UAL Corporation Names John Tague President of United Airlines
July 23, 2009
CHICAGO, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA), the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, today announced that John Tague has been named president of United Airlines.
As president, Tague has responsibility for all airline management functions, from sales, marketing and revenue management to the quality of customer service and products, as well as the safe and efficient operations of the airline, including United Express. Tague continues in his role as executive vice president of UAL Corporation and also serves on the Executive Council of the corporation.
In May of last year, Tague assumed operations responsibilities in addition to his revenue responsibilities, and will build on the work under way in his new role.
“John is leading the work to drive performance across our airline – focused on delivering sustainable improvements across the operations to benefit our customers and driving consistent cost and revenue results,” said Glenn Tilton, UAL chairman, president and chief executive officer. “John and the team have made solid progress against our goals by leading the industry in cost control and by making operational improvements, including finishing first in on-time arrivals for the first five months of 2009. John is responsible for driving results that will continue to improve our customer satisfaction scores and will position United as an industry leader across all key metrics.”
United also leads the industry in important new revenue streams.
Embry-Riddle Launches Its First Two Ph.D. Degree Programs to Meet New Challenges in Aviation/Aerospace Industry
July 23, 2009
Ph.D. in Aviation First in Nation; Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from Leader in Aerospace Research
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The daily challenges of aviation and aerospace are too complex to be solved by specialists alone. In an uncertain economy, airlines struggle to hedge fuel purchases and adjust routes. Space agencies work to stabilize orbiting spacecraft, study the atmosphere and space weather, and design rovers to explore planets.
To serve the need for more broadly educated experts, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the leading educator in the science and business of aviation and aerospace, is launching its first two Ph.D. degree programs – in Aviation and Engineering Physics. The new degrees take the university’s unique approach to education – a blend of theory and applied research – to the highest level.
Embry-Riddle’s Ph.D. in Aviation is the only one in the United States.
Approval to offer the new doctoral programs was granted by the university’s accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
“This approval to offer the Ph.D. is a historic moment for Embry-Riddle,” said John P. Johnson, president of the university. “It moves us to a new level of scholarly pursuit that will result in a more robust research program. It also allows Embry-Riddle to participate more fully in the national aviation and aerospace conversation.”
The Ph.D. in Aviation is designed for working professionals who seek to enhance their contribution to the aviation and aerospace organizations that employ them. The program combines advanced analytical and research tools with a broad understanding of the issues affecting the aviation industry.
Students in the Ph.D. in Aviation program will conduct research on challenges faced by their employers, ranging from airline fuel hedging, ticket pricing, and route scheduling to pilot training and safety curriculums, customer services, and lean manufacturing processes.
Courses for the Ph.D. in Aviation are offered online to enable working professionals to pursue the degree without disrupting their full-time work schedules. Students also complete a six-day residency experience each year they are in the program; residencies are offered at an Embry-Riddle campus and are designed to allow students to interact with faculty, yet minimize the impact on their professional schedules.
Embry-Riddle’s Ph.D. in Engineering Physics builds on the university’s solid program of space research, which is funded by NASA, the National Science Foundation, U.S. Air Force, and other agencies. Faculty researchers probe Earth’s upper atmosphere for clues about global warming, as well as space weather events like solar storms that can compromise satellite systems and disrupt power grids and pipelines. Others conduct studies of spacecraft dynamics and control, space robotics, cosmology and star formation, quantum optics, and the physiology of space travel.
The Ph.D. in Engineering Physics blends theoretical physics with practical engineering applications and problem-solving. It is designed for those who wish to conduct cutting-edge research ranging from the remote sensing of the Earth’s upper atmosphere and space weather to the engineering of spacecraft control systems and scientific instruments.
Students in the Ph.D. in Engineering Physics program will be enrolled and in residence at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus for at least two semesters per year, although internships at an aerospace corporation or government laboratory will be allowed with university approval and supervision by the student’s research advisor.
Graduates will work as researchers at universities and agencies like NASA and NOAA and as educators.
The Aviation Ph.D. program starts in January 2010; the Engineering Physics Ph.D. program begins in September 2010.
Pratt & Whitney Awarded $684 Million in New Contracts for F135 Engine Production
July 22, 2009
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $571 million production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. This low rate initial production (LRIP) contract covers production, sustainment, spare parts and engineering support for the third lot of F135 engines, including 10 conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) and 11 short-takeoff/vertical-landing (STOVL) engines for F-35 aircraft. Additionally, Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a $113 million contract for long lead material procurement to produce 32 F135 engines for the fourth lot of F135 engines. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
“Pratt & Whitney is proud to be producing operational F135 engines scheduled for delivery later this year,” said Warren Boley, vice president, Pratt & Whitney F135 programs. “These contracts demonstrate the maturity of the F135 engine program, which has completed more than 100 successful test flights and hover pit testing, meeting the demanding STOVL vertical thrust requirements.”
“The F135 has demonstrated very high reliability during the F-35 flight test program, surpassing 130 flight test hours without a single engine event,” Boley said. “This is a very significant year for the F135 engine and the F-35 Lightning II program. Pratt & Whitney continues to proudly support both Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office on this important program.”
Pratt & Whitney has designed, developed and tested the F135 to deliver the most advanced fifth generation fighter engine for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as eight international partner countries. The F135 is derived from proven technology of the only operational fifth generation fighter engine, the Pratt & Whitney F119. It has been further enhanced with technologies developed in several Air Force and Navy technology programs.
The F135 is the only engine powering the F-35 Lightning II flight test program. The F135 propulsion system has proven it can meet diverse aircraft requirements, and the ground-and-flight-test experience demonstrates the maturity and the associated reliability of the F135 engine for armed forces around the world.
Embraer Signs Leasing Contract with TRIP Linhas Aéreas
July 22, 2009
ECC Leasing, an Embraer wholly owned subsidiary, delivers an EMBRAER 175 jet
São José dos Campos, July 22, 2009 – Embraer’s wholly owned subsidiary, ECC Leasing
Company Limited, delivered a pre-owned EMBRAER 175 jet, this month, to Brazil’s TRIP
Linhas Aéreas. The aircraft is part of a leasing contract signed by the two companies.
Besides this new commercial agreement with ECC, TRIP signed a contract with Embraer, in
June 2008, for the purchase of five EMBAER 175 jets, three of which have already been
delivered. The deal also includes options for another ten aircraft and purchase rights for 15 more.
“This additional contract with TRIP, just after
the beginning of operations of the aircraft of
the original contract, makes us very pleased,
because it shows the confidence the airline
has in Embraer and the E-Jets,” said Paulo
Estevão de Carvalho Tullio, Director of ECC
Leasing. “EEC’s customer portfolio is
growing every day, serving operators
worldwide, and this contract with TRIP is
even more special, because it is with a
Brazilian company that is the largest
regional operator in South America.”
“Embraer’s aircraft come with high technology, they are modern and appropriate for our
operations throughout Brazil. For that reason, we could not miss this opportunity to lease an
EMBRAER 175 jet, through ECC. This is another important step for moving up the expansion
of our routes,” states José Mário Caprioli, President of TRIP Linhas Aéreas.
Japan’s National Police Agency selects Sikorsky S-92® helicopter for special operations
July 22, 2009
STRATFORD, Conn., July 22, 2009 – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced the National Police Agency (NPA) in Japan has selected the S-92® helicopter to conduct search and rescue and special mission operations. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX)
“Sikorsky is proud to continue our long association with the NPA and to provide them with a world-class, multi-mission solution,” said Carey Bond, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Sikorsky.
The NPA has employed Sikorsky helicopters since 1996, and today the agency’s fleet includes two S-76B™ helicopters. These perform missions including search and rescue, transportation, utility and a variety of special requirements for the NPA.
The S-92 helicopter is the first helicopter in its class certified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to the most rigorous standards, without any exceptions or waivers. The S-92 helicopter also is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency to its very stringent safety standards.
Nearly 100 S-92 helicopters have been delivered to date, and the worldwide fleet has accumulated more than 160,000 flight hours. The aircraft perform diverse missions including the transport of heads of state in several nations and search and rescue operations off the U.K. coast. The S-92 helicopter also has become a helicopter of choice for transporting oil workers to offshore rigs, often in extreme climates such as the North Sea.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Connecticut, USA, is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacturing and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., USA, provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.
New Management at Lancair
July 21, 2009
New Chief Operating Officer Announced at Lancair International
Lancair International, Inc is pleased to announce that Thomas A. Bowen has joined their Management team as Chief Operating Officer. Effective July 20, 2009, Tom will be reporting to Joseph Bartels, President and CEO of Lancair. Mr. Bowen’s responsibilities will center on managing company operations including identifying future product opportunities, product positioning, and growing the company through the development of innovative products like the newly announced Evolution family of Lancair aircraft. With a proven track record of both technical and business successes, Tom Bowen brings to Lancair International over 30 years of aviation engineering and management experience.
Previous to joining Lancair International Mr. Bowen was the Vice President of Engineering and Strategic Programs for the former Columbia Aircraft Company. His responsibilities included strategic market and competitive analysis of the company’s products and the development of technology which became the company’s road map for market expansion. Tom’s incremental product improvements resulted in the final specification, design and certification of the company’s most successful model to date, the Columbia 400, now known as the Cessna Corvalis. This aircraft represents the highest performance and evolution of composite materials and integrated systems technology available today in certified general aviation aircraft.
Lancair International Inc, founded in 1984, is celebrating its 25th year selling the world’s most successful high performance piston and turbine kit aircraft. They offer a selection of seven aircraft as Fastbuild kits: The Lancair Legacy Fixed Gear, Lancair Legacy, Lancair ES, Lancair ES-P, Lancair IV, Lancair IV-P, and the Lancair Evolution. To date, the company has delivered over 2,000 kits. As testimony to their quality and design, Lancair aircraft have set a number of world speed records and have dominated the Sports Class at the Reno Air Races for several years.
Sagem ICDS certified for flight in Heli-Lynx 355FX STC
July 21, 2009
Savannah, GA – July 22, 2009
Sagem Avionics, Inc. (SAFRAN Group), is proud to announce that the FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for installation of the Sagem Integrated Cockpit Display System in the Heli-Lynx 355FX STC light twin helicopter.
The Sagem ICDS 355FX installation is configured with two 10-inch displays mounted in landscape. The display system integrates Primary Flight Instruments, Multifunction Display system functions (such as TAS – Traffic Advisory System, radar display, moving map, TOPS – Terrain Obstacle Proximity System, many other multifunction capabilities), engine instruments, Crew Alerting System advisories leaving very few analogue gauges and annunciators left in the cockpit.
The combination of these features results in better dispatch-ability, better reliability, lower operating costs, and safer operation by increased situational awareness and redundancy of design. It also provides the aircraft operators’ higher resale value.
“It was a great honor and pleasure working with Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services of Richmond, British Columbia, to develop and certify the STC” said Hossein Golanbari of Heli-Lynx. “It took a dedicated avionics engineering team on both sides to develop a great installation for our customers. Catalyst Aviation, of Philadelphia, PA, the new owners of this Sagem configured aircraft, are extremely happy with the glass cockpit. Flying in high traffic areas of the North East corridor of New York and Philadelphia, Catalyst appreciates the lower pilot work load and the cleaner instrument panel that the Sagem ICDS provides. Catalyst simply loves to fly the aircraft. We, at Heli-Lynx, would like to make the Sagem ICDS a permanent installation on all of our 355FX aircraft. It is simply an outstanding product from a great company.”
The installation of the Sagem ICDS in the 355FX was performed in cooperation with Vector Aerospace, the STC holder, at Heli-Lynx Helicopters in Ontario, Canada.
Ranger Aerospace Re-Enters Airfield Services Arena With Buyout of CAV International
July 21, 2009
Previous Similar Venture was ‘Aircraft Service International Group’
GREENVILLE, S.C., July 20 /PRNewswire/ — Ranger Aerospace, a private equity consolidator that specializes in the aviation industry, has re-entered the airfield services industry with the majority buyout of CAV International, Inc. CAV (pronounced as in “Cavalry“) is a government outsourcing contractor specialized in airfield services and logistics. Ranger’s newest investment platform is called Ranger International Services Group, Inc., which acquired a majority stake in CAV International in the 1st quarter of 2009. Additional growth investments and acquisitions are planned for this latest Ranger build-up. This segment of the government outsourcing sector is expected to exhibit continued growth in the years ahead. CAV has enjoyed over 50% compound annual growth rates over the past four years of 2005-2008.
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Ranger International Services Group was formed and is led by Steve Townes, a veteran aerospace CEO who has successfully led similar large ventures. Other follow-on investments and acquisitions are planned as the holding company expands its base, despite launching this venture in the midst of the current malaise that is troubling the world’s economy. Ranger Aerospace has capital backing from institutional private equity partners who share Ranger’s optimistic and contrarian vision that now is an excellent time to be a well capitalized buyer. “Starting with CAV International, we intend to grow the largest and best independent airfield services & logistics company in the industry,” said Townes, adding, “We’ve done this before in our very similar efforts with ASIG.”
Ranger Aerospace owned and grew Aircraft Service International Group (“ASIG”) to 4,250 employees at more than 50 airports in one of Ranger’s previous successful ventures starting in early 1997. ASIG, later sold in July 2001 to a giant British conglomerate, is now one of the largest aviation services companies of its type in the industry, with over 7500 employees at more than 60 major airports in North America and Europe, and continues winning annual quality awards. During Ranger’s ownership, ASIG was doubled in size and won numerous quality awards, including best-in-class rankings in independent surveys of hundreds of airlines.
CAV International operates in the growing military outsourcing arena, specialized in airfield services. CAV has established a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. The company maintains a lean cost model, and is able to offer its Government or Prime Contractor customers an absolute cost advantage combined with measurably superior quality metrics on a consistent basis. In 2008, CAV performed over 625,000 man-hours of quality-driven professional services, handled over 18,000 USAF airplanes across 19 time zones, processed over 850,000 in-transit military passengers, and managed over 140,000 tons of cargo. Considered to be experts at Airfield Services & Logistics, the majority of CAV’s contracts currently service the US Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command at numerous locations. All of DOD’s transport-sized aircraft, combined with the “CRAF” fleet of civilian airliners, together are the primary fleet that CAV serves with its many capabilities, and that combined airlift represents, by far, the “largest airline in the world.”
In its previous successfully exited consolidations, Ranger Aerospace made significant value enhancements in the airfield services companies that it operated, driving business development via investments in people initiatives, capital equipment, quality systems, process improvements, and customer service. The Chief Operating Officer of Ranger International is Bill McLendon, also an experienced veteran of both aerospace and private equity ventures, including with Ranger. McLendon, the #1 graduate in his class from the US Air Force Academy and a Rhodes Scholar, was recently appointed by Ranger’s board as the COO of CAV International. Ranger’s Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Hartman, another Ranger veteran, is a highly experienced CPA and MBA with CFO credits from BBA Aviation, Signature Flight Support, and ASIG. The founder of CAV, Mr. Carroll Vaughan, remains in his role as President of that Ranger unit, and is a substantial stakeholder in this growth enterprise.
Steve Townes, a West Point graduate, is a well known aerospace entrepreneur who founded Ranger Aerospace in early 1997. In addition to ASIG, Ranger’s most successfully exited venture was the acquisition and growth of Keystone Helicopter Corporation, where Townes was Chairman & CEO. Keystone was tripled in size and profits under Ranger Aerospace, and later sold in late 2005 for a strategic premium to the Sikorsky division of United Technologies. Ranger has transacted over $340 Million of buying, investing, and divesting maneuvers since inception, and has yielded returns to its first-round equity holders as high as 51% “IRR” in its best ventures. The ASIG venture also included publicly-financed bonds (regulated by the SEC), and the Keystone “HeliPlex“ facility that Ranger built was partially financed with the State of Pennsylvania. Ranger has created more than 2,000 aggregate new jobs in its previous ventures so far. In each of these two previous Ranger cases (ASIG and Keystone), most of the value creation occurred through internal improvements and aggressive growth of the initial platform company, combined with complementary acquisitions. In all of its operations, Ranger enforces a serious and continuous focus on Quality, Safety, and F.A.R. Compliance.
First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Takes Shape
July 21, 2009
EVERETT, Wash., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) took a major step closer this week toward completing the assembly of the first 747-8 Freighter as mechanics at the factory in Everett, Wash. loaded the forward and aft fuselage sections to join with the wing and center section.
“It is exciting to see this airplane taking shape,” said Mo Yahyavi, vice president and general manager of the 747 Program. “The 747-8 is the largest commercial jet airplane we have assembled. This final body join provides us the first real look at the size of the 747-8 Freighter.”
The 747-8 Freighter is 250 feet, 2 inches (76.3 m) long, which is 18 feet and 4 inches (5.6 m) longer than the 747-400 Freighter. The stretch provides customers with 16 percent more revenue cargo volume compared to its predecessor. That translates to four additional main-deck pallets and three additional lower-hold pallets.
The 747-8 Freighter is the new high-capacity 747 that will give cargo operators the lowest operating costs and best economics of any freighter airplane while providing enhanced environmental performance. Boeing has secured 78 orders from leading cargo operators for the new 747-8 Freighter. Cargolux, Nippon Cargo Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Atlas Air, Cathay Pacific, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, Emirates SkyCargo, Guggenheim and Korean Air all have placed orders for the airplane.
Orange County Fire Authority Premier SkyBOOKS Lite User
July 21, 2009
Orange County Fire Authority Premier SkyBOOKS Lite User
SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, recently introduced SkyBOOKS Lite, a user managed version of the SkyBOOKS maintenance management program. The Orange County Fire Authority, based out of Fullerton, California, is the launch customer for the new program utilizing two Bell 412 and two UH-1 rotorcraft. SkyBOOKS Chief Operating Officer John Willis says “the concept for SkyBOOKS Lite was a result of the current economic challenges facing global operators. While the Lite program will significantly reduce operator costs, it will still provide AD/SB and Maintenance Manual revision services, although daily updates will be user managed.” The affordable plan will provide owners and operators the same functionality and compliance tools without daily analyst support. Lite customers will still enjoy full functionality, alert services, warranty tracking and all the other benefits SkyBOOKS has to offer. Orange County Fire Authority DOM John Wilson says “this tool set will allow us to manage all compliance requirements and revisions within one program allowing us to optimize our human resource efforts and focus on our primary mission.”
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