Computer Sciences Corp. has received a work order from the FAA to provide en route software development support. The contract has a three-year base period with two one-year options and is valued at $329 million.
NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center began a 15-country tour of the world's most volcanically active region, the Pacific Rim, last week in its modified DC-8. Dryden's Airborne Science Directorate is to spend 2.5 months collecting geographic and atmospheric data for coastal analysis and oceanography, forestry, geology, hydrology and archaeology studies, according to Mission Coordinator Ellen O'Leary. Areas of study include Angkor Wat in Cambodia, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and coastal wetlands in Australia.
Glenn R. Wienkoop has become president/chief operating officer of the Structural Dynamics Research Corp. of Cincinnati. He was executive vice president/COO of the Cognex Corp.
When BFGoodrich said it would become an equity partner in the MyAircraft electronic marketplace, President and Chief Operating Officer Marshall Larson noted that his company had ``only'' $3.6 billion in revenues last year. Larson's point: the Charlotte, N.C.-based manufacturer regarded itself as too small to be able to run a business-to-business buy/sell site successfully by itself on the Internet. MyAircraft Vice President Scott Clements said the site expects to include additional partners within coming weeks.
Pierre Lortie has been named president/chief operating officer of Bombardier Capital of Montreal. He was president of Bombardier Aerospace Regional Aircraft and Bombardier International.
Bruce J. Pierce (see photo) has become corporate vice president of Photon Research Associates Inc., Arlington, Va. He was chief engineer/deputy for technology for the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
Jon Day (see photos p. 14), who has been treasurer of the Nordam Group, Tulsa, Okla., is now also a vice president. Michael Abram has been promoted to general manager of the Repair Div. from director of operations. And, Rod Miller has been promoted to general manager for international marketing from director of international marketing support for Nordam affiliate World Aviation Associates.
Mark P. Boughey has been named general manager of the Harrow Center of Aerospheres (U.K.) Ltd. He was a purchasing executive for Monarch Aircraft Engineering.
Martin-Baker has taken a large step forward to guaranteeing itself a place on the Joint Strike Fighter, having just been named by Lockheed Martin as its ejection seat choice for a future production aircraft.
Lockheed Martin Control Systems and its counterpart in France, Snecma Control Systems, will jointly design and manufacture a new generation of electronic controls for commercial aircraft engines. First application for the Fadec 3 full-authority digital engine control product line will be the GE90-115, due for testing next year and scheduled to enter revenue service in 2003 on the Boeing 777. Sales of more than 10,000 units for new and retrofit aircraft are forecast for the next 10 years.
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. has received an MAR-145 approval certificate for A320/321 heavy maintenance up to and including C3 checks, component repair and nondestructive testing, from the Macau Civil Aviation Authority.
With the blessings of the Swedish parliament, the nation's military, led by the air force, is turning itself into an information-based, net-centric operation that relies on the collection and analysis of data and only the very pointed and optimized use of force.
American Airlines has purchased an additional six Boeing 777-200 Increased Gross Weight aircraft and three 737-800 transports, worth about $1 billion at list prices. Deliveries are scheduled to start in late 2001 and be completed by July 2002. The new 777s will expand Dallas-based American's 777 fleet to 43, and the 737s will bring its 737 fleet to 108. Regional airline affiliate American Eagle exercised options on six Embraer regional jets, with deliveries due in 2002. The exact model has not been specified.
James Robinson has been appointed president of Pratt&Whitney Aftermarket Services, East Hartford, Conn. He was president of the Fairchild Dornier Corp. in Germany and had been president of the Learjet unit of Bombardier Aerospace.
Dr. Thomas J. Tredici has won the Louis H. Bauer Founders Award of the Houston-based Aerospace Medical Assn., for contributions to aerospace medicine and the association. Also honored were: Jill Barclay, the Mary T. Klinker Award for creating a post-graduate short course in aviation nursing; U.S. Navy Cdr. Jennifer S. Berg, the Raymond F. Longacre Award for accomplishments in the psychological and psychiatric aspects of aerospace medicine; Dr. Jeffrey A. Jones, the Julian E. Ward Memorial Award for skipping from resident to NASA flight surgeon; and David G.
Senior Pentagon officials are putting financial pressure on Raytheon and Northrop Grumman by withholding the funds to upgrade the E-8 Joint-STARS long-range, ground-surveillance radar aircraft until the two companies reach agreement on how to tackle the improvement program together.
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Edward G. Anderson, 3rd, has been nominated as deputy commander/chief of staff for U.S. Space Command and vice commander-in-chief of North American Aerospace Defense Command. He would succeed Navy Vice Adm. Herbert A. Browne, who is scheduled to retire Oct. 1.
Concorde's crash is expected to compel the French government to enforce urbanization regulations near airports and decisively pave the way for an all-new international hub set to complement Roissy/Charles de Gaulle. The July 25 crash into a hotel could have a dramatic impact on France's long-term airport strategy. In addition to mounting criticisms centered on aircraft noise and emissions, environmentalists and local residents are now concerned by safety-related issues.
Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $21.3-million contract with options from the U.S. Army for sales of Stinger air defense missiles, launchers and support equipment to Egypt and Italy.
Matthew G. McGarvey has been appointed vice president/corporate controller, Deborah A. Cook, director of revenue accounting, Margaret W. Studt, director of knowledge management, Michael J. Morrison, director of corporate finance and business affairs and John A. Kramer director of partner payments, all for XM Satellite Radio of Washington. McGarvey was a financial executive with Andersen Consulting, while Cook was a senior manager of planning and analysis for Bell Atlantic.
The history of unmanned aerial vehicles doesn't exactly inspire confidence. More have failed than succeeded, and the cost has been considerable. But two UAVs, Predator and Global Hawk, are demonstrating unprecedented capabilities and indicating a dramatic departure from the past. What is making the difference? Two things--process and people.
Astrotech Space Operations has received a $479,600 contract from NASA to support launch site payload processing services for Earth Observing-1 and Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas-C Earth-observation satellites for orbit via Delta expendable launch vehicles.
