Industry and Government Leaders to Explore Future of Commercial Space Transportation of Crew and Cargo
June 10, 2009
RESTON, Va., June 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Industry and government leaders will meet on June 18 to explore the promising future of commercial space transportation — of humans as well as cargo — in meeting government and private sector needs in low Earth orbit.
The special half-day event, “Innovations in Orbit: An Exploration of Commercial Crew and Cargo Transportation,” will feature panelists and speakers from NASA, the FAA, and the private sector, discussing a broad array of innovative commercial space transportation concepts. Organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the discussion is free and open to the public, and takes place on Thursday, June 18, at 1:00 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Capitol Room A, Lobby Level, 400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
After welcoming remarks by Klaus Dannenberg, AIAA’s deputy executive director, an industry panel will be moderated by aerospace consultant Patti Grace Smith, a former FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. Featured panelists include: Mike Gold, director of the Washington, D.C. area office of Bigelow Aerospace; George Sowers, vice president for business development and advanced programs at the United Launch Alliance; Max Vozoff, director of civil business development for Space Exploration Technologies; and Frank L. Culbertson, senior vice president for human space programs at Orbital Sciences Corporation.
A government panel will follow, moderated by Michael Beavin, senior program analyst at the Department of Commerce Office of Space Commercialization. Featured panelists include: Valin Thorn, deputy program manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew & Cargo Program; Ken Davidian, the “Encourage, Facilitate, and Promote” program lead at the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation; Chan Lieu, senior professional staff member at the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Jeff Bingham, senior advisor on space and aeronautics for the minority, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Closing remarks will be made by Charles Miller, senior advisor for commercial space in NASA’s Innovative Partnerships Program.
AIAA President David Thompson stated, “This gathering provides an important opportunity to discuss the future of commercial and government interaction in space. As commercial firms and government agencies increase their use of space, it is critical that we examine the needs of both enterprises, and the designs for commercial crew sustainment and cargo transportation systems to meet those needs. This gathering will give attendees a comprehensive look at those needs and the systems which will meet them.”
Minnich Named to Kaman Corporation Board of Directors
June 10, 2009
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kaman Corp. (Nasdaq: KAMN) today announced that George E. Minnich, 59, has been appointed to the Board of Directors. The appointment of Minnich, effective immediately, increases the Kaman board to ten members.
Neal J. Keating, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer said, “George is a welcome addition to our board, bringing significant financial expertise and global business experience from his years as the CFO of a number of diversified global businesses.”
Minnich retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ITT Corporation in 2007. Previously, he was with United Technologies Corporation serving as Vice President and CFO of both Otis Elevator and Carrier Corporation. He began his career at Price Waterhouse where he served as an audit partner. He is also a member of the boards of directors at AGCO Corporation and Guilford Mills, Inc. and serves each as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Kaman Corp., headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn. conducts business in the aerospace and industrial distribution markets. The company produces and/or markets widely used proprietary aircraft bearings and components; complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft; safing and arming solutions for missile and bomb systems for the U.S. and allied militaries; subcontract helicopter work; and support for the company’s SH-2G Super Seasprite maritime helicopters and K-MAX medium-to-heavy lift helicopters. Kaman is also one of the nation’s leading industrial distribution companies for power transmission, motion control, material handling and electrical components from nearly two hundred locations throughout North America.
Raytheon Features Variety of Innovative Systems, Technologies and Products at Paris Air Show
June 9, 2009
– ASTOR Sentinel aircraft, Universal Control System included in the Raytheon display –
WALTHAM, Mass., June 9, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will offer news media representatives attending the 2009 Paris International Air Show beginning June 15 several opportunities to learn the latest about various company technologies, programs and products.
Raytheon will focus on several key areas to include global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; unmanned systems, both aerial and ground control; air traffic management; the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System; Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar; cybersecurity; and its ThalesRaytheonSystems international partnership.
Among the exhibits on display are the ASTOR Sentinel aircraft, Universal Control System, KillerBee(R), F-16 Center Pedestal Display, and more technologies and products. A Patriot fire unit will be located at the U.S. Defense Department corral.
The company has scheduled the following press briefings during the show:
Date Time Topic
June 16 8:30 a.m. ThalesRaytheonSystems breakfast (Thales Chalet,
B119)
The only trans-Atlantic joint venture of its kind
has proven successful, with a strong revenue stream
and growing order book. Co-hosted by new management
team.
June 16 10 a.m. Global ISR
Enhanced situational awareness is an imperative and
Raytheon's platform-agnostic strategy makes its
sensors and ground processing systems essential for
manned and unmanned assets globally.
June 16 11 a.m. Unmanned Systems
With global market expected to double in the next
decade, Raytheon's position in the UAS market is
extensive and growing. From sensors to ground
systems, Raytheon is targeting the defense, civil
security and environmental markets. First public
viewing of KillerBee in action.
June 17 10 a.m. Patriot and SL-AMRAAM
Current threat situation globally has made proven
air-missile defense systems more critical.
Patriot's interoperability and short-range
precision is attracting new customers, building on
its sale to 11 countries, most recently UAE.
All briefings, including presentation slides and audio, will be available upon the conclusion of each on www.raytheon.com Keyword: Paris 09, where high-resolution photos, video and more information can be found. In addition, the company will be launching a podcast series called Dual Band that will air each day of the show and highlight key technologies and senior executives. Tune in at www.raytheon.com Keyword: Paris 09.
DeTect: Bird Radars are Ready to Make our Skies Safer
June 9, 2009
FAA Needs to Deploy the Technology Today – Bird Radars to be Focus of NTSB Hearing on Hudson Birdstrike Crash.
PANAMA CITY, Fla., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Bird Radar industry leader DeTect today called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve aviation safety by deploying commercially-available bird radar systems to our nation’s airports.
“Bird radars from DeTect and other firms are available and in use in the U.S. and overseas,” said Gary W. Andrews, CEO of DeTect. “Our military already uses the technology, NASA uses bird radars, it is time to let our commercial airports use the systems.”
In advance of Tuesday’s National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing on US Airways flight 1549 bird-related crash, the company has released an updated Bird Radar Fact Sheet.
Mr. Andrews said that, “Ongoing statements by the FAA and other bird radar developers that bird radars are not ready for operational use, will take years more research and could not have prevented the US Airways birdstrike related crash, simply are not correct. Bird radars currently operating regularly detect and track flocks of geese at ranges far beyond the 3 miles distance and 2800 feet altitude as was the flock that brought down flight 1549. These systems are already being used operationally to provide risk advisories to controllers and pilots.”
To date, the FAA has spent two years and several million in taxpayer dollars “evaluating” only one Canadian-made experimental bird radar that its developer recently stated would have been unable to provide accurate avoidance guidance to US Airways Flight 1549, since at 2,800 feet and three miles from La Guardia the geese it struck were too far away (AINonline, Birdstrike Warning Systems Not Quite Ready Yet, June 4, 2009).
“I am sorry that their system cannot detect birds very far away or very reliably, but our US developed and manufactured MERLIN Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar can and regularly does so for our users, reliably detecting and tracking geese flocks as far away as 8 miles,” said Mr. Andrews in response.
“MERLIN was privately developed and we have systems that have been successfully operating since 2003 with a record of reducing birdstrikes and improving pilot and passenger safety,” he said.
DeTect’s MERLIN system is the most widely used bird radar available with more operational installations than all other manufacturers combined. DeTect has over 45 of its MERLIN Avian Radar Systems in operation worldwide which includes systems used for operational birdstrike risk detection, tracking and alerting at commercial airports, military airfields and space launch facilities, with real-time bird activity displays used by airfield managers, bird control staff and air traffic controllers. The US Air Force has purchased six MERLIN systems to date based on a record of exceptional performance and improved flight safety and NASA uses the MERLIN system for detection, tracking and warning of hazardous bird activity for launch of the $2 billion space shuttle.
“The MERLIN technology is proven and can be integrated immediately into commercial airport operations to better protect aircraft, pilots and the flying public,” Mr. Andrews concluded.
About DeTect
DeTect specializes in remote sensing technologies and systems for aviation safety, security surveillance, environmental management and wind measurement with projects worldwide. The company is a closely-held U.S. corporation headquartered in Panama City, Florida, USA with divisional offices in the U.S. and Canada and representative offices in over 80 countries worldwide (www.detect-inc.com).
Boeing Elects Nielsen Chairman and CEO David Calhoun to Board of Directors
June 9, 2009
CHICAGO, June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) board of directors has elected David L. Calhoun as its newest member. Calhoun, 52, is chairman of the management board and chief executive officer of The Nielsen Company B.V.
Calhoun’s election is effective immediately. He is expected to serve on the Boeing board’s audit and finance committees.
“Dave is an exceptional executive with a deep understanding of our business and what it takes to succeed in global markets,” said Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Jim McNerney. “I’m grateful he agreed to join our board and I look forward to his contributions to our company.”
Prior to his 2006 move to Nielsen, a global information and media company, Calhoun spent more than 25 years at GE, where he held several senior positions including vice chairman of the company and president and CEO of the GE Infrastructure, GE Transportation, and GE Aircraft Engines businesses.
GOL launches new air pricing policy to increase demand
June 8, 2009
As IATA met in Kuala Lumpur this past weekend to discuss the need to reinforce demand for air travel worldwide which has dropped 20% in the past several months, Brazil’s Intelligent Airline announced new pricing policy to create demand for its flights in Brazil and South America. The new policy includes discounts on all flights based on advance purchase, weekend layover and other factors which make its product that much more attractive to both regular and new airline customers, including a 50% bonus on frequent flyer miles.
American Airlines to launch new flights between Puerto Rico and the US
June 8, 2009
The airline has announced it will begin four additional flights to the US from San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 19. These include a daily flight between San Juan and Dulles Airport in Washington D.C. as well as additional flights to Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.
PAL Principal Airlines to launch domestic service in Chile on June 18
June 8, 2009
The Chilean airline was launched as a charter operator in September 2003 and has operated with an alliance with Futura International Airways. Carlos Musiet Talgia, General Manager of the airline, has announced it has invested US$14 million and will add $5 million to support its scheduled operations. It will launch twice-daily flights between Santiago and Antofagasta, operating two B737-200s.
Colombia and the Emirates sign bilateral air agreement
June 8, 2009
Luis Guillermo Plata, Colombia’s minister of commerce, industry and tourism, announced that the bilateral agreement between the two countries will authorize up to 28 weekly flights between Bogota and Dubai, and expects the service to begin during the second half of 2009.
IATA reports that the global airline fleet grew in April
June 8, 2009
The global airline fleet expanded by more than 100 aircraft in April. While 27 aircraft were retired during the month, 30 were taken out of storage and there were 109 new deliveries during April.
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