Aviation News

Jayson Altieri Tim Verrett Col. Jayson Altieri and Tim Verrett are the newest members of the Civil Air Patrol Board of Governors. Altieri is an active Army officer, and Verrett is an Anchorage lawyer.

Darrell Herrera Darrell Herrera has been hired by Bloom Business Jets to lead its charter aircraft business. Herrera was previously at Motorola, where he ran its flight operations.

James Funk James Funk has joined Piper Aircraft as VP of operations. He came from Bombardier, where he was general manager of operations for the Lear 85 program.

John Turner Odyssey Aerospace Components has hired John Turner as director of engineering. He was most recently at Weber Aircraft.

Sean McGeough Sean McGeough is the new president of Nextant Aerospace. McGeough was previously head of Hawker Beechcraft’s operations in most of the world outside North America.

Troy Thrash Air Zoo, the aviation museum at Kalamazoo, Michigan, has hired Troy Thrash as president and CEO. He replaces long-time CEO Bob Ellis, who is retiring after 35 years. Thrash is now the executive director of the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Chris Klaber Chris Klaber has been taken on as a pilot at Aero Charter in St. Louis. He’s captain on their Beech Baron and TBM aircraft and first officer on King Airs and Citations.

Doug Nichols Doug Nichols has been named CEO and board member of Aerion Corporation. He was previously the COO and before that worked for Boeing in a variety of senior management positions.

CAE Inc. Rob Lewis is the new VP for Global Business Aviation Helicopter Maintenance and Training at CAE Inc. He was formerly CEO of Pentastar Aviation.

Sam Hill Sam Hill is the new CEO at Quest Aircraft. Hill has been in the industry for 40 years and recently retired from Honda Aircraft after a stint as president of Embraer Aircraft Corp.