Aviation News

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.

Jay Gibson Jay Gibson is Hawker Beechcraft’s new VP for special mission aircraft. He was formerly the company’s VP of finance and contracts for its government business organization.

Greg Potter Greg Potter has joined Universal Avionics as western region marketing manager. He was most recently at Rockwell Collins.

Michael Dow Michael Dow is Piper’s pick as chief of production for Piper’s new Altaire light jet. He was formerly at Aurora Flight Sciences as group manager of manufacturing, engineering and tooling.

Leonardo Garcia Leonardo Garcia is the new recruiting specialist for Paramount Aviation Resources Group. He was formerly the lead flight dispatcher at NetJets.

Larry Alexandre Larry Alexandre is the new president of Heli-One, a subsidiary of CHC Helicopters specializing in offshore oil platform work. Alexandre was previously CEO of Sagem Avionics.

Kevin McAndrews Kevin McAndrews has been named director of sales for the aircraft division of Platinum Aviation. McAndrews was previously the co-owner of Sunrise Helicopters in New York and Florida.