Aviation News

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 […]

Joe Radosky Joe Radosky is the new director of marketing for the Santa Fe Rocket Race Team. He’s been a pilot since he was a teenager and now flies a Citation for a charter firm.

Paul Feldman Paul Feldman has been hired by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association as its vice president of government affairs. Feldman was previously at Washington consulting firm APCO Worldwide where he advised GAMA on government relations, policy and strategy. Prior to that he represented the FAA in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Pilots for two of Lufthansa’s regional carriers in Germany staged a one-day strike on Monday, canceling hundreds of flights… The Air Force is reopening the bidding for its $35 billion Air Force tanker contract. Northrop Grumman had won, but Boeing protested, now the competition starts over… Five aviation workers were charged with manslaughter in a […]

Ray Miller Ray Miller has been promoted to VP and GM of Universal Avionics Corp.’s instrument division in Duluth, Ga. He was most recently the general manager of the instrument division.

Bob Johnson, Group CEO of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Holding, has retired. He held the position since 2006 and is 60.