Aviation News

Roel Pieper Eclipse Aviation Chairman Roel Pieper has taken over as CEO of Eclipse after founder and former CEO Vern Raburn stepped aside. Pieper is also president of ETIRC Aviation.

A Cessna 402B twin crashed into a municipal construction site in Ocean Ridge, Fla., on Tuesday. The pilot was hurt but there were no other injuries… The NTSB is investigating a near-midair between an Embraer ERJ-145 and a Learjet LR60 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Monday… Training for pilots of Bombardier Challenger jets should […]

Bob Anderson is the new director of sales and marketing for Pilot Journey. He was most recently with Sport Pilot Works and developed the Sport Pilot Center Program.

Brian Baldridge & Ken Schaelchlin Ken Schaelchlin has joined Diamond Aircraft as the Director, Customer Support, and Brian Baldridge is the new Manager of Tech Services for North America.

Tony Cosimano Tony Cosimano is Aero Toy Store’s new Director of Helicopter Operations. He was most recently chief helicopter pilot and assistant director of corporate aviation for AIG.

Ron David Ron David is the voice behind Cirrus Design’s training program for its Garmin Perspective integrated avionics system. David was also narrator of the original Wings episodes.

Chad Nelson Chad Nelson has been named Vice President of Operations for Mooney Airplane Company. He was promoted from his previous position as Director of Manufacturing.

Sam Barone Sam Barone will become the president and CEO of the Canadian Business Aviation Association effective Aug. 25. Barone held a similar position at the Air Transport Association of Canada previously to this appointment.

The crew survived the July 7 crash of a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 cargo jet that lost power shortly after takeoff in Bogota, but the aircraft was burned and two on the ground were killed. It was the second 747 crash for Kalitta in six weeks, the previous on took place in Brussels, May 25. […]

Officials in Miami say they are talking with a German aircraft manufacturer, which they would not name, about building a new facility at the Opa-Locka Airport that would create over 400 jobs and serve a “niche aviation market.” If the project materializes, it could launch by the end of this year… A brand-new, taller control […]