New Zealand Navy Idles Ships as Labor Crisis Hits
Henare acknowledged in an email that staff losses were hurting the Defence Force, but said the government was committed to rebuilding it.“There is more still to do,” he said.The country is replacing its fleet of C-130 cargo planes and P-3 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), and the first of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPA is due to arrive this month. Plans for a new military vessel built for Southern Ocean and Antarctic conditions were shelved this year.($1 = 1.5838 New Zealand dollars)(Reuters - Reporting by Lucy Craymer. Editing by Gerry Doyle
Rolls-Royce Names Erginbilgic CEO
said.Shares in the blue-chip company, which lost 67% in value during East's tenure, were up 1.5% by 0945 GMT.East, who announced his departure in February, simplified Rolls by cutting layers of management and costs.Rolls, however, has battled problems with its Trent 1000 engine, which powers Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, leading to the grounding of planes to fix turbine blades.The group, which also has defense and power-systems units, was hit hard by the pandemic, burning through more than 5.5 billion pounds of cash as revenue, stemming from the hours flown by its engines on aircraft, plummeted
Shepherd to Lead GE Gas Turbine Business
power options from 4.6 megawatts to 52.7 MW: LM500 (4.6 MW), base LM2500 (25.1 MW), LM2500+ (30.2 MW) and LM2500+G4 (35.3 MW), as well as the LM6000PC (46.1 MW) and LM6000PG (52.7 MW) gas turbines.Shepherd brings with him significant experience as a GE commercial aircraft engine product leader, serving Boeing and other GE engine customers. He managed the CFM LEAP-1B product line for the past seven years and led the LEAP-1B program from start up to successful 737MAX/LEAP-1B entry into service, delivering over 1,200 engines to Boeing and customers.Shepherd graduated from the University of Cincinnati with
Arena Named VP at Shipbuilder
and chief legal officer, and indirectly to Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin. In this role, he will be responsible for providing legal advice and counsel to senior management and overseeing and coordinating the provision of legal advice to Newport News. Arena comes to HII from Boeing, where he served as senior counsel, Boeing Global Services, since 2015. Prior to Boeing, he served as a senior attorney at NASA from 2002 to 2015. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the Ohio State University in 1998 and a juris doctor from the College of William and Mary in 2002
HII’s Technical Solutions Division Appoints Two
and defense, commercial and high technology industries. Most recently, she led human resources for the engineering business of KBRWyle, following KBR’s acquisition of Honeywell Technical Solutions, Inc. Prior to joining Honeywell, she held HR leadership roles of increasing responsibility for The Boeing Co., Harris Corp. and Raytheon. She earned an undergraduate degree at Michigan State University in German with a dual major in employment relations. She also holds a master’s degree in labor relations and human resources management from the same institution. DiMarco is a communications
Book Review: Matterhorn
Matterhorn: The Operational History of the US XX Bomber Command from India and China: 1944-1945 is the operational history of the XX (20th) Bomber Command and its combat missions from India and China. The book traces the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress program and the Allied plans to stage long-range bombers through China for strikes against Japan’s strategic industries. Each of the 49 combat missions flown by the XX Bomber Command from India and China is examined, producing the first detailed history of the B-29 campaign flown from these countries. The book is written
Crowley Scholarships Aid Four UW Students
development. Maninder Grewal, originally from Renton, Wash., is studying human resource management and finance. Grewal is involved with the Dream Project organization, mentors high school students and is an active member of the Society of Human Resource Management. She interned with Boeing’s human resources department in 2015 and will join the company full-time following graduation. Xuan Liao from Port Townsend, Wash., is studying accounting and finance. She is a facilitator at the Foundation for International Understanding through Students organization and an officer
Northrop Grumman Appoints Kim
the corporation's relationship with South Korea, supporting current programs and developing strategies for growth. Kim has more than 30 years of experience working in the aerospace industry in the U.S., South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. He joins Northrop Grumman after five years with Boeing Defense, Space and Security, where he was vice president of business development and country director for South Korea. Prior to that, he spent 20 years in the U.S. working for Korea Aerospace Industries, Samsung Aerospace and Hughes Aircraft Company. "Brian has a wealth of industry experience
