Piper Aircraft Inc. is one of the first manufacturers to adopt the most recent G1000 software supporting a three display avionics suite as standard equipment in new Twin-Class Piper Seneca V aircraft models available in 2013. The announcement was made at Airshow 2013, the Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition held Feb. 24-26. […]
News Release
Flight Crews Unlimited Appoints Marla McGatlin Director, Business Development
Flight Crews Unlimited, a leading business aviation staffing agency, has announced the appointment of Marla McGatlin, Director, Business Development. In her new role, Ms. McGatlin (shown at right) is responsible for client service management and new global business development. "We are pleased to have Marla join our team," said Kelly Tolomeo, Vice President of Flight […]
HAI Reorganizes Flight Operations & Safety Department to Enhance Member Service Offerings
Helicopter Association International (HAI) President Matt Zuccaro today announced a significant change in the organization’s staffing, designed to keep up with members’ changing needs. Paul Schaaf (shown at right), currently the Chief Pilot for the Fairfax County Police Department, will join HAI in mid-March to assume the duties and responsibilities of Vice President of Operations, […]
AOPA Names Sean Collins as Eastern Regional Manager
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has named Sean Collins (shown at right), as its new eastern regional manager. Collins will focus on building government relations and local aviation communities in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. He is one of seven […]
Piper Names Jack Mill as V.P., Engineering
Piper Aircraft Inc. has named Jack Mill (shown at right), as Vice President of Engineering, reporting to President and CEO Simon Caldecott. Mill most recently had been leading the Piper Engineering team as VP in an interim role for several months. "Jack brings more than 30 years of aircraft design and engineering experience at Piper […]
Pennsylvania Governor Announces State Investment for Safety Enhancements, Improvements at 10 Airports
A $10 million state investment will fund important projects at 10 airports across Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Corbett announced last week. "As I outlined in my transportation proposal, a multi-modal transportation system is essential to sustaining and growing our economy," Corbett said. "These investments will enhance safety and improve facilities to ensure that regional needs […]
Piper Achieves Higher Revenue, Deliveries in 2012
Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2012 with increased annual revenue from new aircraft sales of $148,968,967, up more than 13 percent from $131,263,539 in 2011. The revenue increase was a result of a 16 percent rise in new Piper deliveries to 158 aircraft in 2012 from 136 the previous year. "We stabilized the manufacturing and delivery […]
Sixel Consulting Expands with New Air Service Consultant
Sixel Consulting Group, one of the nation’s air service development and airport marketing firms, announced the addition of Greg Atkin, as a staff Air Service Strategy and Development Consultant. Atkin comes to Sixel from a seven year term at the headquarters of US Airways, where he worked as Manager of Domestic Mainline Route Planning. […]
Guidance Aviation to Unveil New Mobile APP at HELI-EXPO
Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona, will be celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary and unveiling its newest training technologies; a “Maneuvers Guide” mobile application (“App”) and an online training portal called “MyGA”, during HELI-EXPO 2013. The mobile application includes a series of High Definition (HD) instructional flight videos and a digital Maneuvers guide. This new training […]
Commemorative Air Force Announces AirPower History Tour
The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber FIFI, the only remaining flying example of the aircraft in the world, will be the feature World War II airplane in a tour starting February 22 at El Paso International Airport in Texas. The CAF AirPower History Tour continues through April 4 and features a […]
