NATA Elects Three Directors to Board
/The National Air Transportation Association elected three new members to its board of directors at the annual membership meeting on May 4.
Read MoreJamie Rose Named Chief Brand Manager at Business Jet Center
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Business Jet Center (BJC) has appointed Jamie Rose to the new position of chief brand manager.
Rose will be responsible for managing the customer service experience as well as brand management, including marketing, advertising and technology integration, for the FBOs at DAL and OAK.
Previously, Rose was executive flight solutions manager for Business Jet Access, a sister company of Business Jet Center, which specializes in aircraft charter, management and maintenance.
“Jamie Rose brings to this new position a fresh approach to delivering an exceptional customer service experience,” Business Jet Center director Bill Moltenbrey said. “Under her leadership, we look forward to increasing the value of our brand and better serving the needs of both our base and transient customers.”
Rose is an FAA Certified Flight Attendant and became an FAA Certified Aircraft Dispatcher after receiving an NBAA Scholarship.
Cal Lewis Joins Jet Source as Maintenance Manager
/Cal Lewis has joined Jet Source as maintenance manager – 145 and will be directly responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the company’s FAA-approved airframe and engine maintenance business.
Read MoreWooten Returns to Cutter Aviation as Regional Aircraft Sales Manager
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R.D. Wooten has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. He had worked for Cutter Aviation in the 1980s and 1990s.Cutter Aviation has appointed R.D. Wooten to the new regional aircraft sales manager role at Cutter Aircraft Sales in Phoenix.
Wooten is no stranger to Cutter Aviation. He spent more than 20 years through the 1980s and 1990s with Cutter Aircraft Sales as a Beechcraft sales representative. His experience and history with the company made him a perfect choice for the new position, in which he will manage sales and acquisitions of pre-owned turbine and jet aircraft and high-performance piston aircraft for Cutter Aviation. Wooten will also be the Arizona sales manager for the Cutter Aviation Southwestern U.S. dealership for the American Champion Aircraft family of aerobatic and backcountry light aircraft.
Wooten started in aviation more than 30 years ago as a flight instructor and charter pilot building flight time from a small airport in Missouri. Moving to Phoenix in the late 1970s, Wooten began his aircraft sales career in 1979 with Cutter Aviation as a salesman for the Beechcraft dealership at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. His two decades of experience with Cutter Aviation and Beechcraft and experience in the past decade with EADS-Socata (now Daher-Socata) TBM 700 and 850 turboprop single aircraft afforded Wooten the opportunity to develop a high-level understanding of the executive piston, turboprop and light jet market.
Phillips 66 Aviation Promotes Mason and Hansen
/Phillips 66 Aviation has promoted Scott Mason and Clint Hansen to support its FBO network.
Read MoreNBAA Announces 34 Maintenance TRACS Winners
/NBAA and its Maintenance Committee congratulated 34 recipients of the 2011 Maintenance Technical Reward and Career Scholarship (TRACS) at NBAA’s 26th Annual Maintenance Management Conference on April 5 in San Diego.
Read MoreJet Source Promotes Brentzel to President
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Jay Brentzel, president and director of operations at Jet Source (KCRQ).Jet Source (KCRQ) has promoted Jay Brentzel to the office of president.
Brentzel will also continue as director of operations for the company.
As president, Brentzel is responsible for the overall strategic planning, fiscal management, business development and day-to-day activities at Jet Source. As director of operations, Brentzel is responsible for performance and safe operations of all Jet Source managed aircraft, including oversight of the flight operations, flight standards and maintenance departments.
Brentzel holds a bachelor of science degree in aviation from Utah Valley State College and has accumulated more than 6000 hours of flight time as a professional pilot. Brentzel is rated in a number of different corporate jet aircraft including the super-midsize Falcon 50 and the long-range Gulfstream 400.
"Jet Source is a great company, and I am excited to assume this leadership position," Brentzel said. "I am looking forward to working with a dynamic team of proven aviation professionals and growing the business to new heights. The future is bright for Jet Source and our opportunities are unlimited," Brentzel said.
NATF Names Scholarship Winners
/The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) has announced the winners of its Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship, Pioneers of Flight Scholarship and NATA Business Scholarship.
Read MorePhillips 66 Aviation Promotes Key Staff to Support Expanding Dealer Network
/Phillips 66® Aviation has announced the promotion of key team members to support the continuing, rapid growth of what is the nation’s largest network of branded fixed base operators (FBOs), now numbering 779.
Read MoreParagon Aviation Group Hires Scott Jefvert as Director of Sales
/Paragon Aviation Group is pleased to announce the addition of Scott Jefvert to the company.
Read MoreAC-U-KWIK Launches FBO Connection Blog
/AC-U-KWIK has tapped FBO operations and marketing veterans John Enticknap and Ron Jackson to write a weekly blog column specifically aimed at the FBO community.
On the blog, called FBO Connection, Enticknap and Jackson will provide insight into winning strategies to help FBO owners, operators and managers run a more successful operation. The column can be found in the monthly release of the AC-U-KWIK Alert e-newsletter, and starting in February, it will appear on the home page of acukwik.com.
Million Air Appoints General Manager at Tallahassee
/Colonel Domenick M. Eanniello U.S.A.F. (Ret) has joined Million Air as the General Manager of Million Air Tallahassee. Eanniello recently completed a 29-year career with the United States Air Force before joining Million Air and the REW group of companies’ senior leadership team.
Read MoreMillion Air Appoints General Manager at Houston
/Robert Lee has joined Million Air as the General Manager of Million Air Houston. Lee has more than 20 years of experience in direct managerial and aviation operations. He comes to Houston from Wheeling, Ill., where he was the General Manager at Atlantic Aviation.
Read MoreACSF Announces New Board Member Charles O'Dell
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the selection of Charles O’Dell, Director of Operations of Sun Air Jets, Camarillo, Calif., as the newest member of the ACSF Board of Governors.
O’Dell, who has 21 years of experience in aviation, began his career as a flight instructor and flew for the U.S. Forest Service. He has held various positions over the years, such as flight department chief pilot, airline captain and check airman.
Read MoreLong time friend to General Aviation Retires
/As the General Aviation community assembles in Atlanta, Ga., for the 63rd NBAA Meeting & Convention, one of the industry’s leaders is marking a professional and personal milestone. After 40 years with the company his father founded (founded as Valley Oil Company and today Air BP Aviation Services), Mike Delk has announced his retirement.
Read MoreBanyan Announces John Mason, Director of FBO Services
/Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) recently announced the appointment of John Mason as Director of FBO Services.
Read MoreACSF Announces New Honorary Board Member James Ballough
/The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is pleased to announce the selection of James J. Ballough, former director of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Flight Standards Service, as the newest member of the ACSF Board of Governors.
Read MoreCurt Spangler Takes Territory Sales Manager Job at The Hiller Group
/Curt Spangler has joined The Hiller Group as territory sales manager for Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Read MoreNew Senior Management Position Announcements for Million Air
/Million Air announces three changes to its management team in August. Senior management changes within the Million Air Network: Terry Bennett returns to Million Air Anchorage as General Manager; Blaise Sharkey assumes the Operations Manager position in Million Air White Plains; and MaryKathryn Floyd has been promoted to General Manager of Million Air Fayetteville.
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