Aerospace Diary

Jane's Airport Review Author Neelam Mathews 24-Nov-2017 The Airports Authority of  India  (AAI) is moving to rectify past failures to plan for growth, its chairman has insisted to  Jane’s  . New upgrade and expansion projects in the AAI Corporate Plan are based on defined short-, medium- and long-term traffic forecasts, said Guruprasad Mohapatra. “We never anticipated the growth.......Read more in JAR

Neelam Mathews Aug 21, 2014 Barely had Alok Sinha Jt Secy in MOCA taken over from Mr Agarwal as Chairman, AAI, this year, word has it, he is returning to his state UP cadre on Aug 24. Why can’t these decisions be made even a year in advance to ensure smooth functioning of our organisations?  It is becoming increasingly easy to understand why not much work is being done at the Airports Authority of India. Blame the system of transfers or the just the system that does not create loyalty of any sort.  We saw some adhocism and flip flops in the case of Rohit Nandan CMD of Air India too. As Bharat Bhushan is soon to join AERA - which we could not officially confirm- we are hearing Mr Raheja will be the temp replacement of Sinha.

        Neelam Mathews Sept 19, 2013   Prasad R Menon is Chairman of Tata Quality Management Services. He also serves on the boards of several Tata companies, including Tata Industries, Tata Chemicals, Tata Projects and Tata Consulting Engineers. He is also on the boards of Axis Bank, SKF and the Sanmar Group. Menon has over 40 years of experience, working at some of the world’s leading companies in the chemical and power industries, including ICI, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals, Tata Chemicals (where he served as managing director), and Tata Power (from where he retired as managing director in January 2011). Menon studied engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.  

Neelam Mathews Jan 25, 2013 Air India will have to wait to fly its 787s as FAA, not NTSB, will decide when the worldwide grounding will be lifted and the investigation "may take some time," NTSB Board Chairman Deborah Hersman, said at an update br iefing in Washington yesterday. “We have to understand why this battery failure resulted in a fire when there were so many protections designed into the system.... This is not something we’re expecting will be resolved overnight, " said Hersman. It is now 17 days following the investigation of the battery incident that led to the grounding of the 787 fleet.“Today I can tell you what we know so far....We know that the lithium-ion battery experienced a thermal runaway. We know that there were short circuits, and we know that there was a fire. The work that we continue to do will tell us why these things happened.” The ANA 787 smoke issue on Jan which led to an emergency landing, is also linked to a damaged ...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews March 2, 2012 R.K. Tyagi has taken over as Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL), today. Previously, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Pawan Hans Helicopter Ltd.(since May 2007). He is an Engineering Graduate in Electronics and Telecommunication (1975) from IIT Roorkee with a Degree of Master in Business Administration.

Posted by – Neelam Mathews Jan 26, 2012 EADS has announced its Board of Directors has designated Tom Enders to take over the role of CEO when Louis Gallois steps down at the end of his mandate. Concurrently, Arnaud Lagardère will assume the role of Chairman of the Board presently held by Bodo Uebber. This will take place after the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 31 May, 2012. These new mandates carry a five-year term. EADS CEO Louis Gallois stated: “Tom Enders not only has a wide range of experience across our businesses, but strong leadership skills and charisma with an established track record. I am sure that he will extend his vision for EADS in the best interest of all its stakeholders and in particular of the great community of employees working together across our nations.“ Other top management positions Following the recommendations of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, the Board also announces further evolutions of the management team effective...

Neelam Mathews July 22, 2011 Malaysia Airlines chairman Mohamed Munir Abdul Majid is to step down from his post on July 31. when his contract expires, Aerospace Diary learns. The loss-making flag carrier is restructuring its management personnel.  Munir became chairman of the airline in August 2004. No reason was given for his resignation. The airline’s senior general manager Bernard Francis stepped down from his post a few weeks ago. Aerospace Diary met the dynamic Chairman at a SITA conference recently where he was a key speaker. Munir had definite views on budget carriers and their pricing. MAS had also announced it would be looking at cloud computing, becoming the first airline to make a committment. Presently, Munir is visiting professor at the London School of Economics.