/deputy chief of staff for logistics, installations and mission support at USAF Headquarters at the Pentagon. Cooper has been succeeded by Brig. Gen. Kathryn J. Johnson, who has been director of system integration, at USAF Headquarters. Col. Brian T.
As composite structures become larger, more integrated and more critical, guaranteeing the integrity of a major repair when the aircraft returns to service is a growing imperative. Research into methods of checking repairs in situ could pave the way for wider structural health monitoring.
This week, Aviation Week publishes two editions. A special report on air traffic management includes articles on Nav Canada's initiatives to improve the flow over the busiest oceanic routes (page 32). Nav Canada graphic. Elsewhere in both editions are reports on Rolls-Royce's plans (page 20), changes looming for helicopter operators (page 28), a new U.S. military satellite system (page 22) and repairing damage to composites (page 36). Our MRO Edition cover photo by SR Technics shows a mechanic working on a Rolls-Royce Trent 900.
Following several articles in the Feb. 17 issue devoted to electronic warfare (pages 42-50) and increasingly bloated defense budgets (pages 52-54) is a one-page Viewpoint (page 58) outlining how a few man-portable missiles could have a catastrophic impact on the world's economy by bringing down one or more commercial airliners.
Herman Wacker has been appointed vice president-legal for the Alaska Air Group. He was deputy general counsel/managing director of legal. Shannon Alberts has been named corporate secretary. She was managing director of corporate affairs and assistant corporate secretary, and has been succeeded by Kyle Levine.
Some aircraft are regarded as seminal, as having defined or shaped a market, as Boeing's 707 did for the jetliner and General Atomics' Predator has for unmanned aircraft. Such a status could be due the Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-Max helicopter as soon as unmanned cargo delivery becomes routine.
Bonnie J. Cook has been promoted to executive vice president-business operations for its Mission Solutions & Services Group from head of financial operations and the integration of acquisitions for the Mantech International Corp., Fairfax, Va. Ulrich Storchle (see photos) has been named managing director of MBDA Deutschland subsidiary TDW GmbH. He was managing director of Bayern-Chemie GmbH and succeeds Helmut Hederer, who has been appointed managing director of Taurus Systems GmbH.
Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd., known as Aerothai, is a state enterprise with about 90% owned by the government and 10% by the airlines. It is operated on a cost-recovery basis as a non-profit organization. Any annual surplus is returned to airlines, and they are also charged for any deficit. The organization was founded by airlines in 1948, and the government acquired a majority stake in 1963. It now has about 2,800 employees.
Pamela Drew has been promoted to executive vice president of Exelis, McLean, Va. She will continue as president of the company's information systems business. Drew has been senior vice president-strategic capabilities and technology at TASC Inc. and was vice president-business development for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.
An item in the The World section, “Battery Smoke Grounds 787” (AW&ST Jan. 20, p. 12) lists one symptom that was corrected, but the matter of overloading the battery remains. Why during flight test does the auxiliary power unit (APU) work fine, but a well-used APU in service overloads the battery? As a retired TWA mechanic, I offer these factors for consideration: •Fuel temperatures aboard a recently landed aircraft after a 10-15-hr. flight will be -40F (kerosene @ 60F is hard to get on fire).
Matt Bradley has been promoted to president from vice president-business development of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. He succeeds Bill Tempany, who will remain CEO and a member of the board of directors. Derek Graham has been reassigned to chief technical officer from chief operating officer, and Jeff Brunner has been moved to vice president-certification engineering and China operations from vice president-operations.
Chris Lennon has become head of development of asset management, aircraft deliveries and technical acceptance preparations in the corporate aircraft sector for the London-based International Bureau of Aviation's Asset Management Services. He was head of airworthiness for TAG Aviation. Carl Martin, Ross Armour and Malcolm Hide have been named technical managers.
Avi Cohen, CEO of Israel-based RRsat, has been named 2014 Teleport Executive of the Year by the New York-based World Teleport Association. The award is presented to an individual for “entrepreneurship, leadership and innovation in the development or operation of a teleport-based business.”
AgustaWestland, Airbus and Bell will make their mark this year with a new class of commercial helicopter. Described as the super-mediums, the light-heavies and even the intermediate-heavies, the AW189, EC175 and Bell 525 Relentless will target what is likely to become a crowded market. While all three have approached it from a different perspective, and each comes with its own unique selling points, the biggest question is, who will steal the crown?
“What Happens Above “(AW&ST Jan. 27, p. 15) is a good commentary about technology-driven changes to sterile cockpits, but it misses the most frightening part of e-tablets being used by pilots on duty.
India's military procurement plans are likely to be hampered by a minimal budget increase in the next financial year. India has proposed increasing its defense spending by 10% to 2.24 trillion rupees ($36.2 billion) in its 2014-15 fiscal year starting April 1, but the amount earmarked for new weapons systems has been increased by only 3.2%. With a weakening rupee, the defense budget in dollar terms for new weapon systems has actually fallen to $14.49 billion from last year's allocation of $16 billion.
