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Beloved ISTAT member, Marcellus (Marc) Joseph Anderson, Jr. passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, 14 June. Anderson began his journey in aviation when he joined TWA’s Kansas City corporate finance office in 1959. He held several successful careers in the industry throughout the years. In 2008 he created his own successful company, Anderson & Associates, which led to his latest association as a senior advisor with Jetstream Aviation Capital in 2011, an aircraft leasing company headquartered in Miami.

 

 

ISTAT is pleased to announce these new and returning members.

 

Congratulations to these ISTAT members on their new positions.

 

In this State of the Regions article, authors John Grant and Mark Clarkson, OAG Aviation, analyze global air traffic and routes, concluding that Asia really is the dynamo of the industry for the next decade and beyond. Share this article on Twitter. Simply copy and paste the information below. .@OAG_Aviation in #Jetrader: New markets and large #aircraft orders will drive Asian #airline industry http://bit.ly/1GnPjbT

 

 

21 July is the final deadline to place an ad in the Fall issue of Jetrader magazine: The State of the Regions: Europe. This issue will have bonus distribution at ISTAT Europe in Prague, Czech Republic, from 4-6 October.

 

The Economic Times The government today approved the signing of a pact between India and Canada to enhance technical knowledge in the field of civil aviation and deepen bilateral cooperation between them.

 

The Dallas Morning News Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson told analysts Wednesday that the carrier will cancel its $4 billion order for 40 new Boeing 737-900ER aircraft and 20 used Embraer E190 aircraft in the wake of its pilots’ rejection of a tentative agreement.

 

TMI In 1938, with dreams of taking out one of Europe’s most prestigious air races, Ettore Bugatti—yes, the car guy—and Belgian engineer Louis de Monge got to work designing an aircraft like nothing the world had ever seen before.

 

Reuters Turkish Airlines is in talks with banks to raise up to $3 billion in loans for financing the purchase of Airbus and Boeing aircraft to be delivered in 2016, according to three sources.

 

TIME The World’s Best airlines are fighting to bring back the Golden Age of air travel. Instead of cutting corners (read: leg room) they’re rolling out 82-inch-long beds fitted with natural mattresses and custom Italian linens.

 

Los Angeles Times Airlines are using new software that transmits weather data from planes in the air to analysts on the ground, allowing pilots to avoid turbulence that can injure passengers and damage planes.

 

Tianjin HAITE High Tech Co., LTD. has been contracted by GAIC for disassembly operations on the Boeing 767-300. Upon completion, GAIC will provide aftermarket component support for the Chinese and Asian markets. This acquisition marks another historic milestone for GAIC, following the company’s completion of the first-ever aircraft disassembly and parts redistribution program in China in 2013.

 

Blanchard LeaderChat Lots of people are doing too much, feeling too burdened, and finding they aren’t as effective as they would like to be. As a coach, I work with leaders around this reality, and I coach them to take the time to assess situations and plan reasonably. Setting unrealistic deadlines hurts! Not only does it keep the negative spiral of too much/too burdened going; but missing a deadline can damage a leader’s credibility.

 

CultureUniversity.com Culture is a hot topic. It was the Merriam-Webster "word of the year" for 2014. Leaders and experts across the world are talking about how to develop an agile culture, implement a lean culture, overcome the culture clash in acquisitions, and many other areas of culture change. Unfortunately, the reality is that most of these leaders and experts are actually focusing their efforts on climate and not dealing with the deeper, more powerful subject of culture.

 

Let's Grow Leaders All this talk of the millennial situation is aggravating the perceived "generation gap." It happens every time a new crop of growing leaders gains traction.