Rick Rogers and Jose Irizarry Join the Elliott Aviation Team

Elliott Aviation, a leading provider of aviation services, has expanded their leadership team with the hiring of Rick Rogers, General Manager, and Jose Irizarry, Director, Quality and Safety. With over 50 combined years of experience, they both are well-established in the aviation industry and their knowledge will be indispensable.

Rick Rogers

“We are excited to welcome Rick and Jose to the Elliott team. With Rick at the helm as General Manager of our Moline facility, his initial focus will be on streamlining current processes and ensuring exceptional customer service with each aircraft delivery. He will be overseeing the entire maintenance operations, including service, avionics, interior completions and paint. ,” said Dave Makowski, Chief Operating Officer at Elliott Aviation. Makowski continued, “Jose’s robust experience leading quality and safety efforts will be instrumental for our long-term growth plans. He will be taking a strategic approach to our quality and safety culture ensuring best practices and continuous improvements across all five of our locations.”

Jose Irizarry

Prior to joining Elliott, Rogers held the role of Head of Program Management – Cabin Completions and Aircraft MRO at Comlux. Preceding Comlux, he was the Senior Manager of Customer Programs – Engine MRO at StandardAero. Irizarry previously was the Director of Quality/Chief Inspector at both Hillwood Airways and Saudi Aramco as well as Aviation Safety Inspector/Principal Inspector with the FAA.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.