Aviation industry marketing and communications veteran Tom Bliss has been named Publisher of AVweb, effective immediately. Bliss, who is a 2200-hour commercial and instrument-rated pilot and owner of a Cessna P210, has operated Bliss Marketing Multimedia since 1983. He will lead the future sales and market development of AVweb, which is the world’s premiere online aviation news source. “Tom brings an extremely well-rounded resume to his role as publisher,” said Tim Cole, executive vice president of Belvoir Media Group, AVweb‘s parent company. “He is an accomplished pilot and a highly regarded and experienced marketing communications professional who understands our customers and can offer them valuable insights and creative solutions to meet their promotional needs.”
Bliss is a former television reporter who also worked in marketing at Cessna, Collins Avionics and Sperry Flight Systems before opening his own firm. He has represented prominent aerospace companies including Honeywell, Boeing and Goodrich. Bliss lives in Phoenix with his wife Michelle and they have two grown daughters.
