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The Mooney Airplane Co. has a new CEO, Robert Gowens; current CEO Dennis Ferguson will remain as president… Diamond is offering $1.99 fuel and a $2,000 training credit to new buyers of the DA40 XLS… A French pilot’s attempt to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship failed on Sunday when the ship was […]

Pat Waddick Pat Waddick has been promoted to executive vice president of operations for Cirrus Design. He was senior vice president of engineering since 2005.

Trevor Pritchard Trevor Pritchard is the new business development director of Vector Aerospace. He was formerly Honeywell’s director for aerospace, defense and space activities in the U.K.

Kristi Cherry Kristi Cherry has joined the Premier Aircraft Sales team and is responsible for new and pre-owned Mooney sales. She was formerly at Epps Aviation where she sold the whole Cessna piston line, including the 350 and 400 models.

FirstFlight Inc. has announced that Gary Hart is the new Chief Operating Officer for the company. He has 25 years of experience in the industry with companies like NetJets and Raytheon.

This article originally appeared in Kitplanes, April 2008. Those of you who attended that big airshow in the state of Wisconsin a year ago might have noticed a curious juxtaposition. If you had started a soft-serve ice cream before dropping by the Van’s Aircraft booth to see the RV-12 prototype, you probably would not be […]

Two airline pilots who allegedly fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo earlier this year were fired, and the FAA suspended their certificates, 60 days for the captain and 45 for the copilot… USAIG, the United States Aircraft Insurance Group, wants everyone to know they are NOT affiliated with AIG, the American International […]

Dave Krogman Dave Krogman has been promoted to general manager of West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo. He joined the company in 1996 and was most recently the director of hangar operations.

Rick Purcella Rick Purcella is the new director of sales and marketing at Jet Air Works Center. He was previously the company’s director of avionics and worked at Rockwell Collins before that.

Donald Hazelwood Donald Hazelwood has joined QuinetiQ North America as vice president of unmanned systems. Hazelwood was previously a colonel in the Army and project manager of the Army’s unmanned aerial systems program.