McDonnell Douglas (MDC), of Hunting Beach, California, has promoted Ronald Elkins to general manager of the Engineering Services division and programme director at Goddard Systems Engineering, Integration and Management Support Services. He succeeds Jerry Allen, who has retired. Elkins has been with MDC for 31 years. John Feren is named vice-president and programme manager for the MD-17 programme at MDC's Military Transport Aircraft division at Long Beach, California. Feren, with MDC since 1978, has also served as general manager for MD-90/MD-80/DC-9 business planning and management.
Source: Flight International