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W e s t S t a r announced the placement of LaLaina Doudna as project manager at their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) location; the appointment of Gary A. Schandl as director of Quality Assurance for all West Star facilities; the placement of Walt Marcy to the Grand Junction, CO (GJT) team as the Avionics Technical Sales manager. Also, Jeffrey Sneden has accepted the position of Quality Assurance manager at their Chattanooga, TN (CHA) facility. Tommi Krell has assumed leadership for marketing the component repair business units, Dallas Aeronautical Services, Flite Components and Avant Aerospace. Krell will continue to maintain responsibility for corporate communication across the enterprise.
Rich High a highly valued member of our management team and a very capable leader,” said David Davenport, president & CEO, FlightSafety International. High assumes this responsibility from Brian Moore who has been named senior vice president of Operations, FlightSafety International. Moore will oversee the operational aspects of FlightSafety’s global Learning Center network. He will provide guidance and support for Center operations, the development, management and delivery of training programs and interaction with aviation regulatory agencies worldwide. Brad Thress has joined FlightSafety International as president and CEO. He assumes this responsibility from David Davenport who
Tommi Krell Moreover, John Brummel has been promoted to Avionics Technical Sales manager at their East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Brummel is a US Navy veteran and has over 20 years aviation experience, starting his career as an avionics technician at Midcoast (now Jet Aviation), moving to West Star (Premier at the time) in 2007. FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training announced that Rachel Runner has been promoted to manager of the Wichita Cessna Learning Center, and Rich High has been promoted to CEO. “Rich is
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Brad Thress has left FlightSafety. Thress joins FlightSafety from Textron Aviation where he most recent-
ly served as Senior Vice President, Global Parts, Program and Flight Operations, and the President of Able Aerospace. During his 27 years with Textron Aviation, he held several leadership roles within many business areas including Engineering, Flight Operations and Customer Service. In addition, he served as Cessna Senior Vice President of Business Jets. Duncan Aviation announced leadership changes to its Flight Department. Craig Rathjen has been named the director of Flight Operations and Jon Kroesche the new chief pilot of Flight Operations. In this position, Rathjen leads the day-today operations of the flight department. Kroesche will lead the flight crews within the department. Long-time Duncan Aviation team member Dennis Kruse will be relocating to the company’s Provo, Utah, facility as the Avionics Install Sales representative. “In his 15 years at Duncan Aviation, Dennis has built a strong technical background in the Install Department as a Technician and Crew Lead,” says Modifications Sales Manager Nate Klenke. T o d d S h r i n e r has been named Duncan Aviation’s technical representative for Bombardier products. In this position, Shriner will provide troubleshooting and technical support for customers who operate Global, Challenger and Learjet aircraft, as well as to company airframe maintenance teams. Pratt & Whitney announced that C a r r o l l L a n e has assumed the role of president of the company’s Commercial Engines business, reporting to P&W President Christopher Calio. Carroll Lane succeeds Calio in this role; Calio was recently named president of Pratt & Whitney, succeeding Bob Leduc, who retired from the company after more than four decades of service.
RUAG International’s Board of Directors and CEO U r s Breitmeier have separated by mutual agreement. Urs Breitmeier held senior positions at RUAG for 18 years, the last seven of which as CEO. Chairman of RUAG International’s Board of Directors Dr Remo Lütolf said: “Urs Breitmeier was instrumental in shaping the unbundling and bringing it to a successful conclusion. RUAG International is thus well positioned for the future. We wish Urs all the best in his professional and private life and every success in the future.” D a s s a u l t A v i a t i o n has appointed Charles Wemaëre vice president, Worldwide Spares, with responsibility for spare parts strategy and logistics efforts for the global Falcon fleet. He will report to Pierre Thielin, VP, Worldwide Customer Service, within Dassault’s Civil Aviation Department. Wemaëre previously served as deputy manager to Serge Elias, the former VP Worldwide Spares, who is retiring. The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has recently announced organizational changes. Having replaced Matthew S. Zuccaro, James A. Viola is the new president and CEO of Helicopter Association International (HAI). In his most recent role with the FAA, Viola oversaw 78 Flight Standards District Offices and 2,500 employees across the United States, and was responsible for maintaining consistency and standardization in the application of safety oversight activities for the GA community. Kate Fraser and Charlie Precourt have joined the association’s Board of Directors. Fraser is head of safety for Joby Aviation, a California-based company that is a pioneer in the development of novel aircraft enabled by electric propulsion. Precourt is the vice president and general manager of the Propulsion
