Officials at Brussels South Charleroi Airport are actively promoting the facility's ample runway capacity and expect to attract more low-fare and cargo carriers. But local residents and environmentalists strongly oppose a plan to extend the runway, which would allow freighters to use the airport, especially at night. In an effort to placate the opposition, officials and local authorities plan to subsidize a soundproofing program involving as many as 12,000 homes.
Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, chairman of British Airways plc., has been elected chairman of the board of trustees of The Conference Board Inc. of New York. He succeeds C.R. Shoemate.
U.S. Marine Corp. Gen. (ret.) Anthony Zinni has been named distinguished senior adviser to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. He was commander-in-chief of the U.S. Central Command.
The Assn. of Asia Pacific Airlines says the region is on target to become the biggest generator of air traffic within the next 10-15 years. The AAPA's 18 members have produced a 13% increase in passengers and revenue passenger kilometers in the first three quarters of 2000. Load factors have averaged 78%, Director General Richard Stirland said. The nine-month period produced a 14% growth rate for freight with average load factors of 69%.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. (LMAC) and Korea Aerospace Industry (KAI) have signed a joint marketing agreement for the T-50 advanced trainer. Each company will lead marketing and development activities in their own countries, while activities in other countries will be co-managed by LMAC and KAI through T-50 International. The T-50 is a new designation for the supersonic KTX-2 advanced trainer. The South Korean air force plans to acquire at least 100 aircraft, with initial deliveries beginning in 2005.
KLM, Martinair and Kenya Airways plan to establish a cargo airline in Africa to take advantage of rapid freight growth there. The as-yet-unnamed joint venture company, to be based in Nairobi, is to be operational by January. The company will be 60% owned by Kenya Airways, in which KLM holds a 26% stake. KLM also owns a 50% share in Martinair, a small Dutch scheduled/charter operator.
Skip Feher has become vice president-marketing and business development of Airshow Inc., Tulsa, Okla. He was general manager for communications services. Russ Johnson has become senior director of business development and Prashant Panchal director of subscription services.
Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., director of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institute of Washington, has been named vice president of The Planetary Society, Pasadena, Calif. He succeeds Laurel Wilkening, who is retiring from the board of directors.
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected BFGoodrich's Universal Fuel Quantity Tester to support its AV-8B Harrier program. BFG is expected to deliver 30 test- er and interface sets in early 2001.
Global Hawk--the U.S. Air Force's high-altitude, 34-hr.-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft--may spawn ``Eurohawk'' and ``Gulfhawk,'' versions of the long-range vehicle tailored for foreign customers with specialized regional missions.
Penelope Longbottom (see photo) has formed Longbottom Communications LLC, Arlington, Va. She has been a public relations executive with the DirecTV unit of GM Hughes Electronics, Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications and XM Satellite Radio.
Ruben D. Gomez has been named senior financial associate for Miami-based AvGroup (Aviation Management Services). He was president/CEO of the International Finance Bank in Miami.
Canadian Forces Rear Adm. (ret.) Ken Summers has been appointed to the board of directors of Northstar Electronics Inc. of Vancouver. Summers was chief of staff to the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in Norfolk, Va.
Taiwanese carriers would be the target of boycotts by foreign pilots should their government decide to prosecute the three Singapore Airlines pilots of the Boeing 747-400 that crashed on takeoff at Chiang Kai-Shek Airport in Taipei last month.
John P. Schreitmueller has joined the industrial poducts and aviation practice of Ray and Berndtson of Atlanta. He was senior vice president/partner of Reedie and Co. of Dallas.
Royal Navy GKN Westland Sea King helicopters of the 846th Naval Air Sqdn. participated in the U.N.'s Operation Silkman peacekeeping mission in war-ravaged Sierra Leone.
Capt. John E. Darrah has been elected president of the Allied Pilots Assn., which represents American Airlines' pilots. Darrah succeeds Richard LaVoy, who resigned on Oct. 28 along with the vice president and secretary-treasurer. Capt. Robert Ames was elected vice president and First Officer John Bury secretary-treasurer.
The U.S. last week reached multilateral open skies agreements with New Zealand, Singapore, Chile and Brunei during a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Group in Brunei. U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater said the pact moves beyond the existing system of bilateral agreements toward one in which groups of nations agree to free trade in aviation services.
Timothy R. Beard and John W. Brooks have been named directors of business development/integrated product team leaders for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, respectively, for the Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Integrated Systems Sector in Dallas. Beard, a retired USN rear admiral, was commander of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center in Fallon, Nev. Brooks, a retired USAF major general, was special assistant to the chief of staff.
Scott Kalister has been named chief operating officer of Kellstrom Industries Inc., Sunrise, Fla. He was vice president-customer support at Raytheon Aircraft.
Scaled Composites' Proteus has tentatively set three world altitude records, with pilots wearing pressure suits for safety backup in the experimental aircraft's pressurized cabin. The Proteus has also successfully completed several science missions for NASA, testing the next generation of atmospheric sensors for spacecraft. The aircraft is funded for about 280 hr. of further science flights in Fiscal 2001.
Augburg Airways and Pratt&Whitney Canada have concluded a three-year agreement covering the maintenance and overhaul of the PW123 turboprop engines that power the German carrier's Dash 8 regional aircraft.
