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Whitaker tapped as NextGen czar

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The US President has appointed Mike Whitaker the next deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the agency’s first Chief NextGen Officer. The … More ››

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FLYHT appoints Graham chief operating officer

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Aimee Turner

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has appointed Derek Graham as its new chief operating officer. Graham adds extensive depth and leadership to FLYHT’s management team having worked … More ››

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Africa EGNOS extends leadership deadline

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The EGNOS-Africa Joint Programme Office (JPO) has extended the deadline for applications to head the SAFIR (Satellite navigation services for AFrIcan Region) project under the … More ››

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Obama taps Foxx for US transportation secretary

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Aimee Turner

US President Obama has officially nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next US transportation secretary. Obama said Foxx would bring experience implementing transportation … More ››

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UK merges safety, airspace policy functions

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is to merge the activities of its Safety Regulation Group and Department of Airspace Policy, with effect from 1 … More ››

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Rockwell Collins’ Jones to retire

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Rockwell Collins today announced that chairman and CEO Clay Jones, 64, has informed the company’s board of directors of his plans to retire as CEO … More ››

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NATS fills new technology role

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Aimee Turner

UK air traffic control agency NATS has appointed Simon Daykin as its chief architect. Daykin, currently chief technology officer for IT solutions company Logicalis, will … More ››

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Ky appointed new European Aviation Safety Agency chief

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Aimee Turner

The Management Board of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has appointed SESAR chief Patrick Ky as its next executive director. Ky is currently executive … More ››

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Wichman joins Passur

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Passur has appointed Keith Wichman as vice president and general manager of its Global Airline Solutions division. Previously he was director of air traffic management … More ››

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European airport expert Peter Eriksen joins Metron Aviation

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Aimee Turner

Peter Eriksen has joined Metron Aviation as an airport optimisation and ATM expert. Eriksen most recently led European air navigation agency Eurocontrol’s contribution to the … More ››

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