Solairus Aviation has appointed Brent Monroe as chief growth officer and promoted Bob Marinace to chief experience officer. Monroe has over 30 years of private aviation experience, while Marinace was previously senior executive vice president at Solairus.
Airshare has named Henry Kim as vice president of sales for the U.S. Northeast. Kim's background includes roles at Bombardier, Wheels Up, and NetJets. Kristi Veitch joins Airshare as vice president of human resources with over 25 years in HR roles.
Gulfstream Aerospace promoted Kirsten Menza to division vice president of sales for Western U.S., Western Canada, and Latin America. Anthony Newlin was appointed senior vice president and chief information officer following Sheryl Bunton's retirement.
Clyde & Co hired Elizabeth Evans as a partner in its New York office. Evans comes from K&L Gates with significant aviation finance transaction experience.
Stephen Stasiak becomes general manager at Daher’s U.S. facility in Stuart, Florida, having worked previously for Safran, Viking Air, and L3 Harris.
Opus Aero appointed Zipporah Marmor as managing partner for North American operations. Marmor started her aviation career with Bombardier in 2000.
Conrad Thiesen joins Wetzel Aviation as director of sales after working with Blackhawk Aerospace and Elliott Aviation.
Susie Corn is now manager of Duncan Aviation’s regional manager team after seven years with the company. Codie Sharpe joins their avionics sales team in Provo, Utah.
West Star Aviation named Josh Perkins director of quality control for its enterprise segment; he previously worked at PHI Aviation's MRO business.
Bismarck Aero Center appointed Benjamin Weldon as a certified flight instructor and commercial pilot while Donnie Goven received his FAA inspection authorization endorsement.
Oscar Martinez oversees aircraft sales in Mexico for Southern Cross Aircraft; he has over ten years’ experience including work with Aerolíneas Ejecutivas and JSSI’s commercial operations in Mexico and Central America.
George J. Priester Aviation hired Rustin King as national charter sales director with more than 25 years’ experience in charter sales management.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier was posthumously inducted into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame for his contributions to transportation technology including inventing the Ski-Doo snowmobile.
A group from Woodbridge High School won a sustainability challenge through London City Airport’s “Women in Aviation” program by proposing ideas like terminal redesigns using alternative fuels.
Tim Barber from Duncan Aviation was featured among top private client advisors by Spear’s 500 Lifestyle Index due to his role establishing JetBrokers Europe over his 15-year career span.
Dick Rutan passed away on May 3 at age 85; known for his nonstop global flight on Voyager aircraft designed by Burt Rutan which earned him recognition including a Presidential Citizens Medal from Ronald Reagan.
Paul Smith also passed away on May 10; recognized Vietnam veteran who contributed significantly to business aviation advocacy efforts through NBAA before retiring after receiving numerous military honors throughout his service career.
"Paul was our original advocate with Air Traffic Services," said NBAA senior v-p Jo Damato acknowledging Smith's impact on FAA policy decisions involving NBAA stakeholders within aviation systems coordination processes prior retirement honored Master Pilot Award Wright Brothers FAA recognition representing Texas Association Advisory Committee Department Transportation involvement further industry service contributions."
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