Brig. Gen. Edward A. Fienga has been appointed deputy director for programs in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs at USAF headquarters at the Pentagon. He was executive officer to the commander of Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. Col. Donald E. Kirkland, who has been selected to become a brigadier general, has been named commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex of Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker AFB, Okla. He has been executive officer to the Air Force chief of staff at USAF headquarters. Brig. Gen.
Poor roads and rail infrastructure have long made Africa a poster child for promoting growth in aviation, but regulatory, safety and financial issues have overshadowed the market's development.
When it comes to extracting U.S. airlines from the EU's requirement to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the House is again putting the squeeze on the Senate. Last week, the House passed another provision blocking the FAA from using taxpayer dollars to impose the EU's emissions trading system (ETS) on U.S. airlines, adding it to the fiscal 2013 transportation spending bill.
Turboshafts seem to last for generations, as many engine mechanics who have tended to just a handful of major types throughout their entire career can attest. Small wonder then that opportunities for new engine launches come along once in a blue Moon, particularly in the rarified world of heavy-lift helicopters.
With this issue, we relaunch Aviation Week & Space Technology and begin multiple editions (see Letter from the Editor, p. 3). Counterclockwise from top right, the first cover features an Airbus photo by A. Doumenjou of an AirAsia Japan A320. The cover of the Defense Technology Edition has Lockheed Martin photographer Andy Wolfe's shot of the second F-35B development aircraft carrying an inert AIM-9X missile. And our MRO Edition starts with an image of a Wizz Air A320 in C check in Budapest, captured by Lufthansa Technik's Gregor Schlager.
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Nancy Potts Hitchins has been named VP-environmental, health and safety (EHS) for , Kansas City, Mo. She was chief EHS specialist at Vestas Wind Systems.
When a person can retire young, it is a good thing, but the early retirement of aircraft has consequences for the aviation industry when it occurs in larger numbers, as is the case now for commercial jets.
Rodolphe Marchais has become chairman and CEO of and chairman of its Miami-based Barfield division. Frederic Denise has become CEO of Barfield. He was chief operating officer.
European Union emission allowance (EUA) prices surged to their highest level in more than three months in June as utilities ramped up their purchasing, triggering stops and forcing banks to cover short positions, traders say.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has provided new guidance for Airbus A380 operators on how to deal with wing rib-feet cracking. The new airworthiness directive is aimed at operators whose A380s have undergone a first round of interim repairs. The first wave of aircraft to receive an interim fix now need to undergo inspection after another 560 flight cycles.
NASA has completed basic fabrication of the first Lockheed Martin Orion crew exploration capsule due to be tested in space, while at the same time NASA is starting key vacuum tests on the ATK-built composite module that could form the basis for crew transport to Earth orbit. The Exploration Flight Test 1 Orion has been shipped from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the Kennedy Space Center, where it will undergo final assembly and checkout.
Fred Allen has been named VP-sales and marketing at and , Londonderry, N.H. Allen is a 10-year commercial aviation veteran with experience in supply chain leadership in airline and original equipment manufacturer maintenance, repair and overhaul.
For decades, aerospace and defense professionals worldwide have called Aviation Week & Space Technology “the bible”—the information source they turn to above all others to stay abreast of market and technology trends and developments.
Edie Hunt has joined , Broussard, La., as VP-human resources. She was the director of HR/information technology and administrative departments at Dynamic Offshore Resources.
David P. Storch, chairman/CEO of AAR Corp., has received the Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Midwest Award in the Master Entrepreneur category. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
USAF Col. (ret.) Michael R. Gallagher (Hillsboro, Ore. )
When an unidentified retired war planner suggests an attack on several nuclear facilities in Iran is “not an act of war,” it is time for a logic check. In “Bombing Iran” (AW&ST June 25, p. 29) the planner goes on to suggest advanced warning presumably to give the Iranians an opportunity to minimize collateral damage. The more likely response might be for the country's leader to move thousands of “volunteers” into the target areas to protest a threatened U.S. strike.
