Aviation News

Dale Barnard Dale Barnard has been hired as a sales executive for NationAir Aviation Insurance covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. He was previously with a large national insurance broker.

Tim Goulet Tim Goulet has joined CRS Jet Spares as sales manager for the West Coast of the U.S., as well as handling accounts in the Middle East and Asia. He was previously director of maintenance for Symphony Master Ltd., a Dubai-based Global Express operator.

John Patterson John Patterson is FreeFlight Systems’ new director of marketing and sales. Patterson is a former naval aviator who also flew for Delta before joining FreeFlight.

The XM weather feature on some Garmin handheld GPS units reportedly failed over the weekend. We weren’t able to reach anyone from either company but will have more details Monday … A fatal plane crash took out power lines feeding one of Britain’s busiest commuter rail lines on Friday and they still weren’t fixed by […]

NASA on Tuesday released a comprehensive study of crew safety equipment and procedures used during the space shuttle Columbia accident, with recommendations for improving the safety of all future crew members in space … The USAF Thunderbirds jet aerobatics team has released its 2009 schedule for show appearances across the U.S. … Several major airlines […]

JA Air Center The year ended on a positive note for JA Air Center with the opening of their new FBO at Chicagolands Aurora Airport (KARR). The facility includes a canopy large enough for large-cabin business jets to park under while deplaning passengers.

Leland Thoburn Leland Thoburn has been named Chief Financial Officer for Samson Motorworks. Thoburn comes from Earthlink, where he was the CFO from start-up to first IPO and later assumed numerous management positions in that rapidly growing company.

The charter flight that went missing in the Caribbean last week was an “unauthorized” flight carrying illegal migrant workers, investigators say … The National Biplane Association has announced that next year’s Biplane Expo will be the last staged by the organization. The event will be held in Bartlesville, Oklahoma June 4-6 … FAA is asking […]

Shuttle astronaut Eileen Collins, former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer, late actor and aviation advocate Jimmy Stewart and late Apollo astronaut Ed White are the 2009 inductees into the National Aviation Hall of Fame… Special flight rules will be in place for the presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20… Pax were stunned when an […]

Stephen McGee Stephen McGee is the new Avionics Manager of US Avionics. McGee has 20 years of experience in the avionics field.