Sat, Mar 06, 2004
Business Will Become Part Of Phantom Works Division
Boeing said on Thursday
that it is scaling back its investment in its air traffic
management business and named Kevin Brown as the new head,
beginning April 1. Brown succeeds John Hayhurst, who is retiring.
Boeing also said the business will become part of Phantom Works,
Boeing's research and development unit. Brown, whose new title will
be vice president, air traffic management, will report to Robert
Krieger, president of Phantom Works.
"Boeing will continue to pursue advances in air traffic
management that will enhance efficiency, capacity and security,"
said Boeing President and Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher.
"However, in an effort to be more efficient, we are scaling down
our investment and making an organizational change to meet current
demand. “Our experience as a large-scale systems integrator
and expertise in network-centric operations positions Boeing well
to create an advanced air traffic system,” Stonecipher
added.
Brown said that ATM will continue to engage industry and
government aviation officials in the United States, Europe and Asia
on air traffic modernization issues, and work with them to build
support for transforming air traffic management globally.
“ATM research and development activities also will
continue,” he said, “and we will perform seamlessly on
current contracts as well as pursue new business that supports our
strategic objective of system transformation,” Brown
emphasized. “The main difference will be that ATM will be
part of the company’s world-renowned Phantom Works
organization,” he said.
Since joining Boeing in
1978, Brown has worked on numerous military, space and commercial
airplane programs, including B-52 programs, the 777, International
Space Station, Joint Strike Fighter, and the Next Generation 737
where he was program manager. He joined ATM shortly after its
inception and was ATM’s business director, then vice
president of programs before advancing to his most recent
position.
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