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NetJets Averts Pilot Layoffs and Furloughs
July 02, 2009
A voluntary furlough-mitigation program collaboratively formed in April by NetJets and its pilot union, the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP), has averted layoffs and furloughs. “Through innovative and purely voluntary measures, NetJets has been able to align our pilot and other areas of our workforce to match our current owner demand...
moreTurbofan Pioneer Dr. Sam Williams Dies
July 01, 2009
Dr. Sam Williams, founder and chairman of Williams International, died June 22 at the age of 88, according to a statement issued by his company. Williams patented the small turbofan engine and built on his company’s successful development of tiny cruise missile engines to break into the rarefied world of civil turbine engine manufacturers with the...
moreWhere have all the (JetDirect) people gone?
July 01, 2009
Now that JetDirect Aviation has closed and gone bankrupt and Wayfarer Aviation has arisen from the JetDirect assets, former employees of the once high-flying company have branched off in new directions. Wayfarer Aviation is the new charter/management firm owned by Brantley Partners, which purchased assets of JetDirect Aviation after that firm’s shutdown.In...
moreGreenwich AeroGroup adds Jim Ziegler & Banner Aerospace
July 01, 2009
Jim Ziegler has joined Greenwich AeroGroup as president and CEO. He was previously COO of Jet Aviation, responsible for all North American operations, after a 21-year career with Learjet and Bombardier. Ziegler brought with him a deal he brokered to acquire Banner Aerospace on behalf of Greenwich AeroGroup. Banner Aerospace is a diversified group of...
moreLaFoy Takes the Reins at L-3 Avionics
July 01, 2009
L-3 Avionics Systems has appointed Jay LaFoy president of the company after the departure in April of former president Adrienne Stevens. In his new role, LaFoy will oversee all aspects of L-3 Avionics Systems and report to Kris Ganase, president of parent company L-3 Aviation Products.
LaFoy has more than 25 years of aviation industry experience,...
moreAurora honors Wes Lematta
July 01, 2009
Oregon’s legislature voted to honor Columbia Helicopters founder and chairman Wes Lematta by renaming Aurora Airport Wes Lematta Field at the Aurora State Airport. In their resolution to rename the airport, Oregon senators Rick Metsger and Betsy Johnson noted Lematta’s “heroic efforts in saving 15 sailors from a sinking ship in 1957, pioneering the concept...
morePeople in Aviation July'09
July 01, 2009
David Schmidt has been named president of newly formed Tailwind Technologies subsidiary Hartzell Aerospace. He previously held senior leadership positions at Meggitt and Esterline.
St. Louis-based engineering services and structural component supplier LMI Aerospace has appointed Jim McQueeney president and CEO. Most recently he was v-p for material with...
moreFinal Flight
July 01, 2009
Charles “Charlie” Morris, 90, a former NBAA board member and long-time head of Mobil’s corporate flight depart- ment, died on June 17 in Norwalk, Conn. A USAAC pilot during World War II, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. After the war, Morris flew for several airlines, including Pan American World Airways, and...
moreChange at the Helm of Piper
July 01, 2009
Following the resignation of president and CEO James Bass, Piper Aircraft has promoted two of its senior executives to assume his duties. Kevin Gould, the company’s v-p of operations, has been named CEO, while John Becker, formerly v-p of engineering, became company president. In a statement to company em-ployees, Bass said, “I have successfully completed...
moreAwards & Honors
July 01, 2009
Nicholas Chabraja of General Dynamics and Robert Stevens of Lockheed Martin have been named to worldwide intelligence-based advisory firm Brendan Wood International’s global list of “TopGun” CEOs. The firm monitors the confidence levels of investors and their advisors in the CEOs of the world’s largest and most transactionally active companies, and ranks...
moreIndustry Golf Outing Helps To Keep CAN Flying
July 01, 2009
This year’s Greater Washington Aviation Open raised $95,000 for the Corporate Angel Network, the White Plains, N.Y.-based charity that puts cancer patients in unoccupied seats on corporate aircraft for free transportation to and from treatment facilities.
Originally scheduled for May 4 but postponed because of weather, the event instead took place on June...
moreObama moves to fill agency positions
July 01, 2009
Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chairman of the board. If confirmed, she will take over the position from vice chair Mark Rosenker, who has been serving as acting chairman since last August, when his two-year term as chairman...
moreTurbofan Pioneer Dr. Sam Williams Dies
June 23, 2009
Dr. Sam Williams, founder and chairman of Williams International, died yesterday at the age of 88, according to a statement issued by his company. Williams patented the small turbofan engine and built on his company’s successful development of tiny cruise missile engines to break into the rarefied world of civil turbine engine manufacturers with...
moreCrane shows off new boss and tire monitor here
June 14, 2009
Crane Aerospace & Electronics (Hall 5 Stand A24) has appointed Michael Romito to serve as aerospace group president. He runs its sites in Burbank, California; Elyria, Ohio; Lynwood, Washington; and Lyon, France.
Romito, who was formerly with Parker Hannifin, holds a degree in engineering management from the United States Air Force Academy and an MBA from...
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