Aviation News

Vickie Elgin Vickie Elgin has been appointed sales manager for Signature Flight Support. She was formerly at Western Petroleum Company as sales manager for contract fuel.

Ian Harman Ian Harman has been hired as the Senior Consultant-Engineering for Rishworth Aviation in Auckland, New Zealand. His major role will be to recruit engineers.

Mark Stevenson Mark Stevenson is the new sales director for the central U.S. and central Canada for Piaggio America. He was formerly with Embraer.

Todd Sigler is AIA’s new Assistant Vice President of Civil Aviation. He was formerly at Cirrus Aircraft, most recently vice president of manufacturing support and process engineering.

Samantha Harlan Samantha Harlan has been named general manager of Uvalde Flight Center. She was most recently the office manager, dispatcher and customer service rep at Tomball Jet Center in Houston.

SkyTech Receives FAA Diamond Award Skytech Inc. received the FAA’s Diamond Award, the highest level award in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Awards program. The Rock Hill, SC company has earned the distinction four years in a row.

Marc Wittingen is Standard Aero’s new director of international sales. He’s been with Standard Aero for two years and was director of customer programs for the PW100 division in Tilburg, Netherlands.

Allan P. Judd has been appointed Chief Test Pilot for E-Green Technologies-21st Century Airships. The company is planning to produce airships, and Judd has been flying airships for more than 20 years.

Eric Midby Patricio Puga Eric Midby has joined Coast Flight Training as chief financial officer. He formerly worked in the real estate development industry. Patricio Puga is an advisor to the board of directors. He’s the former treasurer of Coca Cola and was vice president of ING Bank.

Joe Sambiase Joe Sambiase has been named the General Aviation Manufacturers’ Association’s manager of airworthiness and maintenance. He was formerly with Compass Airlines.