PAS Technologies has
promoted Donald
Spriggs to serve as
the company’s chief
technology officer.
Spriggs will oversee
long-term technology initiatives for PAS.
Spriggs, who joined Kansas City, Mo.-based PAS Technologies in 2006, most
recently served as vice president of product
development.
Rep. Brad Klippert, R-Kennewic,
Wash. has been appointed to the Joint
Committee on Veterans’ and Military
Affairs. Klippert, a Benton County sheriff’s deputy serving his first term representing the 8th legislative district, is a helicopter pilot who recently was promoted
to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He has
served more than 21 years in the U.S.
Army National Guard and Reserve.
R Srinivasan has been appointed as
Managing Director, Helicopter Complex,
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
He will head the Helicopter Composite
Manufacturing and Barrackpore divisions, and Helicopter MRO, Rotary
Wing Research and Design Centre.
Steve Olson has
joined XRI Testing as
business unit manager
for its facility in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to XRI,
Olson was the owner of
Olympia Foundry and Fabrication, a casting facility in Monett, Mo. He replaces
Bob Henchar, who has joined the XRI
Technical Consulting Group.
Waco, Texas-based
Blackhawk Modifications has appointed
Bobby Patton as distributor program manager. He was formerly
director of sales for Raisbeck Engineering,
where his duties included its OEM contract with Hawker Beechcraft.
Jimmy Ravenne is the new general
manager of Chromalloy’s turbine engine
repair and maintenance facility near Paris,
France. He comes from Honeywell aftermarket organization Secan, where he
served as integrated supply chain and site
leader. Ravenne’s other experience includes
vice president of engineering and maintenance for Brit Air/Groupe Air France and
with SR Technics in Zurich.
coming events
August 13-15—LABACE 2009, Sao Paolo, Brazil. Contact ABAG,
phone + 55 115-032-2727 (International) or 1-202-783-9000 (NBAA) in
the U.S. Web: www.abag.org.br/labace2009/site_labace.Labace1.htm
August 17-21—42nd Annual Comprehensive Short Course in
Rotary Wing Technology, State College, Penn. Contact: Phone: 1-814-
863-0602; Web: www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/rotary-wing
August 27-30—2009 Open German Helicopter Championship,
Mengen-Hohentengen, Germany. Contact FAI, +4121-345-1070 or visit
www.fai.org/fai_news_03_07
Sept. 2-3—R&W’s Search & Rescue Summit and
Helicopter Heroism Awards, Hyatt Regency, Reston, Va.
Visit: www.SearchandRescueSummit.com
September 11-13—131st National Guard Association of the
U.S. General Conference & Exhibition, Nashville, Tenn. Contact:
NGAUS, 1-202-789-0031 or visit www.ngaus.org
September 22-24—Helitech 2009, Cambridge, U.K. Contact: Phone:
+ 44 (0) 208-271-2155 ; Web: www.helitech.co.uk
September 22-24—Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and
Material Shortages (DMSMS) & Standardization Conference,
Orlando, Fla. Contact DMSMS, phone 1-937-426-2808 or visit www.
dmsms.org
September 22-25—35th European Rotorcraft Forum, Hamburg,
Germany. Contact: +44-220-395-8692 or visit www.erf2009.org
September 29-October 1—International Helicopter Safety Team
(IHST)’s Third International Helicopter Safety Symposium,
Montréal, Québec, Canada. Contact IHST, phone 1-703-684-6777 or
visit www.ihst.org
October 5-7—Association of the United States Army (AUSA)
Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. Visit www.ausa.org/news/
meetings/annualmeeting2009/Pages/ default.aspx
October 19-20—2nd International Forum on Rotorcraft
Multidisciplinary Technology, Seoul Korea. Contact AHS
International, phone 1-703-684-6877 or visit www.vtol.org
October 20-22—National Business Aviation Association 62nd
Annual Meeting & Convention, Orlando, Fla. Contact NBAA,
phone 1-202-783-9000 or visit www.nbaa.org
October 25—Wings, Wheels & Rotors Expo, Los Alamitos, Calif.
Contact: 1-562-598-6659 or visit www.wwrexpo.net
October 26-28—Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS)
Air Medical Transport Conference (AM TC 2009), San Jose, Calif.
Contact AAMS, 1-703-836-8732 or visit www.aams.org
October 26-29—DoD Maintenance Symposium & Exhibition,
Phoenix, Ariz. Phone 1-877-606-7323 or visit www.sae.org/dod
November 2-5—Intl Air Safety Seminar, Beijing, China. Contact
FSF, 1-703-739-6700 or visit www.flightsafety.org
November 4-5—Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance, Phase
1, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact Grey Owl Consultants, 1-204-848-7353
or visit www.greyowl.com
November 15-19—Dubai Airshow, Dubai, UAE. Contact Fairs &
Exhibitions, +9714-286-7755 or visit www.dubaiairshow.aero
November 30-December 1—Human Factors in Aviation Safety,
Los Angeles, Calif. Contact USC Viterbi School of Engineering,
1-310-342-1345 or visit www.viterbi.usc.edu
November 30-December 3—The Interservice/Industry
Training, Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, Fla.
Contact: 1-703-247-2569 or visit www.iitsec.org
