Randy Fank has been named Manager of FBO operations at JA Air Center's new Aurora Municipal Airport location and the existing FBO at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. Fank was previously director of DuPage Flight Center.
Preston Aviation has relocated its Tailwheel flight school from Leesburg International Airport in Leesburg, Fla. to Peach State Airport in Williamson, Ga. The company offers instruction and rides in a restored Stearman and Cub.
Michael A. Brosler has become the President and CEO of PlaneSmart Aviation. Brosler was the company's former Marketing and Communications Director and replaces Jeffrey A. Cullen, who is pursuing other interests.
JeffAirLLC and BFT International have recently merged to form Maine's only dedicated aviation marketing company, BFT Aviation Marketing. It will be headed up by JeffAir owner Jeff Russell.
David Herbst has rejoined Mercury Air Group as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategies. In the 1990s he was Director of Corporate Relations when the company was public and was most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager of MWW Group, a PR firm in Los Angeles.
Midcoast Aviation President Kurt Sutterer has been named vice chairman of the National Air Transportation Association. He's the fourth Midcoast executive to serve on the NATA board and will become Chairman of the organization in 2009.
FirstFlight Inc. has named Michael Gaffney to head its new division, JetEquity Solutions, which will focus on aircraft financial services. Gaffney has more than 40 years of experience in the aviation finance sector.
Michael Gauvreau has joined Arcadia Aviation as Vice President of Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions. Arcadia is based in New York City and has FBOs in Martinsburg, W. Va. And Sullivan County, N.Y. Gauvreau worked previously at International Jet Management and Executive Flightways.
Charles Mayer has been appointed the vice president of marketing at Hawker Beechcraft. Mayer went to Hawker Beechcraft after overseeing the successful re-introduction of Maserati into the U.S., and he worked for Jaguar before that.
Mario Patenaude has joined XOJet as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field.
Virgin Charter Hired Hofer Former Travelocity executive Eric Hofer has joined Virgin Charter as the senior vice president of sales and customer service. Hofer was at Travelocity for four years and has a long career in the travel business.
Stéphane Jacques has been named EADS Socata's chief test pilot. The 44- year-old Jacques retired as a Lt. Col. in the French Air Force where he was a test pilot instructor.
Norm Matheis has been appointed Regional Marketing Manager for Canada for Universal Avionics Systems. He worked at Field Aviation in Toronto for 19 years and was educated in Ontario.
NetJets Aviation today announced that Mark Bianchi has been named Executive Vice President of Aircraft Maintenance. Bianchi previously served as Senior Vice President of Aircraft Maintenance for NetJets and will oversee the maintenance and operation of more than 400 aircraft in the NetJets fleet.
Lampert Becomes NetJets VP of Operations Eric Lampert has been named Vice President and Director of Operations for the Flight Operations Department at NetJets Aviation. Lampert most recently served as the Assistant Director of Operations for Flight Operations at NetJets He started in 1994 as a line pilot in the Citation SII.
Perris Leads Standard Aero's PT6 STC Program Standard Aero has appointed Kevin Perris as STC Program Director for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Business Unit. Perris has been with the Winnipeg, Manitoba company since 1995.
Stephen Woolstenhulme has been appointed president of both Lake Texoma Jet Center, LLC and Red River Turbines, both located in Denison, Tex. The FBO is a strategically-placed refueling stop, and the engine shop specializes in GE CJ610 and CF700 service. (The Jackson Group web site)
Cirrus Design has announced that Brent Wouters, the company's Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. Wouters joined Cirrus in 2002 after working at Delta Airlines developing simulators and acting as a technology consultant on the F-22 program.
Bell Helicopters has appointed Greg Williams president and general manager of Edwards and Associates, the company's completion and service subsidiary. Williams replaced Phil Dietreich, who retired after 42 years at Edwards and Associates. Williams has been with Bell 31 years.
Helicopter Association International announced its new board of directors at its annual Heli-Expo, which ended Tuesday. They are: Christopher Erickson, Chief Repair Station Office/Compliance, Erickson Air-Crane; Gale Wilson, President, Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Inc.; and Ardis T. Ashton Jr., Transportation Policy Manager, Bonneville Power Administration-Aircraft Services. The new members of the executive committee of the Board of Directors are Patrick Corr, Chairman; Mark Gibson, Vice Chairman; David Chevalier, Treasurer; and Art Ashton, Assistant Treasurer.
Tom Toth has been named operations manager for Executive Beechcraft's three Kansas City locations. He was promoted from customer relations manager and is also and A and P.
Peter Ring has been appointed by Avidyne as an inside sales representative, looking after the company's client base in the Northeast and Southeast. His sales background is in the automotive field but he’s a pilot with a tailwheel endorsement.
Hawker Beechcraft's New Middle East Sales Team Hawker Beechcraft has beefed up its sales team in the Middle East and Asia. Dan Keady will head up the division. Jason Liao has been appointed as regional vice president for China and S.E. Asia, while Jeff Anastas, Allan Stanton and Brett Carlson are regional sales directors for India, Africa, Middle East and Australia, respectively.
Kyle Farley New V.P. at Aspen Kyle Farley has joined Aspen Avionics as vice president of manufacturing. He came from S-Tec, where he was vice president of manufacturing operations.
Steve Zacks has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer for NetJets in the U.S. NetJets CEO Richard Santulli said Zacks earned the promotion through seven years of "strategic thought leadership" at NetJets.
Robert Maxson has come out of retirement to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aviation Weather Center. Maxson retired as head of NOAA's aircraft operations in 2005 and, in the interim, flew as a research pilot for the National Science Foundation in Boulder, Colo.
Andrew Broom Goes To Hawker Beechcraft Former Eclipse Aviation Communications Director Andrew Broom has taken a similar position at Hawker Beechcraft. Broom ran the PR department at Eclipse for five years and took the new job days after it was announced that European investor Roel Pieper was injecting $100 million into Eclipse in exchange for the right to build aircraft in Russia. Broom said the timing was coincidental.
Adam Aircraft founder Rick Adam has co-founded a new composites design and fabrication company called AdamWorks. The company will design and build composite products for the aerospace, automotive, commercial and even home décor sectors. Joining Adam are Joe Wilding and Kim Burquest, who will be the company president.
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