John T. White has been named president and Maurice Worth a consultant for the Aviation Group of Beers Construction of Atlanta. Worth was chief operating officer of Delta Air Lines and head of technical services for the Southeast region of Bovis Lend Lease.
Anthony L. Velocci, Jr., has been promoted to Northeast U.S. bureau chief for Aviation Week&Space Technology. He will remain senior business editor, while adding responsibility for editorial coverage of New England, Eastern Canada and New York state. Velocci will operate from his new office in New Jersey, as well as his current quarters in New York. Stanley W. Kandebo, assistant managing editor for technology, will retain editorial responsibility for specific technology issues within the region.
Salvatore D'Amico (see photos) has been named director of of the Bombardier Aerospace Business Aviation Services (BAS) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was director of line maintenance for Bombardier Commercial Aviation Services in Chicago. Bob Sundin has been appointed general manager of the BAS facilities in Tucson, Ariz., and Denver. He was director of the Tucson site. Ivan Wilson has become director of network engineering for BAS. He was chief engineer.
European AeroSystems, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Dassault, has been awarded two technology demonstration contracts valued at a total of $60 million. Under the framework of a Franco-British memorandum of understanding, the company will conduct an 18-month integrated vehicle systems project and a five-year weapons integration study. Both will look at technologies for use on existing military aircraft, such as Eurofighter and Rafale, and future fighters.
The Air Line Pilots Assn. last week gave the green light for member participation in Land and Hold Short Operations at U.S. airports, after the FAA revised an order that included the union's long-sought safety provisions. Land and Hold Short Operations (Lahso) is an air traffic control procedure that calls for a landing aircraft to stop before reaching an intersecting runway used for departing aircraft. Employed mainly at busy airline hub airports, it aids in increasing capacity.
EXECUTIVE JET, WHICH OPERATES NETJETS fractional ownership programs, is offering customers special travel and medical-related assistance through Phoenix-based MedAire Inc. Features include inflight access to 24-hr. emergency medical advice, management of medical requirements on the ground, and pre-travel information on immunizations and health risks in areas where NetJets shareholders will be traveling. The medical service is being made available to all users of NetJets aircraft, according to an Executive Jet official.
Aeronavali is planning further expansion of its production capacity to meet booming demand for aircraft modification services. The company, a subsidiary of Finmeccanica's Alenia Aerospazio, is due to be folded into a joint venture with European aerospace giant EADS early next year (see p. 134). With 1,650 employees and annual sales of $180 million, it is among the companies best equipped to benefit from strong demand for cargo transports (AW&ST May 1, p. 17).
Cathay Pacific Airways is expected to place an order for 12 Boeing 777-300X aircraft and up to 18 of the competing Airbus A340-500/600 at this week's Farnborough air show, according to analysts. Cathay operates large fleets of both 777s and the A340s. However, industry observers in Hong Kong say carrier executives are not yet swayed on the A3XX.
To facilitate specification of thermal switches in aircraft applications, Control Products Inc. has issued a new bulletin summarizing the qualifications their switches meet under RTCA DO-160C. These include sections on vibration, humidity, sand/dust, salt spray, temperature/altitude, operational shock and safety and fungus resistance. The switches are used in such aircraft applications as compressors, heat exchangers, gear boxes, fuel systems, alternators and others. Switches are available in snap disc, bimetal and electronic forms in a variety of configurations.
Designed for marking radio and television towers and other obstacles that present hazards to aircraft navigation, these lights exceed FAA's intensity specification for an L-810 light and meet its -55C temperature requirement. Both single- and dual-fixture versions have been installed at three international airports and a number of radio towers. Dialight says the steady-state lights last 10 times longer than conventional incandescent lights and use nearly 90% less energy. Unique optically designed glass lenses enhance LED operation and provide 360-deg. visibility at 70 cd.
Eugene Hahn has become Portland, Ore.-based vice president-maintenance and engineering for Horizon Air. He held a similar position for Allegheny Airlines, Middletown, Pa. Hahn succeeds Ken Hobby, who has retired.
Spectronics Corp.'s Spectroline DSE-2000A radiometer/photometer has been upgraded. The unit measures visible and black light (long-wave UV). It complies with Mil and ASTM specifications for MPI and FPI and is specially designed for NDT and quality control inspections. The new sensors feature an advanced silicon photodiode sealed in a metal/quartz package that is shock- and humidity-resistant. The readout unit has state-of-the-art electronic circuitry so readings stand out clearly, even in low levels of ambient light. Spectronics Corp., Dept.
Allen B. Ashby has been promoted to vice president/general manager from deputy general manager of Boeing Electronic Systems&Missile Defense, Anaheim, Calif. He succeeds Robert D. Paster, who will be retiring.
Michael J. Ferrantino is now chairman of the Micro Networks Corp., Worcester, Mass., in addition to being president/ CEO. He succeeds company founder Michael Dowling as chairman. Dowling will remain a director.
Airline passengers would be able to use all, part or none of a ticket under a bill by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Carriers would be blocked from canceling unused portions of a ticket. The bill would also give passengers the right to exit an aircraft that remains at its gate more than 1 hr. past its scheduled departure time, provided the captain has not received word he will be cleared for departure within 15 min.
Laurie Lofgren has been named general manager for the Philippines and Micronesia for Northwest Airlines. She was director of inflight services for Asia-Pacific.
Space scientists studying solar wind, magnetic field and related phenomena received a big boost in mid-month when Russian launch vehicles lofted four scientific payloads into orbit.
Microwave Radar: Imaging and Advanced Concepts, by Roger J. Sullivan, begins with a systematic introduction to the fundamental principles of microwave radar. The book offers an extensive discussion of radar imaging, supplying general purpose information. Image superresolution, automatic target recognition, moving target indication and space-time adaptive processing are presented. For radar novices or professionals, this is an important reference that features the theory and practical application of formulas used in radar design every day.
Saab is moving quickly to restructure and rationalize its businesses following its acquisition of Celsius, which was completed in March with an eye to expanding cooperative links.
Hapag-Lloyd's Airbus A310 twinjet, which made an emergency landing at Vienna-Schwechat airport with both engines stopped, most probably ran out of fuel, according to Austrian investigators. The accident investigation team is expected to focus on the joint decision by the pilots and the airline's operations department to continue the flight despite a landing gear failure that significantly increased aircraft drag and fuel consumption.
ESI Group, a provider of virtual prototyping solutions, offers PAM-CEM 2000, a 3D computational electro-magnetics (CEM) simulation software. It provides realistic virtual testing of complex electromagnetic phenomena arising from the increase of electronic devices. Relying on physics-based simulation models created from CAD or CAE data, PAM-CEM analyses electromagnetic compatibility and interference phenomena. The system enables easy visualization of the invisible electromagnetic world.
The DPI 615 battery-powered, microprocessor-based fully documenting digital pressure calibrator provides upload and download of calibration procedures and results. The product offers a 0.025% accuracy with an internal pressure vacuum generation to 6,000 psi. in an environmentally sealed package. There is a test procedure for the system or unit under test. The calibrator also features selectable engineering units; RS 232 interface; read and output voltage and current; plus multiple externally ranged pressure transducers to optimize range and accuracy.
A planned New Year's kickoff of a pan-European joint venture will bring together military aircraft, regional aviation and aerostructures businesses in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and, perhaps--if ongoing talks are conclusive--Greece as well.
