Jeffery Potter has joined King Aerospace as director of interiors. He will be based at the company’s facility in Ardmore, OK. Potter brings extensive experience in green completions and interiors. Over the course of his more than 30-year career, he served in director-level positions for AERIA Luxury Interiors, Gore Design Completions and Associated Air Center. […]
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Youth STEM Ambassadors to Peek Inside the World of Aviation and Aerospace
Local students will expand their exploration of STEM careers by tapping San Antonio’s rich aviation and aerospace industry through resources provided by the Dee Howard Foundation in partnership with the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) Texas Chief Science Officer program. The international CSO program empowers middle and school high school students to deepen their schools’ […]
Steve Pascoe Joins L2 Aviation as Engineering Manager
L2 Aviation has announced a key addition to its management team with the addition of Steve Pascoe as Engineering Manager overseeing the L2 Aviation Engineering department. “I am thrilled to be a part of the L2 Aviation Team,” said Steve Pascoe. “L2 Aviation’s engineering team and capabilities are second to none that has allowed them […]
FAA Begins Scoping Period for Environmental Review at SpaceX Launch Site in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is holding a public scoping period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) related to plans by SpaceX to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship/Super Heavy project at its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The scoping period will help the FAA in determine the scope of […]
Piper Certifies and Delivers First Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft
Piper Aircraft announced today that it has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Pilot 100. The Pilot 100, which was announced during Sun-n-Fun in 2019, is the value priced addition to Piper’s trainer-class line. Following certification, Piper began deliveries to its launch customer, American Flyers, who will be taking delivery […]
FlightAware Welcomes Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement
FlightAware announced its appointment of Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement. Mr. Diulus comes from UViar Fuel where he served as President from 2016 to March 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Diulus was the Chief Operating Officer Universal Weather and Aviation. His 32-year tenure at UWA helped expand its growth running various lines of […]
Five-bladed Airbus H145 Receives FAA Type Certification
The new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received its certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This type certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations (Cat.A/VTOL), along with night vision goggle capability. This newest version of the H145 family received EASA certification this past summer […]
FAA To Begin Environmental Review at SpaceX Texas Launch Site
SpaceX has informed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it plans to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship spacecraft powered by the Super Heavy rocket at its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. The proposed update to Starship/Super Heavy operations falls outside of the scope of the existing final Environmental […]
Mente Group Names Vince Restivo as New COO Responsible for Day-To-Day Operations
Mente Group has appointed Vince Restivo to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), responsible for day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the broad-based aviation consulting firm. Restivo, formerly Vice President of Program Management, will continue to report to Mente Group President and CEO Brian Proctor, who will focus more of his efforts […]
Mariana Santos Named VP Strategic Consulting for Mente Group
Mente Group has hired Mariana Santos as Vice President of Strategic Consulting. She will head Mente Group’s strategic consulting activities, providing robust fleet planning and feasibility studies for business aviation owners and fleet operators. Her professional business and commercial aviation background includes 15 years of OEM strategic consulting, sales engineering, market analysis, product strategy, technical […]
