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ON-DEMAND ACCIDENTS AT LOWEST LEVEL IN LAST 20 YEARS
Washington, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board
today released preliminary aviation accident statistics for
2009 showing an overall decrease in U. S. civil aviation
accidents that includes general aviation and on-demand Part
135 operations. In fact, on-demand Part 135 operations had
the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents for that
type of air operation in the last 2 decades.
The total number of U.S. civil aviation accidents decreased
from 1,658 in 2008 to 1,551 in 2009. Total fatalities also
showed a decrease from 566 to 534. The majority of these
fatalities occurred in general aviation and scheduled Part
121 operations.
General aviation accidents decreased from 1,566 in 2008 to
1,474 in 2009. There were 272 fatal general aviation
accidents, down from 275 the year before. However, the
accident rate increased to 7.20 per 100,000 flight hours in
2009 from 6.86 in 2008, due to the decrease in the number
total of flight hours. Although fatalities decreased from
494 to 474, the fatal accident rate increased to from 1.21
to 1.33.
Last year, one fatal accident occurred involving a scheduled
Part 121 operator. On February 12, 2009, a Colgan Air,
Inc., Bombardier DHC-8- 400, operating as Continental
Connection flight 3407, crashed outside of Buffalo , New
York, resulting in 50 fatalities.
On-demand Part 135 operations reported 47 accidents in 2009,
a decrease from 58 in 2008. Fatalities also decreased from
69 in 2008 to 17 in 2009. The accident rate decreased to
1.63 per 100,000 flight hours in 2009 from 1.81 in 2008.
AMBERLEY, Queensland, March 17, 2010 — Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company has received accreditation from the Commonwealth of Australia as an Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet Weapon System.
Boeing Defence Australia now is authorized to provide engineering services to support the RAAF’s 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft through a combination of local engineering services and U.S. capabilities based in St. Louis.
RAAF Wing Cmdr. Jason Murray, chief engineer of the Tactical Fighter System Program Office, presented the AEO certification to Murray Brabook, Boeing Defence Australia director of Platform Maintenance, on March 2.
“AEO certification is a significant achievement, as it acknowledges Boeing Defence Australia’s compliance with the RAAF Technical Airworthiness Regulatory framework and will enable the company to provide critical engineering services to the Australian Defence Force,” Murray said.
“Becoming an AEO is an important component of Boeing Defence Australia’s Super Hornet support capabilities, and is the result of excellent teamwork and collaboration between Boeing and the Commonwealth,” Brabrook said.
Subcontracted to Boeing under the Commonwealth’s Super Hornet Sustainment Contract, Boeing Defence Australia will deliver sustainment operations at its facilities at RAAF Base Amberley.
Australia became the first international Super Hornet customer in 2007 with an order for 24 aircraft. The first contingent will arrive in-country this month, and Boeing is on schedule to deliver the remaining fighters to the RAAF throughout 2010 and 2011.
Boeing Defence Australia also is an AEO for Australia’s F-111 Weapon System and F/A-18A/B Hornet Weapon System.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 24, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has named three Business Development leaders to new positions within its Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit:
Previously, Bonadio was vice president of Strategic Development for BDS, Bell served as vice president of Business Development for Boeing Military Aircraft, and Kohler was vice president of BDS International Market Strategy.
All three remain based in Arlington, Va.
In his new position, Bell will provide leadership on business strategy and facilitate efforts to grow both core business and adjacent markets.
“Having considerable international, sales and strategy experience with two of our businesses, Tom is highly qualified to lead Strategic Development for BDS,” said Chris Raymond, vice president of BDS Business Development.
Bell joined Boeing in 1988. He holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and business from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, and a master’s degree in business administration from the Florida Institute of Technology, with a concentration in international contracts.
Bonadio is responsible for all aspects of strategy, sales, and customer relations for the N&SS portfolio, its divisions and programs.
“Bill understands our customers’ perspectives and requirements, and he’ll bring that knowledge to bear within N&SS,” said Roger Krone, president of N&SS.
Prior to joining Boeing in 2006, Bonadio was a vice president of Business Development at Danaher Corporation, and also worked in management consulting with Bain & Co. A former U.S. Navy submarine officer, Bonadio holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University and a master’s in business administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Kohler is responsible for all aspects of strategy, sales, and customer relations for the BMA portfolio, its divisions and programs.
“Jeff brings significant international and customer experience to his new position, which will serve him and our business well as we look to increase market share internationally while continuing to grow our core business domestically,” said Chris Chadwick, president of BMA.
Kohler joined Boeing in 2007 after a 34-year career with the U.S. Air Force. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in history from the University of Indiana.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25, 2011 – Boeing today received an IEEE Milestone award in Electrical Engineering and Computing from the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of the company’s work on the Mercury spacecraft. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional association.
The Mercury spacecraft, America’s first manned space vehicle, was designed, developed and built by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft (a Boeing heritage company) in St. Louis. A total of 20 Mercury spacecraft were delivered to NASA, six of which carried astronauts into space between 1961 and 1963. John Glenn piloted Friendship 7 in the first U.S. human orbital flight on Feb. 20, 1962.
“We are truly honored to receive this recognition and pay tribute to the engineers who worked on the Mercury spacecraft,” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “They helped set a strong foundation on which America’s space program continues to grow and thrive. Boeing and our heritage companies have supported human space exploration from the beginning, and our talented, innovative engineers and other employees will continue to build upon this legacy for many years to come.”
The award cites electrical and electronic systems invented by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft engineers that made the Mercury flights and future space flights possible. Among the engineers’ key contributions were navigation and control instruments, autopilot, rate stabilization and control, and fly-by-wire systems.
The IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing program honors significant technical achievements that occurred at least 25 years ago in technology areas associated with IEEE. To date, more than 100 Milestones have been approved and dedicated around the world. This award also recognizes technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.
Home to Boeing Defense, Space & Security headquarters, the Boeing St. Louis site employs approximately 15,600 employees and is Missouri’s largest manufacturer and second-largest employer. Key products manufactured at the site include F/A-18E/Fs, F-15s, C-17s and weapons.
An Aerial Photographers LLC Cessna 177B Cardinal en route from Philadelphia to Manassas with two people aboard ran out of fuel and crashed into the living room of Virginia apartment. The pilot William Larson, passenger Tache L. Alejandro, and an apartment resident were injured when the plane ran out of fuel and crashed in David Ventura’s apartment.
The plane displaced 20 tenants.
The Red Cross is assisting the families.
A crane removed the plane from the building. The photo at the top of our screen was posted on Twitter.
Move Further Demonstrates Ties Between the Two Airlines
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines today announced it will move its Asia-Pacific Regional Office to the JAL Building, the headquarters of Japan Airlines (JAL), in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo. American plans to complete the move from its current office in Uchisaiwaicho by January 2011.
“With the lease on our current Tokyo office location due to expire in December 2010 we have been reviewing opportunities to relocate our regional office. After completing a comprehensive review of available commercial property in Tokyo, we have identified a mutually beneficial opportunity for American to move into vacant offices on the 25th floor of the Japan Airlines headquarters building,” said Theo Panagiotoulias, American’s Vice President and Managing Director – Asia-Pacific. “This move will provide us with excellent office space and meeting facilities, while offering convenience and easy access for our employees.”
Early in 2010, American and JAL jointly filed a request with the governments of both the United States and Japan to acquire antitrust immunity that will allow a Pacific joint business designed to benefit passengers, shippers, shareholders and employees, as well as other oneworld® Alliance partners. The two airlines are awaiting decisions from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
“With American’s proposed Pacific joint business with JAL anticipated to receive government approval by the end of this year, co-locating our offices with those of JAL will be beneficial and enable us to forge closer working relationships with our valued partner,” Panagiotoulias added. “We have been working closely so that we will be able to implement our joint business as quickly as possible after government approvals are received. We have also been discussing with JAL best practices in areas such as fuel hedging and aircraft management, all in an effort to lower our costs and improve the efficiency of the services we offer our customers.”
On May 7, 2010, American was awarded the right to fly from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Tokyo International Airport at Haneda (HND) and will begin this new service Jan. 20, 2011. The new flights will complement American’s service to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT) and benefit Japan Airlines and other oneworld carriers. American is working with JAL officials for ground handling services at Haneda. The two airlines also are continuing to pursue co-location of facilities at key airports including New York Kennedy, Chicago O’Hare and Los Angeles.
Commenting on the relocation, Tsutomu Ando, Executive Officer of International Affairs at Japan Airlines said: “We warmly welcome American’s move of its Asia-Pacific regional offices into the same premises as JAL’s headquarters. JAL intends to maximize the effect of our alliance strategy and plans to engage in close collaboration with American Airlines upon obtaining necessary approval from the authorities. As both airlines are endeavoring to work more firmly together on ways to create greater benefits for our customers, there is no better timing than now for our offices to also be close in proximity. We are certainly looking forward to greater communications and a deeper relationship with American.”
