Cabin Innovations, Lewisville, Texas, named Gary Stephens Engineering manager. He will be responsible for leading the engineering team and advancing the design and development capabilities for VIP galleys and interiors.
Oil and gas helicopter operator Bristow Group has taken delivery of its first AgustaWestland AW189 super-medium helicopter. The first aircraft, G-OENB, was delivered to the company’s base at Norwich, Norfolk on April 18. The AW189 was certified by the EASA in February, with Bristow becoming the aircraft’s launch customer, and the first to operate one of the new super-medium class of helicopter, which also includes the Airbus Helicopters EC175 and the Bell 525, due to fly later this year.
One of the Aviation Safety Action Program’s most important goals is to address problems at the company level, particularly conditions that might cause further incidents. This requires Event Review Committee members who are motivated to search out the underlying causes and smart enough to recognize them when found. Unfortunately, too often committee members lack sufficient understanding of human factors.
Dart Aerospace, Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada, named Rick Golob as director of Aftermarket Support and Services responsible for aligning and managing Dart’s repair and overhaul network.
Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., announced the Corey Wilkinson has been appointed to the newly created position of sales manager for the Latin America sales region. He will be responsible for developing the business aviation market for the company in Latin American, including Mexico. He will be based in St. Louis, Mo.
In today’s litigious society, it’s a given that lawyers representing accident victims will try to access a company’s safety data in order to show that it failed to take all prudent steps to prevent the mishap. Obviously there needs to be a balance between the protection of accident data and the administration of justice, regulatory action and the public’s right to know.
National Business Aviation Association, Washington, announced that Greg Voos is the new regional representative for the Southeast U.S. He succeeds Harry Houckes who retired in February. Voos is an NBAA Certified Aviation Manager as well as an IS-BAO auditor. He has held positions at Home Depot flight department and Delta Airlines.
NationAir Aviation, West Chicago, Ill., added Dirk Olsen to its team of aviation insurance professionals as director of business insurance. Olsen is based at the company’s headquarters at DuPage Airport in suburban Chicago.
JetSuite, Irvine, Calif., named Frank Buratti as its vice president Technical and System Operations. He worked as director of System Operations at JetBlue Airways for over 14 years and has held positions at El Al Israel and Pan American Airlines.
