2019 Archives

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced today that it has promoted two individuals within its maintenance department. Steve Myers has been promoted to Jet Service Manager. His primary duties include day-to-day operations with a focus on allocating manpower and driving production to meet customer needs. He has been with Western Aircraft for 13 years […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, is pleased to announce that it has promoted Beau Hawkins to the position of Avionics Sales Manager. For the last 18 months, Mr. Hawkins has served as an Avionics Lead with Western Aircraft. In his new role, he will work collaboratively with the MRO Sales team to support its […]

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today that it has received the HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion Award from the U.S. Department of Labor for 2019 for its efforts to recruit, employ and retain the nation’s veterans. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans (HIRE Vets) Award is the only veteran hiring […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today that it is now stocking flight controls for Pilatus PC-12 Legacy and NextGen airframes. Western Aircraft’s Parts Distribution stocks thousands of parts, including FAA-approved line items, rotable components, modification kits and now flight controls. Additionally, they have added elevators, rudders, ailerons and flaps for Pilatus PC-12 aircraft […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today the Over the Counter Parts branch of the organization has expanded its hours of operation to include a swing shift in order to better serve its growing body of domestic and international customers. Western Aircraft stocks or manages more than 20,000 FAA-approved line items, rotable components and […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today that in addition to being the largest Pilatus dealer in the world and applying more than 145,000 work hours to PC-12 maintenance in the last five years, it now extends its expertise as the industry leader in heavy maintenance on the Pilatus PC-24 aircraft. Western Aircraft has […]

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup Company, announced today that it has entered into a new extension of its 2012 agreement with Northrop Grumman to continue building Faraday Cages for the Fire Scout program. Under this extension, Summit Aviation will support the delivery of an additional five Faraday Cages in 2019. Summit Aviation is responsible for […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced today it is now authorized to work on Williams International FJ44 engines for the various models of Cessna Citation Jets. Western Aircraft is extremely familiar with these engines as a Williams Authorized Service Facility for the Pilatus PC-24. This new Williams FJ44 engine authorization allows Western to also […]

Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced today that The Boeing Company has awarded it a follow-on Oil Tank System contract to support the Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team aircraft upgrade, from the F/A-18C/D Hornet to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. In August 2018, the Navy awarded The Boeing Company the contract to configure nine […]

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced today that Alex Almonte has joined its MRO Sales team as a Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Almonte will cover the Southwest and Midwest region territories for Falcon, Gulfstream, Embraer Legacy/Praetor and Hawker customers. Prior to coming to Western Aircraft, Mr. Almonte spent nearly ten years in aviation leadership […]

Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced recently that it has added a Regional Sales Manager to its Sales team. Aria Bahawdory joins PAA as the new Regional Sales Manager. In this role, he will focus on building and growing relationships with both new and existing customers. Mr. Bahawdory has extensive experience in aviation […]

Summit Aviation Manufacturing, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announced today that it has added a Business Development Representative to its Sales team. Tara Connell most recently served as a Senior Buyer for Honda Aircraft, Major Structures. Prior to that, she spent several years at Northrop Grumman working her way up from an intern, to her final […]