Aviation News

Brig. Gen. Carr Brig. Gen. Charles (Chuck) Carr is the new National Vice Commander of the Civil Air Patrol. An incorrect photo accompanied last week’s announcement of the appointment.

Stephane Mayer Stephane Mayer, who was CEO of EADS Socata before it was sold to DAHER, has now been hired in his old role by the new company. He spent the interim as CEO of ATR, a turboprop regional airliner manufacturer.

Drew McEwen Drew McEwen is the new Director of Sales, Americas for Piper Aircraft. McEwen had a 28-year career in sales at Hawker Beechcraft before joining Piper.

Randy Brown Randy Brown has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Gulfstream’s Mexicali site, which makes various subassemblies and components for Gulfstream aircraft. Brown has been with Gulfstream since 2006 as senior manager of production operations in Savannah.

Jim Garrett Jim Garrett is the new vice president of operations at REBTECH, which specializes in night vision conversions for aircraft and helicopters. Garrett has worked in the field for 40 years.

Ron Gunnarson Ron Gannarson has been named vice president of marketing and communications at Hawker Beechcraft. He was most recently director of marketing.

Roger Sperry Roger Sperry is the new senior vice president of international sales at Gulfstream Aerospace. He was formerly division vice president for South America and the Far East. He’s credited with the major success Gulfstream has achieved in the Chinese market, where 63 percent of large cabin business jets are Gulfstreams.

Bob Conyers Bob Conyers is the new Director of Safety Management at Baldwin Aviation in Hilton Head Island, SC. Conyers was formerly at Global Aerospace for 23 years, most recently as Manager of General Aviation Safety.

Gary Martin is the head of Aftermarket Sales, Marketing and Service at Bombardier. He was most recently at Honeywell and has 25 years in the industry.

Dale Hawkins is the new Airframe Sales Manager for StandardAero. He spent 28 years at Kal-Aero/Duncan Aviation in various capacities.