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AINtv: David Dixon, Bombardier, vice president for the Asia region
April 01, 2008
Bombardier’s David Dixon talks about what it takes to be successful in Asia’s business aviation market and how it compares to the U.S. Click here to view.
morePeople in Aviation: April 2008
April 01, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft named Russ Meyer III the company’s director of new product development. Meyer, son of the former Cessna chairman, was most recently program manager for Cessna’s Citation Mustang program.Walter (Woody) Hogle has been named senior vice president for international business and Washington operations at Rockwell Collins. He was previously vice...
moreNew PAMA president charts course for organization
April 01, 2008
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) met some resistance when, in July 2005, it became an affiliate of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), but nearly three years on, time has shown the wisdom of the move. SAE brought large-association stability–and management expertise–to the table. In addition to financial depth and extensive...
moreAIN Interview: XOJet’s Paul Touw touts virtues of two-model fleet
April 01, 2008
Paul Touw had barely finished high school when his entrepreneurial spirit started paying dividends. Enrolled at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., and short on tuition funds, he noticed that the physics department lacked good lab books.“So I wrote one on one of the first Macs and took it to a printer,” Touw recalled. “I sold it for $25, and 400...
moreAINtv: Jeff Pino, president, Sikorsky Aircraft
March 27, 2008
Sikorsky President Jeff Pino describes his vision for a “self-actualized” helicopter, discusses the technology of the X2, tells what Sikorsky is doing to increase production capacity and comments (briefly) on the new VH-71 presidental helicopter. Click here to view.
moreAINtv: Embraer's New Focus
March 20, 2008
AINtv's Charles Alcock talks with Embraer Vice President Claudio Camelier about the future of business jets and how the company is progressing with its plans to compete. View video.
moreAINtv: MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton and more...
March 18, 2008
Find out why Patriarch Partners founder Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters and where it’s going today, why she might buy a bankrupt very light jet manufacturer and what she thinks about the current state of the U.S. economy. Then learn from Jet Aviation CEO Peter Edwards how his company is taking its business aviation service around the world. Click here to...
moreAINtv: Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson and Scott Duffy
March 11, 2008
In an exclusive interview with AINtv, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Virgin Charter founder and CEO Scott Duffy describe what brought them together to form a new online, charter-booking company. Since the launch of the Virgin Charter Web site last Tuesday, the company reports registering 3,500 new users (in addition to those who participated...
moreCiting concerns, senators delay Sturgell hearing
March 01, 2008
Shortly after a Senate confirmation hearing last month for acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell to take the job permanently, New Jersey’s two Democratic senators announced they were putting a “hold” on the Bush nomination.A “hold” is an informal practice by which a senator informs the floor leader that he or she does not want a particular bill or other...
moreAIN interview: Flight Options COO Michael Scheeringa
March 01, 2008
“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation. “I grew up in Phoenix, and when I was in grade school, I used to take the city bus to the airport and watch airplanes take off and land, and count passengers. At that point, I thought I’d want to build airports.”Scheeringa’s ambitions evolved, but his fascination...
moreSteve Fossett Declared Dead
March 01, 2008
An Illinois county circuit judge approved a petition February 15 to declare Steve Fossett legally dead. The aviator and adventurer has been missing since September 3, when he failed to return after a flight over the Nevada desert. Authorities searched for Fossett and his American Champion Decathlon for nearly a month but called off the search on October 2....
morePeople in Aviation: March 2008
March 01, 2008
Boeing has named Ralph Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia. Boyce succeeds Douglas Miller, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems vice president and leader of the Boeing Singapore office, and Paul Walters, who led Boeing’s business activities in Southeast Asia. Miller and Walters are retiring. Boyce previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Thailand...
moreControllers Honor Two Congressmen
March 01, 2008
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) gave “Sentinel of Safety” awards to Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) and Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) to honor them for advancing aviation safety.According to the controllers’ union, LoBiondo has been an outspoken leader on countless issues affecting the lives of working union members. “LoBiondo has been a...
moreChanging of the Guard at Turbomeca
February 26, 2008
While observing its 70th anniversary on the eve of Heli-Expo 2008, Turbomeca opened a Saturday afternoon press conference with outgoing chairman and chief executive officer Emeric d’Arcimoles introducing his soon-to-be successor, current Turbomeca executive vice president Pierre Fabre. The latter will assume leadership of the French helicopter engine...
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