Aviation News

Bell Helicopters Bell Helicopters has appointed Greg Williams president and general manager of Edwards and Associates, the company’s completion and service subsidiary. Williams replaced Phil Dietreich, who retired after 42 years at Edwards and Associates. Williams has been with Bell 31 years.

Substandard parts have been used on airliners because the FAA and airlines lack effective oversight on whos making and selling the parts, according to a report by the Department of Transportations Inspector General… Plastic pilot certificates will be required in the U.S. by March 31, 2010 according to a final rule issued by the FAA […]

You can now buy advance tickets online for EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, coming up in July… A 43-year-old pilot for GB Airways, a British airline, died while working on an A320 flight between Manchester and Cyprus. The flight diverted to Istanbul and landed safely. The pilot died of natural causes, apparently a heart attack, officials […]

HAI Helicopter Association International announced its new board of directors at its annual Heli-Expo, which ended Tuesday. They are: Christopher Erickson, Chief Repair Station Office/Compliance, Erickson Air-Crane; Gale Wilson, President, Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Inc.; and Ardis T. Ashton Jr., Transportation Policy Manager, Bonneville Power Administration-Aircraft Services. The new members of the executive committee of the […]

The Air Force is not releasing any details about the potential cause of the crash of a B-2 bomber at Andersen Air Force Base on Guam Saturday. The aircraft crashed on takeoff and both pilots ejected … The flight recorders have been recovered from a Venezuelan airliner that crashed in the Andes last week. All […]

The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a malfunctioning school bus-sized spy satellite Wednesday. An anti-ballistic missile fired from a ship was used to hit the satellite, which officials say will begin to reenter the atmosphere almost immediately… BBC News was reporting late Wednesday that one of two Air Force F-15 pilots plucked from the Gulf […]

Tom Toth Tom Toth has been named operations manager for Executive Beechcraft’s three Kansas City locations. He was promoted from customer relations manager and is also and A and P.

Peter Ring Peter Ring has been appointed by Avidyne as an inside sales representative, looking after the company’s client base in the Northeast and Southeast. His sales background is in the automotive field but hes a pilot with a tailwheel endorsement.

Hawker Beechcraft has beefed up its sales team in the Middle East and Asia. Dan Keady will head up the division. Jason Liao has been appointed as regional vice president for China and S.E. Asia, while Jeff Anastas, Allan Stanton and Brett Carlson are regional sales directors for India, Africa, Middle East and Australia, respectively.

Kyle Farley has joined Aspen Avionics as vice president of manufacturing. He came from S-Tec, where he was vice president of manufacturing operations.