NEWS
The cornerstone of the predictive technology is the eddy dissipation rate (EDR) turbulence forecast. Turbulence is one of the most difficult aviation weather phenomena to predict and the Flight Hazards product delivers a global higher resolution and more accurate forecast to better plan for a safe and efficient flight. Turbulence: The enhanced turbulence forecast is an EDR based forecast that integrates mountain wave, boundary layer, convective and clear air turbulence (CAT) into a single forecast product. Icing: The enhanced icing forecast tools provide a quantitative metric for aircraft performance loss based on National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research that can be applied to ice accumulation for specific airfoils. Thunderstorms: The enhanced thunderstorm
forecast provides a global forecast and also identifies storm intensity within a region allowing customers to make small corrections to flight paths instead of avoiding large areas. Schneider Electric has previously supplied ARINC Direct with its Global Aviation geographic information system (GIS) weather shape files for their tools and applications. Using tools and applications from Schneider Electric, ARINC Direct is provides flight following tools to their clients with the necessary aviation weather information in order to provide safe and efficient flight planning.
BERRY AVIATION, INC. RECOGNIZED BY BECHTEL FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROJECTS
Berry Aviation, Inc. (BAI) announces that it has been
recognized for exemplary work on projects by Bechtel’s government services business unit at the company’s annual Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure Subcontractor and Supplier Recognition Awards. The event honors outstanding subcontractors and suppliers that supported Bechtel’s government services business unit in work such as environmental clean-up, national security science, construction, facility start-up, and nuclear security and operations during 2013. As one of the approximately 13,000 subcontractors and suppliers that Bechtel works with each year, Berry Aviation, Inc. was recognized along with 19 other companies and specifically received the Key Small Business Award for its work providing airlift services to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site at Kwajalein Atoll along the Pacific Rim. Working, as a subcontractor to Bechtel, Berry Aviation transported in excess of 30,000 passengers and 650,000 pounds of cargo during over 2,900 fixed and rotor-wing flight operations around the Atoll in 2013. “Our subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers help
strengthen the critical work we do through performance, value, and innovation,” says Craig Albert, president of Bechtel’s government services business unit. “These awards recognize those who not only met our high standards
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for quality — they went above and beyond for mission delivery.” Berry Aviation’s Kwajalein Team was also recognized
previously in 2013 as a Team of the Quarter for outstanding support, professionalism, and personal sacrifice during NASA’s Equatorial Vortex and Metal Oxide Space Cloud Experiments. “Presentation of this Key Small Business Award from Bechtel speaks volumes about the program and team that BAI has built since standing up operations at Kwajalein in 2003,” comments Sonny Berry, president and CEO of Berry Aviation, Inc. “Our folks at the atoll have continued to go above and beyond. They provide a quintessential example of our company’s expertise in providing OCONUS and remote site airlift support.” Companies were evaluated on multiple factors. These include: overall performance; the ability to deliver quality services/supplies on time; the ability to work collaboratively to meet milestones; and meeting expectations in aspects of safety, construction performance, technical expertise, and environmental compliance. Nominations were reviewed and approved by Bechtel Systems and Infrastructure’s Acquisition Services Managers and Project Managers. Final recommendations were approved by senior leadership. Berry Aviation, Inc. is a trusted leader in private aviation, with a portfolio of services that includes Government, Private Charter, both Scheduled and On-Demand Freight, Maintenance, and FBO operations. Since its founding in 1983, BAI has grown into a dynamic company with a focus on providing innovative solutions within the Aerospace industry that increase value for its customers and end-users. For more information, visit
www.berryaviation.com.
ARISTIDES PONJUAN TO HEAD AERO TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND AIR-PRO LLC MRO
Aristides Ponjuan has been appointed General Manager
of Aero Technologies, covering also the MRO Product Line of Air-Pro, two subsidiaries of Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), spearheading the component maintenance business of AFI KLM E&M in the Americas. Aristides Ponjuan holds a Bachelor of Science degree
from Florida International University, with concentrations in Management and International Business. He started out his MRO career in 1993 working for Caribe Aviation, while pursuing his Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses. In 1994, he joined Med-Craft as a hydraulic and mechanical systems specialist, later being promoted to Quality System Manager and Chief Inspector. For the next decade he headed the company’s Quality Organization. In 2010, Aristides Ponjuan was given responsibility for AAR Landing Gear Services prior to joining AMG in January 2014 as VP Quality and Operations for Aero Technologies and Air Pro MRO, of which he has now been appointed General Manager.
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