Aviation News

Matt Cowan Matt Cowan has taken over the newly-created position of U.S. Southeast Region Marketing Manager for Universal Avionics. Cowan held sales positions at Cirrus Aircraft and Avidyne before coming to Universal.

John W. Brown John W. Brown has been named president of Bye Energy Inc. Brown is founder of Sandia Capital Partners LLC.

An Airbus A380 will visit EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this summer, EAA said this week… NPR this week reported on the FAA problems that administrator nominee Randy Babbitt will have to cope with… Accidents in Hawaii air tour operations have decreased over the last 10 years, compared to the decade before that, the Associated Press […]

Aspen Avionics was named Associate Member of the Year by the Aircraft Electronics Association. President John Uczekaj said he was “speechless” at the announcement.

Debbie Martin has been named sales manager for the Northwest by Signature Air Support. Martin has more than a decade of experience in the field and will be based in Washington State.

Planning to fly to Oshkosh this summer? You can place your order now for the FAA Notam and a copy will be mailed to you when it comes out next month… The Lindbergh Foundation is auctioning off rides in EAA’s Spirit of St. Louis replica, bidding is via e-mail… ABC says the FAA is checking […]

Rob Waterhouse is Satcom Direct’s new Director of Sales. He was formerly at ARINC, where he sold satellite technologies and services.

Tony Medniuk Tony Medniuk is retiring as Group CEO of Global Aerospace as of June 30. Nick Brown, currently Chief Underwriting Officer, will become CEO, subject to the normal regulatory approvals.

President Barack Obama has extended the FAA’s current budget for another six months, giving Congress more time to work out a new funding plan, AOPA said on Tuesday… An FAA Airworthiness Directive affecting some Piper Malibu airplanes restricts their use to VFR only until certain current limiters are checked… Some flight schools have been cut […]

Chris Swan is the new vice president and general manager of StandardAero’s component services division in Cincinnati. Swan was previously with GE Aviation.