Ernie Edwards has been appointed senior vice president and chief commercial officer for Aerion. In his role, Edwards has responsibility for all sales-related activity on Aerion’s Mach 1.5 As2 supersonic business jet. He reports to Aerion CEO Doug Nicols. Edwards retired as president of Embraer Executive Jets in late 2013. While at Embraer, he also served as vice president of sales and marketing for North America. Most recently, Edwards served as non-executive chairman of Veling Tayara Ltd., a Dubai-based leasing company for business jets.
The National Business Aviation Association has joined a federal lawsuit to preserve business aviation access to East Hampton Airport in New York. Town officials are poised to implement a number of noise and access restrictions that the NBAA calls “unfair, unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory.” “Despite repeated warnings to town officials from NBAA and other aviation interests that local airports do not have the authority to regulate the types of aircraft that can operate at the airport, East Hampton is setting the stage for years of costly
Companies involved in newsgathering, agriculture and rail transport have partnered with the FAA in the hope of extending operations of small unmanned aircraft beyond the limits outlined in proposed rules unveiled in January. CNN, PrecisionHawk and BNSF Railway have committed significant resources to the FAA’s Pathfinder program, Administrator Michael Huerta announced in Atlanta on May 6 at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s Unmanned Systems 2015 convention. All three are interested in operations outside the restrictions of t
General aviation deliveries in all categories fell during the first three months of 2015 compared to the same period of 2014, according to a new report by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
Avcorp Industries is exploring merger and acquisition opportunities and is in advanced discussions with “arm’s-length parties” for the possible acquisition of “certain business units,” that are complementary to its operations and customers, the company said.
As the country’s workforce ages, manufacturers must rethink the way they manage employees and how they do business, said presenters in a discussion on The Aging Workforce in Manufacturing.
Alain Bellemare’s first actions after two months as Bombardier’s CEO are to slow Global business jet production, unveil plans to float a small stake in the rail business and confirm Swiss International Air Lines as the launch operator for the CSeries airline.
Cirrus Aircraft is expanding its “Vision Center” in Knoxville, Tennessee, after a site search that included 15 states and 30 airport locations, the company said.
Honeywell Aerospace has introduced a new router, the CNX-250, which will allow business aircraft to connect to a cellular network while on the ground and then transition to a satellite connection while in flight.
ExecuJet manages a fleet of 165 business aircraft worldwide—including a significant number of Bombardier Global and Gulfstream-sized jets—boosting Luxaviation’s combined fleet to more than 250 business aircraft, second only to NetJets.
Custom Aircraft Cabinets has expanded its metal fabrication capabilities, giving the company the ability to supply build-ready components to the cabinet and upholstery shops.
