Robert K. Henry has been named vice president/general manager of Lockheed Sanders' Information Systems Div., Nash- ua, N.H. He was director of technical operations of Lockheed Martin Communications Systems. Henry succeeds Richard A. Reed, who remains executive vice president of Lockheed Sanders.
FEDERAL EXPRESS' OPENING of its Subic Bay trans-shipment hub in the Philippines has fallen victim to the standoff between Japanese and U.S. negotiators over bilateral air rights. Talks that began in August, 1993, broke off again last week in Washington without a resolution. As a result, FedEx said it must delay opening its new Subic Bay facility for 30 days because Japan has denied it fifth freedom beyond rights to fly from Japan to the Philippines. The center was to open July 3 (see p. 36).
Air shows in general and particularly the biennial Paris exposition, the 41st of which was staged at Le Bourget field last week, are part and parcel of the global aerospace industry scene. How crucial a role they will play in the growth and evolution of the industry will be determined by the same basic factors that drive all other phases of the business: the demands of the marketplace.
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES passed a $267.3-billion version of the Fiscal 1996 defense authorization bill--$9.4 billion more than the Administration requested. The bill boosts spending for missile defenses to $3.8 billion. The Administration requested $2.9 billion. An amendment to reaffirm U.S. adherence to the antiballistic missile treaty was rejected, leaving the way open to accelerate missile defense development. Some lawmakers fear this will derail the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
James V. Stewart (see photo) has been appointed vice president-finance/chief financial officer of Learjet Inc., Wichita, Kan. He was controller of Bombardier Regional Aircraft Div. in Toronto. Robert W. Agostino has been named director of marketing flight operations. He was director of flight operations for AWH Corp. Gordon Carr has been appointed Northeast U.S. sales director. He was managing partner of Rusk/Carr Aviation. And, Roger Sperry has been named vice president-North American sales. He was vice president-Western region sales.
A nonprofit consortium is being formed to oversee development of ``MagLifter,'' an electromagnetic catapult that could accelerate reusable space launch vehicles to about 600 mph. before they exit the top of a 14,000-ft. mountain.
FAA REFORM IS A HOT TOPIC AGAIN on Capitol Hill. The latest in a series of proposals to cure the agency's manifold ills will be proffered by one of the House Transportation Committee's subcommittee chairmen, Rep. John Duncan (R.-Tenn.). Although still in draft form, Duncan's initiative would separate the FAA from the Transportation Dept. and place the day-to-day functions of the agency under the authority of a chief operating officer. He or she would replace the former administrator and serve for an indefinite period.
FAA OFFICIALS AND MANUFACTURERS of turboprop-powered regional transports are scheduled to meet this week in Washington to discuss the effects of airframe icing, including that created by freezing drizzle and rain, upon the performance of those aircraft. The agency is studying whether it should require flight tests in simulated freezing drizzle as part of the certification process. In addition to U.S. and foreign manufacturers, the U.S.
The merger of U.S. and Russian human space flight activities that is to lead to the assembly of an international space station by 2002 is set to begin soon with the initial flight of a space shuttle to dock with Mir.
A missile defense study by a high-ranking team, including two former directors of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, calls for accelerated deployment of the U.S. Navy's upper-tier Aegis interceptor along with a a revival of space-based weapons development. The Heritage Foundation study released recently was led by Henry Cooper, a former director of SDIO. Cooper has been briefing members of Congress and their staff on the results. Other members of the study team have been involved in some of these meetings.
Jack E. Wagner (see photo) has been named senior vice president/general manager of the Calspan Advanced Technology Center, Buffalo, N.Y. He was vice president-technical operations. Wagner suc- ceeds Miles W. Hall, who is retiring.
Bombardier has launched production of the 70-seat de Havilland Dash 8 Series 400 turboprop aircraft and is likely to go ahead with a 70-seat stretch of the Canadair Regional Jet--now called the CRJ-X--next year. Robert Brown, president of Bombardier Aerospace Group-North America, said the company has confidence that the two types of aircraft are complementary and that regional airline growth will continue to outstrip major airline growth in the key North American and European markets.
EXPECT VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS to announce plans for a fall opening of a second U.S. clubhouse for Upper Class passengers--this one at Newark (N.J.) International Airport. Virgin earlier this month opened the carrier's first U.S. clubhouse, at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. A modest miniversion of Virgin's London Heathrow lounge, the JFK clubhouse offers Upper Class passengers business and entertainment centers. Its circular walls are to be adorned--on a rotating basis--with original work of established artists, beginning with a Peter Max show.
A. Lowell Lawson has been appointed to the board of directors of the Raytheon Co., Lexington, Mass. He is chairman/chief executive officer of E-Systems Inc. of Dallas and executive vice president of Raytheon. C. Dale Reis has been promoted to senior vice president of Raytheon from vice president. He continues as deputy general manager of Raytheon Electronic Systems.
PEREGRINE FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL has bounced back from the crash of its BD-10-based PJ-1 jet last December, and plans to offer a factory-built upgraded PJ-2 version in the experimental category (AW&ST Jan. 16, p. 62). Peregrine also plans to make a certified PJ-3 version. The first flight is expected shortly, and the company plans three months of envelope expansion work to Mach 0.9.
TIBURON SYSTEMS' ADVANCED TACTICAL WORKSTATION (ATW) is giving an increasing number of U.S. and British military commanders a better view of their tactical environment. It fuses information from a variety of sources and can present data on a laptop computer. U.S. and British commanders are sharing intelligence information, which could combine imagery from Joint-STARS aircraft with national satellite electronic intelligence information. It has been selected for upgrades to the P-3 and S-3 Outlaw Viking aircraft, according to Tiburon (AW&ST Feb. 27, p. 42).
Frank Jackman, an editor of Aviation Daily, a Washington-based newsletter of the Aviation Week Group, has received the Eugene Dubois Annual Award for excellence in aviation reporting, from the North American Airlines Public Relations Assn.
Sweden will select a new tactical flight combat suit next year to provide high g-load and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) protection for its pilots. After nine years of equipment testing, the selection will be made from two alternatives designed by the Swedish National Defense Research Establishment (FOA) and manufactured by Swedish contractors. FOA project manager Bengt Landervik said both are designed to protect pilots against high onset of g-loads, fire, cold water immersion and the Arctic cold.
Aaron Todd has been named chief financial officer of Air Methods Corp., Englewood, Colo. He was an accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick. Todd succeeds Kevin Andrews, who has resigned.
John McQuaid has been named chief executive officer of the Airbus Finance Co. He succeeds acting CEO Tony Rice, who is British Aerospace group treasurer.
The EC 120 single-engine light helicopter produced by a European-Chinese-Singaporean consortium has made its first flight at Eurocopter France's Marignane facility. The five-seat helicopter, powered by a 500-shp. Turbomeca Arrius 1F turboshaft engine, was built by Eurocopter in collaboration with China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp./Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corp., with a 24% share, and Singapore Technologies Aerospace, 15%.
Retired Adm. James R. Hogg will become director of the U.S. Navy's Strategic Studies Group, Newport, R.I. He will succeed Frank McNeill. Hogg has been president of the National Security Industrial Assn. in Washington.
