Deployment of the United Arab Emirates' F-16Es to support NATO operations in Libya shows a heightened commitment by the Persian Gulf country to work closely with Western militaries. The move is particularly critical as the political and strategic environment in the Middle East shifts following political uprisings in the region and North Africa. Tokunaga/aviation-images.com photo.
Reader Harry White misses the point when he suggests replacing sidesticks with yokes would have helped the doomed Air France Flight 447 (AW&ST Sept. 19, p. 10). Pilots need to undergo more rigorous training to recognize and take appropriate action when faced with unreliable sensors, including, but not limited to, airspeed pitots.
Your editorial “No Good Will Come From EU's Plan” is spot on (AW&ST Oct. 17, p. 78). However, one point that was overlooked is that none of the fees go toward improving emissions or the environment; the money goes into general coffers—or some bureaucrat's pocket. Diplomacy, law, reason and logic have failed. Every foreign nation whose airlines are affected should immediately impose a dollar-for-dollar offsetting charge on EU airlines operating into or through its airspace.
In regard to “After Rockets?” (AW&ST Oct. 24/31 p. 76), the colonization/escape-from-Earth notion is a very poor justification for advancing space travel. Consider Antarctica: Even if there were no treaties forbidding it, I doubt there would be much interest in building a housing development there. People endure the area's harsh conditions in order to conduct or support scientific research.
I greatly enjoyed your recent innovation feature. However, in “Hyperspeed Computing” (AW&ST Oct. 24/31, p. 65) Goldbach's conjecture is misstated. It should read: “every even whole number greater than two is the sum of two prime numbers.” Colorado Springs, Colo. The reader is correct. An editing error led to an alteration of Jeffrey Barrett's original text—Ed.
AW&ST Senior Editor Amy Butler's piece on the Pentagon reducing the JSF buy elicited: snafu saying: I can't fathom the level of blind faith that has been accorded this program. Many people reasonably questioned the claims and projections from the start, yet those voices of common sense were rapidly assailed by true F-35 believers. richardb noting:
DTI Senior Editor Paul McLeary's recent Ares blog post covered the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment at Fort Benning, Ga. He calls it “a littler, scrappier cousin of the twice-yearly brigade-sized Network Evaluation Exercise at Fort Bliss, which has become central to testing modernization efforts.” Marcase notes:
Greg Beebe (see photos) has been appointed president of Sennheiser Electronic Corp., Old Lyme, Conn., effective Jan. 1, succeeding John Falcone, who will be promoted to VP-sales for the Americas. Markus Warlitz, currently CFO, will become general manager of Sennheiser Latin America.
Henri Broussalian has become director of aeronautical sales for Europe and the Middle East at Thrane & Thrane, Lyngby, Denmark. He has held executive roles in international business development for the air transport market.
Richard J. Van Gemert has joined the board of Solairus Aviation of San Francisco. He was senior VP of Jet Aviation, president of the New World Jet Corp., executive VP at KC Transportation Services and director of general services at the Xerox Corp.
Luanne Calvert (see photo) has been appointed VP-marketing of Virgin America. She was a digital marketing consultant with Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy's Fendi and Moleskine brands in Italy.
Architect Frank Gehry has been named brand ambassador for the Global business jet produced by Bombardier Aerospace's Montreal-based Business Aircraft Div.
Ralph F. Meoni has become president of Arlington, Va.-based Thales USA Defense & Security. He was executive VP for the Electronics, Intelligence & Support operating group of BAE Systems.
Michael P. Moses has joined Las Cruces, N.M.-based Virgin Galactic as VP-operations. He served at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the launch integration manager from 2008-11.
Ken Greene has been named deputy manager of aviation for operations, public safety and security at Denver International Airport. He was assistant director of operations for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Thomas Kinton (see photo) has been appointed Boston-based senior aviation adviser at Parsons Brinckerhoff. He was CEO and executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority.
Leda L. Chong has become senior VP for the Asia-Pacific region for Falls Church, Va.-based General DynamicsAerospace Group. Chong has been staff VP-government relations since 2009.
Leda L. Chong has become senior VP for the Asia-Pacific region for Falls Church, Va.-based General DynamicsAerospace Group. Chong has been staff VP-government relations since 2009.
Tom Corum has been named VP-business development for Jet Midwest Technik, Kansas City, Mo. He spent three years in the financial services and business brokerage industry and had been executive VP-business development at Empire Aero Center.
Karen Jans has been selected as associate VP-university relations for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. She was a public information officer at Isothermal Community College.
Blain K. Rethmeier has been named senior VP-public affairs and government relations for the Washington-based U.S. Travel Association, succeeding Geoff Freeman, who was promoted to executive VP and chief operating officer. Rethmeier was senior VP-public affairs for the American Insurance Association.
Amar Chouaki has been appointed VP-sales for Southern Europe for Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance. He was head of the Project Management Department. Miguel Chiang has become VP-Latin American sales. He was product support director for airframe base maintenance.
USAF Brig. Gen. James E. Haywood has been named director of strategic plans, programs and analyses at Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was director of requirements at Air Force Space Command Headquarters, Peterson AFB, Colo. Honors And Elections
