Tim Clevenger has been named vice president of marketing and brand management for The Papé Group Inc., parent company of Flightcraft, which has FBOs in Portland and Eugene, Ore. Clevenger joined The Papé Group Inc. in 2000 and previously served as director of corporate development. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Marylhurst […]
San Diego ramp raid not a TSA action
After news broke last week of the Transportation Security Administration‘s unauthorized inspections of pilots, employees and baggage at airports in Florida, Tennessee and Georgia, concern about TSA plans for random screening at general aviation FBOs has grown. On Feb. 10, what turned out to be a law enforcement training session at San Diego Montgomery Field […]
AOPA chief supports FAA funding bill in Congressional testimony
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association President Craig L. Fuller told Congress on Feb. 11 that AOPA members strongly support the new Federal Aviation Administration funding (reauthorization) bill, just introduced in the House of Representatives. Testifying during the sixth week of his presidency, Fuller reminded the House Transportation and Infrastructure Aviation subcommittee that he has flown […]
Field Aviation subsidiary sold
Field Aviation Co. has sold its subsidiary, Navair Inc., to its current general manager, Mike Espeut, and his business partner, John Raposo. Navair started as the avionics division of Field Aviation East in Toronto. It later became a separate subsidiary, supplying test and measurement products and services to the communications industry. Field Aviation, which celebrated […]
Heli-Expo prepares for takeoff
Preparations for Heli-Expo 2009, slated for Feb. 22-24 in Anaheim, Calif., are underway. According to officials at the Helicopter Association International, registrations are at 97% of last year’s record-breaking attendance of 17,373 aviation professionals. Exhibitors total 565, with more than 65 helicopters slated to share the showroom floor. For more information: HeliExpo.com
Tax webinar slated
An introduction to the tax benefits of using owner/pilot-flown aircraft for business purposes is slated for Feb. 17. The program, put on by Wolcott & Associates, a CPA firm with a practice limited solely to the aviation industry, begins with a discussion of the IRS regulations governing business use of owner/pilot-flown aircraft, and includes the […]
Omniflight opens Houston base
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc., a provider of air medical services, has opened a new air medical services base in Houston associated with HCA Houston, which is a network of hospitals, diagnostic imaging facilities, cancer care programs, emergency care centers and outpatient surgery facilities throughout Greater Houston. The Houston base will be located on the campus of […]
Ship It AOG names new COO
Ship it AOG, an international aviation parts distributor, has promoted Raymond Goyco to the position of chief operating officer (COO). Goyco joined Ship it AOG in 2006 as vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to joining Ship it AOG, Goyco served in sales and marketing positions with Raytheon Corporation and Aviall, Inc., and served […]
‘New’ FAA funding bill introduced in House
A new FAA funding bill, one nearly identical to the 2007 House version, was introduced on Feb. 9 by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn) and Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.). Last year’s House bill was backed by and most of general aviation because it retained the current funding method […]