Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines’ state owner sets agenda for sweeping changes
Air Transport

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Spirit Airlines looks to add 100 aircraft to its fleet by 2021
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The purchase of new battlefield helicopters is just the first phase of an eight-year modernization plan for the Polish armed forces.
Defense

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas CEO goes out on a limb with an ambitious target for the airline’s recovery
Air Transport

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Bennett Croswell
Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, says slow down on F135 judgments.
Defense

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
The F-35 may not land on HMS Queen Elizabeth until 2018, but the U.K. is already preparing
Defense

By Guy Norris
Navair’s surprise launch of alternate V-22 engine study comes as Rolls tests latest upgrade

By Tony Osborne
Contractors vie for a piece of Poland’s increasing defense budget
Defense

By Guy Norris
Operational debut is at risk of further slippage due to a safety-critical engine problem.
Defense

An industry proposal made in June has apparently succeeded in toppling a next-generation rocket design that European governments approved in 2012 and had hoped to begin developing next year.
Space

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

By Jen DiMascio
Senators call for vote on Syrian airstrikes
Defense

A version of this article appears in the September 8 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Peter Saunders has been named an independent non-executive director of London-based Air Partner plc. He also is a non-executive director of the Canadian Tire Corp. and succeeds Chuck Pollard.

Benjamin Smith has been named president for passenger airlines of Air Canada. He has been executive vice president/chief commercial officer.

Daniel Faber has been promoted to CEO from chief operating officer of Houston-based Deep Space Industries. He succeeds David Gump, who has become vice chairman/director of marketing and communications.

Scott Plumb has been named Switzerland-based senior vice president-sales for the Jetcraft Corp. He has been an executive with Textron Aviation, Beechcraft, Vistajet, Airbus and Gulfstream.

Joshua Spangrud (see photo) has become a senior supervising engineer in the San Francisco office of Parsons Brinckerhoff, where he will be a manager for airport improvement projects.