Allvin, who was sworn into the job in November, has a difficult job ahead as he leads the service through rising threats around the world and an uncertain budgetary landscape at home. In his first year as chief, Allvin’s priorities are “really to follow through on the good ideas that ...
Trump eyes donor for Air Force chief Andrew McKenna would be the latest Pentagon pick without experience in the building. By Jack Detsch, Connor O'Brien and Paul McLeary12/17/2024, 4:25pm ETTrump donor Andrew McKenna is a leading contender for secretary of the Air Force, according to th...
The Air Force's fiscal year 2025 budget request that will be announced Monday will be "unsatisfying," Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said today, as the service looks to modernize for what it calls "great power competition" amid congressional calls for fiscal moderation. The Air Force's ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown delivers remarks during a transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Aug. 6. Brown released a document Aug. 31 calling for the Air Force to change to prepare for a high-end confl...
14. Should the Air Force move too slowly, it will eventually risk mission failure and loss of life, he wrote. In short: The Air Force must make changes, and quickly, if it stands a chance of winning.Ron Nirenberg (left), ...
When Goldfein became the Air Force’s chief of staff in 2016, he made connecting the joint force one of his major priorities. Since then, the service has canceled efforts to replace legacy aircraft that play a role in battlefield management, such as a recapitalization...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein repeatedly spoke about seeing a potential light-attack aircraft program asa way to increase interoperabilitywith air forces that couldn’t afford an F-15 or F-16, but who would benefit from commonality with American-operated pla...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for further action on three vital aspects of the air cargo business: transitioning to paperless freight processes, a focus on global handling standards for pharmaceutical freight, and tough action to ensure the continued safe transportation ...
Dave Stephenson--Chief Business Officer Now, you know, again, what we saw exiting 2023 was interesting, right? When we were on this call a quarter ago, we had seen some softness in demand in October. And then what we -- and so we guided to that kind of expectation. And then, what...
In a speech to the 9th World Cargo Symposium, in Shanghai this March, IATA Director general and CEO Tony Tyler said: "Air cargo has had a challenging few years. 2014 saw the first significant boost in volumes since 2010, a trend we expect to continue this year."Tony Tyler...