Aviation News

ATP has or is opening five new flight training centers and is also lowering prices up to 20 percent to reflect lower prices for fuel, facilities and supplies. “We are taking full advantage of the current economic climate to reduce expenses across the board,” said Jim Koziarski, VP of Flight Operations.

Trish Diemer Trish Diemer is the new manager of the International Aerobatic Club, a division of EAA. Diemer has been program manager of the National Association of Flight Instructors since 2004.

Gregory Reeves Gregory Reeves is the new safety manager and assistant director of operations at Barr Air Patrol LLC’s Mesquite, Tex. operation. Reeves was interning at AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation, after graduating from Western Michigan University, before joining Barr.

Sacramento County Airport recently promoted finance specialist Amanda Thomas to Deputy Director of Finance. She was previously business services manager for the county airport system.

Jeff Buetel Jeff Beutel is the new Midwest sales manager for TrueNorth Avionics, representing the company’s line of airborne telecom products and soon-to-be-released Global Broadband system. Beutel was formerly at Electronic Cable Specialists.

The owner of a fuel-starved Cessna 152 that landed on an interstate in Utah last week is under investigation after the aircraft ended up back at its home base of Spanish Forks Airport. Local authorities apparently expressly denied permission to fly the refueled airplane from the interstate but likely would have known about it being […]

The FAA will impose a TFR over Chicago this weekend as President Barack Obama visits the city… Heli Expo coming up, Feb. 22-24, in Anaheim, Calif…. A new documentary film in the works, A Pilot’s Story, aims to inspire the next generation of aviators… Tutor.com, Careers in Aviation, and Jamail Larkins have combined forces to […]

Melissa Rudinger Melissa Rudinger has been named VP and Assistant to AOPA President Craig Fuller and will oversee operation of the president’s office. She was formerly VP of Regulatory Affairs.

Terence Lyons has succeeded Kenneth Beckemeyer as CEO of AmSafe Global Holdings. Lyons was the Chief Financial officer of the company since 2004.

David Welch David Welch has joined Sierra Industries in sales and marketing. Welch has 21 years of experience in the field.