It is probably not too late to submit an aviation industry wish list for 2007. We know that it costs nothing to ask for more than you can expect to receive and that one can optimistically hope for the best, even if the request appears to be beyond reach. So please indulge me as I outline my desire for a seismic change in the realm of aviation over the next 12 months.
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Economists love smooth. They hate rough. They like soft landings, abhor recessions. All of which is why economists have their fingers crossed about the next couple of years. By all indications, the world in which the aviation and aerospace industries conduct their business will be stable and untroubled, but the economists are watchful.
Daniel Berlin, CEO of Arkwin Industries Inc., Westbury, N.Y., has received the Leroy R. Grumman Award from the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, N.Y., for his "leadership, professional excellence and integrity in preserving the spirit of aerospace discovery for the past 55 years since founding Arkwin."
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James D. Royston has become executive vice president of Houston-based Spacehab Inc. He has been senior vice president/general manager of the Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary.
House Democrats and Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered the goods on their first legislative pledge: passing homeland security legislation 299-128 that enacts most unfulfilled recommendations from the 9/11 commission. But the White House says it can't support the legislation in its present form, and the Office of Management and Budget has "serious concerns" about several provisions, including one that would phase in requirements over the next three years to inspect all cargo on passenger aircraft to the same degree passengers and their luggage are screened.
Steady traffic growth, the broad impact of globalization, new types of aircraft and demands of ever-tightening security are wielding strong influences on airports.
