Every year, we like to profile an avionics manager for the D.O.M. magazine issue that we take to the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) trade show and convention. I find it interesting to interview avionics professionals and learn about the paths they took in their avionics careers. This month, we interviewed Mark Wilken, director of avionics sales for Moline, IL-based Elliott Aviation. This is Wilken’s story.
D.O.M. News
03/01/2014 - 12:00
I am currently participating in a weight loss competition. This is a free competition put on by our community. Teams of four to six individuals are competing against other teams to see who can lose the most weight in three months. There are monetary prizes for the highest percentage of body weight lost for the top individuals and teams. I am in a team with my wife, son, and three other friends.
03/01/2014 - 12:00
In a landmark decision on February 13, a U.S. District Court judge sided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by the City of Santa Monica over the future of Santa Monica Municipal Airport.
03/01/2014 - 12:00
Representatives of Superior Air Parts, Inc., joined with dignitaries from the Industries Federation System of Santa Catarina State (FIESC), the National Service of Industrial Learning (SENAI), and the Santa Catarina State Government to celebrate the grand opening of the state-of-the-art SENAI Santa Catarina (SENAIsc) aviation training institution located in Brazil’s Santa Catarina State.
02/27/2014 - 09:02
Baker Aviation, a full service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, announces that industry veteran, Joe Wehrle has been appointed to director of aviation.
02/27/2014 - 08:52
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating another testing milestone with the Citation Latitude. In only the aircraft’s third flight, the Latitude prototype has successfully achieved full envelope performance for maximum speed (440 KTAS, 506 mph), Mach speed (0.80) and altitude (45,000 ft). The aircraft was cleared for a direct climb to 45,000 ft with a gross takeoff weight of 29,000 pounds.
02/27/2014 - 08:50
StandardAero received Rolls-Royce FIRST Network Customer Satisfaction Award at the HAI Heli-Expo show in Anaheim, CA. The 2014 award represented the fifth consecutive year that the company has been recognized by Rolls-Royce for outstanding customer satisfaction providing M250 engine MRO services and support for helicopter operators.
02/27/2014 - 08:47
AAR (NYSE: AIR) announces that it has earned Boeing Gold Performance Excellence Awards at two of its operating units for the fourth consecutive year. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers that have achieved superior performance. AAR maintained Gold composite performance ratings for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2013.
02/27/2014 - 08:43
True Blue Power®, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc., has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Standard Order (TSO) C179a and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) certification of the TB17 Advanced Lithium-ion Battery. The TB17 is the first lithium-ion engine start battery for business and commercial aviation to receive either certification.
02/27/2014 - 00:07
Duncan Aviation welcomes Tim Lockerby as the company’s new Regional Manager for the Great Lakes region of the United States. Lockerby joined Duncan Aviation in February 2014.
“I’m a strong believer that customer relationships are built face-to-face over time, and that nothing replaces sitting down with a customer and listening. I love to travel and look forward to seeing every single customer in my region and learning as much as I can about them,” says Lockerby.
01/28/2014 - 16:47
ATP, an information services provider for the aircraft maintenance industry, announces the introduction of ATP® Maintenance, an information service providing a rich set of tracking and forecasting functions that are fully integrated with the manufacturer technical publications, global regulations, parts ordering and inventory management in the ATP Aviation Hub™ Cloud Application.
01/28/2014 - 15:21
Elliott Aviation announces it has hired Brian Schank as VP of Sales and Marketing. In his new position, Brian will be responsible for leading all sales and marketing efforts for Elliott Aviation’s aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul operations in Moline, IL, Des Moines, IA and Minneapolis, MN.
01/28/2014 - 11:32
Sabreliner Corporation, which lost half its business during federal government sequestration, has struggled financially since then. A new entity has acquired the debt of Sabreliner's primary lender and plans to take control soon of the company's assets and continue operations. Details about the new ownership will come from them.
F. Holmes Lamoreux, chairman and CEO, and Susan Aselage, president and vice chairman, will be leaving the organization, and the new ownership is expected to meet with employees in the coming weeks.
01/28/2014 - 11:19
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics announces that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a Part 23 Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the MD302 Standby Attitude Module (SAM®).
01/13/2014 - 08:52
Baker Aviation, a full service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, has announced the appointment of Ray Goyco, Jr. to the role of President. Goyco joined Baker Aviation in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer and has successfully implemented a fast-track business plan to grow and expand the Addison, TX-based maintenance facility.
01/07/2014 - 11:54
StarPort, a leading aviation services company, has completed the first B/E Aerospace E-Z LED lighting retrofit on a Falcon 900. The result is a 30 percent savings in weight; a one-third savings in power; and a reduction in cabin heat and damaging ultra violet (UV) radiation over the original fluorescent system.
01/07/2014 - 11:42
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it will expand its industry-leading aircraft service and support organization by adding a new worldwide Product Support Distribution Center (PSDC) located in the NorthPort Industrial Park near the Interstate 95 and Georgia Highway 21 interchange in Savannah.
01/07/2014 - 11:06
The National Air Transportation Association announces that Air BP North America (NA) has chosen NATA Safety 1st as its safety training provider. With this partnership, Air BP customers will benefit from comprehensive training in an easy to administer, self-paced and self-directed online platform through NATA Safety 1st.
01/06/2014 - 08:46
Mike Disbrow, president of Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC, announces that the company has purchased the Jasco Alternator line formerly held by Skytronics Incorporated.
01/01/2014 - 12:00
This year, the theme of my column will be encouraging you to visit sites that commemorate an aviation event, person or place. You might find some bronze tablets that need polishing or a vacant hangar with broken windows. There might be a small aviation museum nearby, one that is open only a few days a week and is run by unpaid volunteers. Find your past. Drive, fly, walk or visit a Web site. Take your friends or family.