AVIATION WEEK Announces Laureate Award Winners

Former Boeing Aircraft Designer, Miracle on the Hudson Crew, U.S. Cadets among Honorees

Defense News: WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at an awards dinner in Washington, DC, AVIATION WEEK named the winners of the 53rd Annual Laureate Awards, which honor those who have shown heroism and exceptional leadership in the aviation, aerospace and defense industries. The following Laureate Award winners have advanced their organizations, integrated new technologies, and transformed aviation history.

    -- Aeronautics/Propulsion: Jeff Braun, director of the U.S. Air
       Force Alternative Fuels Certification Office, launched an
       ambitious initiative to certify plant-derived biofuels for the
       U.S. Air Force.
    -- Commercial Air Transport: Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of Lufthansa,
       transformed Lufthansa into Europe's largest airline through
       integration of other carriers and debt consolidation.
    -- Business/General Aviation: Clayton Jones, chairman, president
       and CEO of Rockwell Collins, provided potent advocacy in 2009
       when testifying on Capitol Hill in support of business jets.
    -- Defense: The U.S. Air Force's Project Liberty Team (Kim High,
       deputy director, USAF Big Safari Program; Lt. Gen. John Koziol,
       undersecretary of defense for joint and coalition warfighter
       support; Robert Spivey, vice president of special programs, L-3
       Communications; and Matthew Hallman, director of field
       operations, L-3 Communications) is fielding 37 modified King Air
       350s with specialized surveillance and intelligence payloads to
       U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    -- Information Technology/Electronics: Northrop Grumman Aerospace
       Systems' Joint High-Power Solid-State Laser Phase 3 team members
       Jay Marmo, program manager, and Stuart McNaught, laser
       integration lead, as well as Mark Neice, director of the High
       Energy Laser Joint Technology Office, Office of the Secretary of
       Defense; and Brian Strickland, chief scientist at the U.S. Army
       Space and Missile Defense Command, successfully demonstrated
       that a solid-state electric laser can exceed lethal power levels
       of 100 kilowatts, paving the way for these lasers to move out of
       the laboratory and into field testing for aircraft and armored
       vehicles.
    -- Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO):  Timothy Gray, director of
       the 526th Electronic Maintenance Squadron, "Generators," led the
       group's quality, cost and delivery improvements by implementing
       process and culture changes.
    -- Space: International Space Station Program Managers Pierre Jean,
       Canadian Space Agency; Bernardo Patti, European Space Agency;
       Yoshiyuki Hasegawa, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; Alexey
       Krasnov, Roscosmos; and Michael Suffredini, NASA, completed the
       25-year project in 2009 with the addition of the last major
       modules and the expansion of the crew to six. The ISS is
       arguably the signature engineering achievement of the last 60
       years. By working together, partner agencies demonstrated that
       the station is as much an achievement in foreign relations as it
       is in aerospace engineering.
    -- Workforce: Ronald Sugar, chairman emeritus of Northrop Grumman,
       addressed critical workforce issues by creating cooperative work
       spaces, incorporating new technologies, retaining company
       knowledge and expertise, preserving professional development
       opportunities, and effectively managing employee transitions.

In addition, AVIATION WEEK awarded the Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement to Richard W. Taylor; the AVIATION WEEK Heroism Award went to the crew of U.S. Airways 1549; and four U.S. military cadets were recognized as Tomorrow's Leaders.

    -- Klass Award: Richard W. Taylor, former aircraft designer, test
       pilot, and technology leader, made extraordinary aviation
       contributions in the 45 years he worked for the Boeing Company.
       He developed the B-47 LABS or "Toss Bombing" techniques for
       delivering nuclear weapons; he led the design of two-crew flight
       decks and two-engine jet transport aircraft as B-52 engineering
       director; and he evaluated engine safety for the 767 Extended
       Twin Operations (ETOPS) in the 1980s. Taylor has published
       multiple papers shaping FAA Advisory Circulars, and at 87, he
       continues to fly his Aerostar and participates in volunteer and
       professional activities.
    -- Heroism Award: U.S. Airways 1549 flight crew demonstrated
       professionalism and courage during the January 15, 2009
       emergency landing in New York City's Hudson River, resulting in
       the safety of 155 people onboard.  Multiple bird strikes during
       takeoff destroyed both engines at low altitude, making it
       impossible to return to LaGuardia or a neighboring airport.
       Miraculously and skillfully, Captain Chesley "Sully"
       Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles were able to land
       safely in the Hudson River, where the crew, Sheila Dail, Donna
       Dent, and Doreen Welsh, evacuated the 150 passengers.
    -- Tomorrow's Leader Awards, sponsored by BAE Systems, were
       presented to these cadets:
       -- U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Nicholas Carter
       -- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Matthew Delahunty
       -- U.S. Military Academy at West Point Cadet Alex Reiter
       -- U.S. Naval Academy Cadet Taylor Richmond

Produced by AVIATION WEEK, in conjunction with Platinum Sponsor BAE Systems; Diamond Sponsor TheBoeing Company; and Emerald Sponsors Cobham, Dassault Systemes, ITT, L3 Communications, andNorthrop Grumman, the Laureate Awards were held on March 17, 2010, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium inWashington, D.C. The event was conceived more than 50 years ago to recognize the extraordinary achievements of individuals and teams in aviation, aerospace and defense. Today, this formal dinner and awards ceremony is the industry's premier event - attracting scores of industry pioneers and thought leaders from around the world. Complete coverage of the Laureate Awards will be available in the March 29 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

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/C O R R E C T I O N -- Aviation Week/

Defense News ~ February 5, 2010, In the news release, Under Secretary Aston Carter to Keynote AVIATION WEEK's Defense Technology & Requirements Conference Feb. 17 in DC, issued 05-Feb-2010 by AVIATION WEEK over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the headline should read "Under Secretary Ashton Carter" rather than "Aston Carter" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:
Under Secretary Ashton Carter to Keynote AVIATION WEEK's Defense Technology & Requirements Conference Feb. 17 in DC
Conference will address U.S. Department of Defense's plans for 2011 spending, priority programs, new technologies, and military requirements
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK announced today that Ashton Carter, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, will present the keynote address on defense programs at the Defense Technology & Requirements Conference (DT&R) on February 17 in Washington, D.C. Dr. Carter will review Fiscal Year 2011 defense appropriations, with regard to spending priorities and oversight and management of defense programs.
"We are honored to have Under Secretary Carter join us for this important annual event," said Tom Henricks, president, AVIATION WEEK. "Following Secretary Gates' statements this week and the unveiling of President Obama's budget, the entire A&D industry is interested to know what programs will continue to be a priority, and what will be cut. DT&R will help define what we can expect in 2010 and 2011."
Panel discussions and speakers will cover the FY2011 Defense Budget; the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR); U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps requirements and resource allocations; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); cybersecurity; tactical aircraft; airlift and refueling tankers; ground combat vehicles and more.
In addition to Under Secretary Carter, attendees can expect to hear from top Department of Defense officials including General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); and Zachary J. Lemnios, Director of Defense and Engineering and Chief Technical Officer for the Defense Department.
Hosted by AVIATION WEEK, the annual Defense Technology & Requirements Conference will be held at the Marriott Washington Metro Center in Washington, D.C. on February 17-18. A mainstay for defense planning and discussion, the conference attracts 200 senior defense executives from business, military, and government agencies.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences/dtarmain.htm or call 212-904-3195. Discounts are available for government and active military personnel. Press passes can be requested through Lisa Jaycox at +1 212-512-3272. Video interviews and news from the event will be available online at AviationWeek.com and Twitter: @aviationweek, #DTAR. For ongoing coverage of the global defense industry visit the AviationWeek.com defense channel and the ARES defense technology blog.
DT&R is produced by AVIATION WEEK with the media support of Defense Technology International. Sponsors include Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
About AVIATION WEEK
AVIATION WEEK, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, World Aerospace Database, AVIATION WEEK Intelligence Network, and MRO Prospector. The group also produces major events around the world.
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Aerospace Industry Outlook: Greater Stability in 2010

AVIATION WEEK's Aerospace 2010 Source Book provides forecasts and analyses of major airlines, contractors, programs, technologies and trends

Defense News ~ NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- "Stability is the best the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry can hope for in 2010," says Senior Technology Editor Graham Warwick in "Aerospace 2010," available as this week's issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology and now online at http://aviationweek.com. Significantly enhanced with new interactive features, AVIATION WEEK's 14th annual Aerospace Source Book provides a global outlook and in-depth analyses of airlines, contractors, programs, technologies, and trends, serving as an essential planning resource for A&D industry professionals worldwide.
"Aerospace 2010 is the brain-child of a cross-functional team that explored how the Aerospace Source Book could do a better job of serving our primary customers," said Anthony Velocci, Jr., editor-in-chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology. "In this integrated print and online product, the magazine provides industry analysis and forecasts, backing it up with online data that goes into greater detail, allowing Aerospace 2010 to remain relevant year-round. What used to be a voluminous desk reference in print, filled with facts and figures and updated just once a year, is now a bona fide 21st-century, databased business tool."
Sector outlooks, analyses, key developments and technologies to watch are reviewed in the print edition and expanded upon online. Aerospace 2010 supplies additional content with videos; photos; blogs; podcasts; an interactive world map of programs, contractors, and airlines; and (for subscribers) a database of system specifications for more than 4,000 types of aircraft, engines, missile systems, avionics and space vehicles, as well as details for 3,000 programs and 20,000 organizations.
"Aviation Week & Space Technology is at the forefront of the print and digital media convergence," said Mark Flinn, publisher, Aviation Week & Space Technology. "All of the features our customers have come to know and rely upon in the annual Aerospace Source Book are presented with a fresh approach that takes advantage of our integrated media resources."
For more information, visit http://aviationweek.com/aw/AeroSpaceHome.do?parameter=showHome or call +1-515-237-3682 to order a print copy or subscribe. For all media requests, contact Joe D'Andrea or Lisa Jaycox.
About AVIATION WEEK
AVIATION WEEK, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, World Aerospace Database, Aviation Week Intelligence Network, and MRO Prospector. The group also produces major events around the world.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, Capital IQ, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2009 were $5.95 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.