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Aviation Week & Space Technology September 15, 2014

VOL. 176 NO. 32 September 15, 2014

Airpower

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U.S. Air Force Scrimps On Jstars Recap Program

Sep 15, 2014
USAF embraces ‘art of the available’ with ground surveillance aircraft
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Future Bombers Under Study In China And Russia

Sep 18, 2014
China may follow Russia in bomber developments

Commercial Programs

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Why Narrowbodies Keep Getting Bigger

Sep 15, 2014
Launch of higher-density variants underlies inexorable narrowbody growth trend
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Airlines Cut 747s From Asia-Pacific Networks

Sep 16, 2014
Boeing 747s face shrinking role on transpacific routes
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MHI Pushes For High 777X Production Stability

Sep 15, 2014
Looking to the 777X, MHI is working to cut production risks
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Analysts Split On Whether Bombardier Can Deliver CSeries

Sep 15, 2014
Manufacturing ramp-ups can be tricky, as the global commercial-aircraft industry well remembers from the great Boeing production foul-up of 1997.

Space

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Engine Makers Pushing AM, Other Technologies For RD-180 Replacement

Sep 15, 2014
RD-180 prototype replacement could be ready to test in 2.5 years
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RD-180 Deliveries Mostly Unaffected By Political Climate

Sep 15, 2014
Space industry sees little impact from U.S., European tensions with Moscow

Defense

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Black Dart Exercise Tests How To Counter UAVs

Sep 15, 2014
Black Dart exercise tests how to counter UAVs
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Ukraine Crisis Prompts New NATO Response Corps

Sep 15, 2014
Ukrainian crisis has prompted NATO to beef up defenses, but at what cost?
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Scottish ‘Yes’ Vote Could Have Major Impact On U.K. Defense

Sep 16, 2014
Narrowing polls in Scottish independence referendum prompt U.K. defense concerns

Rotorcraft

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Airbus Helicopter Using German Expertise To Update Product Line

Sep 16, 2014
New image shows significant update to EC135 helicopter

Air Transport

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Transavia To Grow To 100 Aircraft As Lufthansa Prepares New Long-Haul Unit

Sep 15, 2014
Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, coming late to the low-fare market, prepare to take risks
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ICAO Task Force To Demo Risk-Avoidance Tools

Sep 15, 2014
Task force demos avoidance tools as battles slow MH17 investigators
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Turkish Adjusts Operations While Waiting For New Airport

Sep 15, 2014
Turkish Airlines copes with rapid growth as it grapples with airport infrastructure constraints
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Mexico City’s Game-Changing New Airport

Sep 15, 2014
As part of economic reform, Mexico invests in aviation, builds a new airport in the capital city
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First Phase Of Dubai World Central To Be Ready In Six To Eight Years

Sep 17, 2014
In a major boost for Emirates, Dubai plans to substantially increase airport capacity
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NTSB Addresses Contributing Factors In Unstable Approach Crash

Sep 15, 2014
Following UPS 1354, NTSB calls for mending of safety nets

Business

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Unaffected By Ukraine Conflict, But Concerns Persist

Sep 15, 2014
Titanium supply concerns weigh on Western manufacturers

Up Front

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Opinion: NATO Summit Marks Base For Defense

Sep 16, 2014
Getting Europe to increase support for NATO is easier said than done

Commander's Intent

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Opinion: Bomber Secrecy Should Be Reviewed

Sep 15, 2014
Only mushrooms thrive in the dark

Inside Business Aviation

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NYC Flight Restrictions Likely To Increase As Presidential Race Nears

Sep 15, 2014
A traveling bubble of protection and angst

In Orbit

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ISS Serves As Eagle Eye For Earth

Sep 15, 2014
Watching our planet from the ISS

Washington Outlook

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Military Seeks Eight F-35s, 21 Apaches

Sep 15, 2014
Pentagon asks to transfer cash for eight JSFs

The World

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Southwest Goes Bold With Its Blue

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Southwest Airlines updated its livery for the first time since 2001 as part of a multifaceted brand campaign. A single new logo—a stylized heart—now accompanies all internal and external communications, such as its “Rapid Rewards” frequent-flier program and its new booking website.
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Back on the Ground

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev gets his first look at solid ground after 169 days orbiting Earth on the International Space Station (ISS). Flight engineer Artemyev, Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA and Alexander Skvortsov of Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, also a flight engineer, landed safely in Kazakhstan Sept. 11 in their Soyuz TMA-12M capsule.
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Russian Rearmament Grows

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
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Japan OKs US-2 Tech Transfer

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
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U.K. Secures Second Carrier

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. The U.K. has decided to retain its second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, reversing plans to mothball it, made in 2010. The decision, which had been expected in the next Strategic Defense and Security Review, in 2015, was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron at the end of the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. Work on the ship is underway at the Rosyth naval dockyard near Edinburgh.
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Record Satellite Settlement

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
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Alcoa, Boeing Make History

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
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First S-92 Accepted in SAR Deal

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Helicopter operator Bristow has accepted the first of 11 Sikorsky S-92 helicopters to be used on an 11-year U.K. government search-and-rescue contract. The Long SAR contract will begin in April 2015 and will see Bristow operate 22 helicopters, 11 S-92s and 11 AgustaWestland AW189s from 10 bases at civilian airports and airfields. They will replace the Sea King helicopters flown by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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Stepping Toward Unleaded

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Obituary

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Noel Hinners Dies, Helped Explore Moon And Mars

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Obituary: Noel W. Hinners, a U.S. space scientist who helped explore the Moon, Mars and beyond, died Sept. 5 in Littleton, Colorado. He was 78 and had been suffering from complications of basal cell carcinoma.

Viewpoint

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Opinion: The Pilot Shortage Myth

Sep 18, 2014
Rock-bottom pay and benefits offered by regional airlines are failing to attract pilots and pushing potential new ones to other professions.

Feedback

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Failures Are Part Of The Process

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. I feel qualified to comment on the editorial “Still Some Explaining To Do” (AW&ST Aug. 11/18, p. 74) because of my 50-year career in government and industry, most of it developing and fielding fighter/bomber engines. My aggregate data on single-engine fighters support some universal truths:

Who's Where

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Jet Aviation St. Louis

Sep 15, 2014
Eric Boelzner has been named senior director for supply chain and production control for Jet Aviation St. Louis. He was senior manager of cost control for the Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. facility in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Aruba Airport Authority

Sep 15, 2014
James Fazio has become CEO of the Aruba Airport Authority, a Schiphol Group subsidiary that manages Reina Beatrix International Airport. He succeeds Peter Steinmetz, who has been named CEO of Stockholm Skavsta Airport. Fazio was chief operations officer of JFKIAT, the operator of Terminal 4 at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport and also a Schiphol subsidiary.
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Silver Airways

Sep 15, 2014
Sami T. Teittinen has been appointed CEO of Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Silver Airways. He was CFO and succeeds Dave Pflieger, who has been named president/CEO of Hawaii Island Air.
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FlightSafety Services Corp.

Sep 15, 2014
Neil Whiteman (see photos) has been named vice president/senior counsel for the New York-based FlightSafety Services Corp. He has been of counsel in the Washington office of law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and has been associate general counsel of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. Tracey Clough has been promoted to director from manager of international teammate resources for FlightSafety International.
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U.S. Army

Sep 15, 2014
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Wharton has been appointed commanding general of the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He was commanding general of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.
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Bristow Group

Sep 15, 2014
Chet Akiri has been appointed senior vice president/chief of corporate development for new ventures/strategy officer for the Houston-based Bristow Group. He was chief operating offcer for General Electric’s Global Nuclear Fuels America, Wilmington, North Carolina.
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Duncan Aviation

Sep 15, 2014
Andrew Arcuri has been named New York-based assistant manager of the rapid response team for Duncan Aviation. He was a field service engineer-senior technical support specialist for Honeywell Aerospace.
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Aviation Services

Sep 15, 2014
Paolo Lironi has become interim CEO of New York-based SGI Aviation Services. He succeeds the late Wadick Chomyszyn. Lironi was executive -director.
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DigitalGlobe

Sep 15, 2014
Fred Graffam has become interim CFO of DigitalGlobe, Longmont, Colorado. He succeeds Yancey L. Spruill, who has resigned. Graffam has been vice president-financial planning and analysis.
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Timco Aviation Services

Sep 15, 2014
Jim Sokol has been named president of MRO Services for Timco Aviation Services, Greensboro, North Carolina. He was vice president-maintenance operations for Southwest Airlines.
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Aircelle

Sep 15, 2014
Richard Nevill has been appointed vice president of the Customer Services Div. of Aircelle, Le Havre, France. He was head of customer support and services for AgustaWestland Helicopters.
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Northrop Grumman Corp.

Sep 15, 2014
Nick Hopkinson (see photo) has been appointed London-based director of cyber strategy in the U.K. for the Northrop Grumman Corp. He was head of global internal cyber security for the Computer Sciences Corp.
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Avtrade

Sep 15, 2014
Milenko Krsmanovic has been named vice president-sales for South Africa for U.K.-based Avtrade.
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Aspen Avionics Inc.

Sep 15, 2014
Dave Bibby has become vice president-engineering of Aspen Avionics Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was chief engineer for Honeywell Aerospace’s Flight Management Systems Center of Excellence.
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Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

Sep 15, 2014
Leda Chong has become Beijing-based Asia-Pacific senior vice president for the Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. She was head of the Asia-Pacific region for the aerospace business group of parent company General Dynamics.
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JetBlue Airways

Sep 15, 2014
Marc Esposito has been named vice president-labor and values relations of JetBlue Airways. He was a partner in the Atlanta office of law firm Ford Harrison.
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Stark Aerospace,

Sep 15, 2014
Thomas Curran has been appointed senior vice president-business development and marketing of Stark Aerospace, Columbus, Mississippi.
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Cutter Aviation

Sep 15, 2014
Brian Walker has been appointed manager of customer experience for the service operation and Jessica Rowden general manager of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, location of Cutter Aviation. Walker was manager of aircraft services for the -McKinney/Addison facility in Texas. Rowden was general manager of the Colorado Springs location.
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Helicopter Association International

Sep 15, 2014
Charlotte R. Zilke has been named director of conventions for the Alexandria, Virginia-based Helicopter Association International. She was manager of convention services.
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Elbit Systems of Australia

Sep 15, 2014
Dan Webster has become managing director of Melbourne-based Elbit Systems of Australia. He succeeds Shlomo Weizer, who has a new position at Elbit Systems. Webster was vice president-programs and had been director of services and support for Thales Australia.
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Washington Space Business Roundtable

Sep 15, 2014
Janice Starzyk of International Launch Services has been named president of the Washington Space Business Roundtable. She succeeds Stephen Ganote of Avascent.

Aerospace Calendar

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Conferences & Exhibitions

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 Issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Sept. 23-24—Brazing Symposium, Phoenix. Oct. 7-9—MRO Europe, Madrid. Nov. 4-6—MRO Asia, Singapore. Nov. 19-20—A&D Programs, Litchfield Park, Arizona. Jan. 13-14—MRO Latin America, Argentina. Feb. 2-3—MRO Middle East, Dubai March 5—Laureate Awards, Washington. April 14-16—MRO Americas, Miami.
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Upcoming Events (Sept. 15, 2014)

Sep 15, 2014
A version of this article appears in the September 8 Issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology. Sept. 15—SpeedNews Second Annual European Aerospace Raw Materials and Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference. Hotel Palladia, Toulouse. See speednews.com/european-aerospace-raw-materials-and-manufacturers-supply-chain-conferences Sept. 15-17—SpeedNews 15th Annual Industry Suppliers Conference in Toulouse. Hotel Palladia. See speednews.com/aviation-industry-suppliers-conference-in-toulouse