Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority , Nashville, Tenn., promoted Emily Richard to assistant VP-strategic communications and external affairs from director of corporate communications and government relations.

Propelled by the introduction of the 787 into service, Boeing’s overall Airplane Health Monitoring (AHM) capabilities are expanding rapidly. AHM is poised to deliver distinctly predictive inflight data to engineers and maintainers that will allow them to interdict incipient problems before they fully manifest themselves—and the airframer is introducing the approach across its product line.

Kelly Aviation Center , San Antonio, appointed Robert Kirsch director of operations.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reinforced its commitment to African aviation and called on industry and government leaders in Central West Africa to work together to make aviation an even more integral part of African economic development and integration.

Air France-KLM could open at least one component maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in China to provide support to local operators.

Aerovision International has acquired 10 Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft that have been in storage for two years, raising the possibility that some of them could be retired even though the oldest of the 50-seat regional jets.

AMAC Aerospace, the Swiss-based provider of corporate aviation maintenance and completion services, is marking the launch of its new Istanbul-based office when it exhibits at Airex 2012, the international civil aviation and airports exhibition in Istanbul later this week.

LAN Airlines has much to be excited about. It merged with TAM on June 22, becoming part of the largest South American airline entity in terms of passengers, destinations and fleet size. The airlines already are cross-selling cargo and passenger flights, as well as code-sharing on some international routes from Santiago, as they work to combine into a single customer network.