John Selvaggio has been named president and CEO of the new Carlsbad, Calif.-based California Pacific Airlines, succeeding founder and chairman Ted L. Vallas. Selvaggio was the founder, president and CEO of Delta Air Lines subsidiary Song Airlines and president and CEO of Comair.

As airlines wait, Boeing readies test data for FAA

USAF Maj. Gen. John N.T. Shanahan has been assigned as commander of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He has been deputy director for global operations of the Joint Staff, Pentagon. Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein has been named vice commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La. He has been director of air, space and cyberspace operations at Air Force Space Command Headquarters, Peterson AFB, Colo. Brig. Gen. Theresa C.

Most of the news about what will happen to aerospace and defense (A&D) spending as a result of congressional dallying on resolving its own pre-programmed cuts—sequestration—concerns lost jobs and program slowdowns. But sequestration also is likely to hit the way defense contractors fund independent research and development (IR&D), according to a study by the Fairmont Consulting Group.

Avionics makers ready surface guidance aids

Bob Feldmann has been selected as VP and general manager of Boeing's 777X development effort and Keith Leverkuhn VP and general manager of the 737 MAX program. Both will be based in Seattle.

Paul Bland has been promoted to regional sales and service manager for New Zealand and the Australian areas of southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania at Toronto-based Vector Aerospace Corp. He was regional mobile repair team manager for Vector's service center in Brisbane, Australia.

Olivier Seguin has joined Sterling, Va.-based BringCom Inc. as VP for Africa and the Middle East. He was director of eastern and southern Africa sales at Telcom Italia Sparkle.