Aviation News

Marc Viggiano Marc Viggiano has taken over as president and CEO of Saab Sensis. He was previously senior vice president and director of corporate development for Sensis Corporation.

Jet Source Joey Crawford is the new chief inspector for the maintenance and avionics department of Jet Source. He has a 36-year career in the industry and most recently worked for Crownair.

Bob Stangarone Bob Stangarone, Cessna’s VP of Corporate Communications, left the company abruptly last week. He said in an e-mail to colleagues that it was “time to move on” and said his immediate plans were to relocate to be nearer his family on the east coast.

Roger Whyte Former Cessna executive Roger Whyte has been named special counsel to NBAA President Ed Bolen to prepare for the Asian Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (ABACE) next March. Whyte was responsible for developing the Asian market for Cessna.

Dennis Hildreth Dennis Hildreth is Aircell’s new manager for OEM sales. He was formerly at Rockwell Collins and Hawker Beechcraft.

Todd Simmons Todd Simmons is Cirrus Aircraft’s new executive vice president for sales and marketing. He was formerly vice president of marketing.

LMI Aerospace LMI Aerospace has promoted Ryan P. Bogan to chief operating officer. Bogan was previously CEO of D3 Technologies, which LMI acquired in 2007.

Franz Gilbert Franz Gilbert has been named director of human resources technologies at Gulfstream. He was formerly at RiseSmart.com.

John Warren John Warren is the new Operations Manager at Sierra Industries in Uvalde, TX. He oversees the modification and maintenance operations of the company.

Paul Lu Paul Lu has been appointed Gulfstream’s director of product support for Asia, based in Hong Kong. He was previously on-site program manager in California for the G650 development program.