Aviation Week & Space Technology

June 16-20—2014 Eurosatory. Paris. www.eurosatory.com/ June 16-20—20th AIAA/CEAS Aero-acoustics Conference. Hyatt Regency Atlanta. www.aiaa.org

Capt. Charles “Bart” Roberts has been appointed vice president-flight operations for JetBlue Airways. He was chief pilot and managing director of flight operations at American Airlines.

Mark Roscio has been promoted to president/CEO from senior vice president-sales and marketing and Scott Kokosa to chief financial officer from vice president-finance for Numet Manufacturing Techniques, Orange, Conn.

Space solar power is free; getting it will not be cheap

B en Palmer has been appointed director of European strategy and business development, Jon Anderson director of business development for C4ISR-land, maritime and civil, and Simon Cooper director of business development for C4ISR-air, all based in London for the Northrop Grumman Corp.

USAF Maj. Gen. Samuel A. Greaves has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as commander of the Space and Missile Systems

Span increases, revised flaps and new engine noise-reduction technology alter 777X’s look

June 10-11—MRO Baltics, Eastern Europe & Russia (BEERs), Sheraton Warsaw (Poland). July 16—Farnborough Civil Manufacturing Briefings, Farnborough

Patrick Coulter (see photos) has been promoted to director of business development for commercial training from manager of the Toronto Learning Center for FlightSafety International. He will be succeeded by Tasneem Hashmi, who has been the center’s assistant manager. And following Hashmi will be Suren Meras, who has been promoted from director of training.

Jeff Carr has been promoted to president from vice president-aerospace communications of the Griffin Communications Group of Houston.

Although the new Air Force One is likely to be a 747-8, the integration strategy remains up in the air

Andy Card is a former U.S. transportation secretary and White House chief of staff.

Improved monitoring of flights will not be enough to prevent a repeat of MH370

Mark Middleton and Stuart Smith have become directors of business development for freight for London-based Air Partner: Middleton for Asia-Pacific and

The U.S. Air Force is rattled about the state of American rocket propulsion.

One airline’s business aviation success

Defense cultural change needs to earn support

Science closing in on extraterrestrial life

With Europe in the critical path, NASA targets joint Orion mission

Upcoming flight test is shaping Orion design, Moon mission date

Europe will consider alternate designs for affordable Ariane 5 successor

X-56 flight tests aim to take the fear factor out of aeroelastic instability

South Korea’s air force is unwilling to wait forever for the KF-X

Saab claims lead in gallium-nitride use