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National Air Transportation Association The new executive vice president of the National Air Transportation Association is Jim Coon, who is now the chief of stafffor the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Also, Amy Koranda has been appointed vice president of NATA.

Benoit Beaulieu Benoit Beaulieu is the new VP of human resources at Esterline CMC. He was formerly at L-3 MAS.

Cessna brought the new version of its Citation Sovereign business jet to NBAA in Orlando this week, with a Garmin G5000 avionics suite and new Pratt & Whitney PW306D engines. Like other newer Citation models, the New Sovereign will have winglets. The upgrades will boost the range by 150 nm, for a total range of […]

Deanna White Deanna White has been named president of Flexjet. She was formerly the company’s VP of finance and administration. She replaces Fred Reid, who is retiring.

David Morris David Morris is the new division manager for flight operations for the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. He’s been with the department since 2008 and was formerly a Nebraska state trooper.

Jeff Van West Jeff Van West is Redbird Flight Simulations’ director of media relations. He was previously the editor of IFR magazine and a regular contributor to AVweb and Aviation Consumer magazine.

AVweb‘s daily coverage of the 2012 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association gathering (AOPA Summit 2012) in Palm Springs, California concludes with a gallery of photos from the show. This image gallery requires JavaScript. [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original size ] [ original […]

The same company that five years ago introduced modern attainable full-motion general aviation flight simulators to flight schools is set to broaden their influence. The company currently has more than 300 simulators working in flight schools and has expanded its attention to training curriculum. Redbird Skyport at San Marcos, Texas, is the company’s training facility […]

The world’s most successful manufacturer of kit planes is tentatively entering the OEM market with an initial run of 12 deluxe copies of its RV-12 LSA. In a podcast interview with AVweb at AOPA Summit in Palm Springs, Van’s Aircraft founder and president Dick VanGrunsven said it was a market the company was thinking about […]

Hawker Beechcraft Systems has an in-house program to upgrade Bonanza aircraft with new avionics, new engines and new ergonomics as part of its Xtra program. Upgrades range in cost from the tens of thousands to roughly $100,000 and offer improvements in comfort, speed, range and style. Upgrading the air conditioning alone can add knots to […]