An Ares Defense blog, “France, U.S. Dominate Libya Air Strikes,” notes that the Atlantic Council's tally is being rebutted by the U.K., and that a detailed after-action report will be needed. Signatory concurs: Yep, need more info eventually. That list mixes up definitions a bit, and data come from various months.
ARSA (Aeronautic Repair Station Association) wants maintenance providers to take a short survey on how the FAA's partial shutdown impacted business operations. See “Turnaround Time,” Aviation Week's aftermarket blog site, to participate.
Jason W. Aiken has been appointed CFO of the Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga. He remains a VP of parent General Dynamics, where he has been controller. Aiken succeeds Daniel G. Clare, who is now president of GD subsidiary Jet Aviation. Kimberly A. Kuryea will follow Aiken as controller and corporate VP. She has been CFO of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
Denise Peppard (see photo) has been named corporate VP/chief human resources officer for the Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. She held similar positions at CSC and has been senior VP-human resources at Wyeth.
Reed Kimbell has become production manager of Sifco Applied Surface Concepts, Independence, Ohio. He held a similar position at Goodyear Tire and Rubber and GOJO Industries.
Kevin F. Brown (see photo) has been appointed vice president of Raytheon's Fort Meade, Md., operations and deputy of the Information Security Solutions product line. He was senior vice president of the Cybersecurity Services and Solutions Operation for the Science Applications International Corp. and has been an associate professor and lecturer at George Washington University.
Andrew W. Camp has rejoined Elliott Aviation as regional sales manager, based in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was a regional sales manager for Elliott in Omaha, Neb., before holding a similar position for Hawker Beechcraft Services in Wichita.
Christian Forbes (see photos) has been named VP-financial planning and analysis and Steven Borzilleri managing director for Hawaii maintenance, both for Hawaiian Airlines. Forbes was VP for U.S. real estate for The Carlyle Group in Washington and held finance positions with US Airways. Borzilleri was director of technical operations support for US Airways before becoming a consultant on business development opportunities and aircraft certification for various aviation companies.
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., has been nominated for promotion to general and assignment as commander of U.S. Northern Command/commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. He has been director of strategic plans and policy for the Joint Staff in Washington.
USN Rear Adm. (lower half) Diane E. H. Webber has been appointed director of the Net-Centric Capabilities Division in Washington. She was director of command control systems at North American Aerospace Defense Command Headquarters/director of architectures and integration for U.S. Northern Command.
Steve Bowlin (see photo) has been named general manager of Landmark Aviation's facility at Cincinnati Municipal Airport-Lunken Field. He was VP-fixed base operations for Kaz Aviation and was a general manager for Signature Flight Support and Mercury Air Centers.
Pawana Shrestha has become country manager in Nepal for Etihad Airways. She succeeds John Rees Evans and was an executive with global distribution system Galileo.
Ken Kaplan (see photo) has been appointed head of the Aviation Outreach Initiative at Vaughn College of New York. He has been an executive with the King Schools and a publisher and trade show producer.
Bonny Simi has been appointed VP-talent for JetBlue Airways. She was director of customer experience and analysis at the airline's Customer Support Center in Salt Lake City, and is one of JetBlue's Embraer 190 captains.
J. Veronica Biggins has been named to the board of directors of Southwest Airlines. She was a member of the board of AirTran Holdings Inc., parent company of AirTran Airways, which was acquired by Southwest in May 2011. Biggins is a managing director in the Atlanta office of Diversified Search and had been senior partner and head of diversity practice at Heidrick & Struggles in Atlanta.
USAF Maj. Gen. Bruce A. Litchfield has been appointed commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center of Air Force Materiel Command at Tinker AFB. He was special assistant to the commander. Brig. Gen. Terrence A. Feehan has been nominated for promotion to major general. He has been deputy program manager for the Ballistic Missile Defense System for the Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Brig. Gen. Kenneth J. Moran has been appointed special assistant to the commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Bonnie Allin, president/CEO of the Tucson (Ariz.) Airport Authority, has been appointed chair for 2011-12 of the board of directors of the International Association of Airport Executives, a division of the Alexandria, Va.-based American Association of Airport Executives. Vice chair will be Tonci Peovic, general manager of Zagreb (Croatia) Airport Ltd.
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Carr, Jr., (see photo) of Columbus, Ohio, has been elected national commander of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. He was vice commander and will be succeeded by Col. Joseph R. Vazquez of Richmond, Va. Carr follows Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter.
The U.S. airline industry just can't seem to catch a break. Volatile fuel prices and an anemic economy are conspiring to wipe out the meager profits eked out last year. In fact, for the first half of this year, the publicly traded U.S. carriers reported a combined $290 million loss, and the rest of the year looks dicey.
ATR plans to deliver seven ATR 72-600s this year as it ramps up output of the latest version in its turboprop line. The -600 series features a new Thales glass cockpit and upgraded engines, although some of the late model -500s already feature higher-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127Fs. Production of -500s will continue, with deliveries at least into 2013. Royal Air Maroc took delivery of the first two of the new-standard turboprops on Aug. 19, using a 70-seat layout. It is buying four ATR 72-600s and two sister-model ATR 42-600s.
Airbus has reached the first major milestone in its production ramp-up for its single-aisle fleet, with output now at 38 A320-family aircraft per month. The aircraft maker has already announced plans to boost production to 42 aircraft per month in the fourth quarter of next year to meet strong demand, and is considering a further increase to 44 units per month. One of the biggest concerns is whether the aircraft maker's supply chain can support the 44-per-month output level, given other manufacturers are also raising rates.
Boeing planned to mark the award of joint FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered 787-8 at an event in Everett, Wash. on Aug. 26. The initial delivery to launch customer All Nippon Airways of Japan is on track for between Sept. 25 and 29, according to program sources. Final flight testing for type certification of the Rolls-powered 787-8 took place on Aug. 13, when ZA102, the ninth 787 to be built, completed the last functionality and reliability evaluation.
Air New Zealand is launching a sweeping review of its long-haul business, which will encompass everything from airline partnerships to fleet mix and aircraft configuration. The review is prompted by under-performance of the long-haul division compared with the airline's other operations. Long-haul routes have been collectively losing NZ$1 million ($800,000) per week for the past six months, says CEO Rob Fyfe. While the airline does not intend to change any of its firm orders, it has flexibility through options, leases and retirements.
China Eastern Airlines has become the second Chinese carrier within a month to take delivery of a 737-700 configured with both Boeing's recently developed high-altitude/high-temperature airport operations package and the 787-inspired Boeing Sky Interior. The same features were also incorporated into a 737-700 delivered in early August to Xiamen Airlines. Both operate in the high altitudes of Tibet and western China, and will use a higher thrust rating on the 737-700's recently upgraded CFM56-7BE engines.
