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STS Aviation Group Promotes Three STS Aviation Group announced several executive level promotions. Mark Smith is now the group president of STS AeroStaff Services, STS Line Maintenance, and STS Engineering Solutions. He has been with STS for 12 years. Smith was instrumental in the purchase, startup and continued growth of the three divisions he now heads. Tom Covella has been promoted to group president of STS Component Solutions. Covella will continue to lead his team to new diversifications of product offerings and growth, says the company. Philip
Anson, Jr., president, has assumed the role of
CEO of the STS Aviation Group. Anson started his career with STS in 1997. He spearheaded the STS Aviation Group development from a mechanic staffing company to a diversified aviation company with four divisions. Anson will identify new prospects for acquisitions, lead the vision of the company, and be responsible for the continued growth of the STS Aviation Group in its entirety. Bob Greene, previously CEO, has been named executive chairman. He will continue to be involved with operational issues of each division, acting as the liaison between the executive team and board of directors while also concentrating strategic focus on the company’s continued expansion.
Duncan Adds Desmond to AOG Engine Rapid Response Duncan Aviation named Tony Desmond as team leader of its Long Island, NY business aircraft AOG Engine Rapid Response team located at the Republic Airport. Desmond comes to Duncan Aviation with 22 years of aviation experience, most recently managing maintenance for five business aircraft as the owner of NexGen Aircraft Management and chief inspector for seven years with Executive Jet Management.
Although Desmond is new to the Duncan
Aviation team, he is not new to Duncan Aviation. “I have been a Duncan Aviation customer for years,” Desmond says. “I introduced my customers to Duncan Aviation paint, interior and avionics services.” Desmond can be reached at 203.805.1400.
Latitude Technologies Recruits Peter Parrish as VP of Operations Latitude Technologies hired Peter Parrish as its new vice president of Operations. Prior to accepting the position, Parrish had consulted with the company and had served as interim general manager. “Peter brings with him years of proven operational and sales
PATS Aircraft Systems Receives FAA Diamond Award
of Excellence PATS Aircraft Systems has received the Diamond Award of Excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for the second consecutive year, in recognition of PATS’ commitment to aviation safety through maintenance technician training. The award requires 100 percent participation from all eligible employees and reflects the individual and collective commitment to excellence in training at PATS. Each individual employee enrolled in the FAA’s Maintenance Technician Program and was required to complete established levels of recurrent and new training as part of PATS’ rigorous and ongoing training regimen. PATS Aircraft Systems’ Georgetown, Delaware campus includes its FAA Part 145 Repair Station, STC & PMA ODA and aircraft systems manufacturing. PATS is a Boeing authorized BBJ Service Center focused on accommodating aircraft for interior completion, maintenance, modifications and auxiliary fuel tank installations. PATS’ ODA and Engineering Services are also available to support design and certification requirements of each in-house project or additional project work on behalf of global customers.
Soloy Approved for SD Engine Conversion Kit for AS350B
Soloy Aviation Solutions has been approved for a SD engine conversion kit for the AS350B helicopter. The SD kit includes the same Honeywell LTS101-600A-3A engine used on Soloy’s SD1 installation.
While the Honeywell powered versions of the AS350B model helicopter have been available for many years, all previous conversions required the conversion of the complete drive train to that used on the original AS350D model. Soloy’s
conversion kit is specifically suited to the B model engine installation and drive train – saving time and costs for both the installation and the operators. The SD kit configuration is approved on Soloy’s existing STC SH5815SW and is based on the popular SD1 kit for the AS350BA and the SD2 kit for the AS350B2. Besides the Honeywell engine the kit includes 95% of the parts used in the other two conversion kits. The differences are primarily in the instruments and instrument markings with only the SD2 using an electronic over speed control system.
The AFS inlet barrier filter system and AKV cycle counter options are approved for all kits. “The use of many common parts will greatly reduce the cost of future airframe model upgrades,” Dave Stauffer, CEO of Soloy commented. “It also opens the opportunity for more models of the AS350 for conversions,” Stauffer added.
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Western Aircraft Receives Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award
Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced that it has received a 2011 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance. Western Aircraft maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2010, to Sept. 30, 2011. This year, Boeing recognized 529 suppliers who achieved either a Gold or Silver level Boeing Performance Excellence Award. Western Aircraft is one of only 407 suppliers to receive the Silver level of recognition. “We are honored to receive Boeing’s Supplier Excellence Award,” said Greenwich
AeroGroup’s Senior Vice President Fixed Wing MROs Jeff Mihalic. “At Western Aircraft we are committed to delivering quality services that exceed our customer’s expectations. On behalf of everyone at Western Aircraft we thank Boeing for this recognition.” Western provides inspection and repair work on F-15 tire and wheel assemblies.
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