Greenwich AeroGroup Names Jim Ziegler CEO

Greenwich AeroGroup, Inc. named Jim Ziegler as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Prior to joining Greenwich AeroGroup, Mr. Ziegler was the COO of Jet Aviation, spent 21 years with Learjet and Bombardier Inc. in various senior executive management roles. “I am extremely excited to join Greenwich AeroGroup,” commented Mr. Ziegler. “They have positioned themselves to be a major player in the aircraft MRO service business with their acquisitions of Atlantic Aero, Western Aircraft, Summit Aviation, and recently announced agreement to acquire Banner Aerospace. The next few years present an enormous opportunity to create a worldwide network to support OEM’s and aircraft operators. I look forward to expanding the business and building a world class team.”

Pilatus Centre UK Opens PC-12 Facility

Pilatus Aircraft's distributor for the UK, Ireland and Spain has opened a PC-12 engineering and flight training facility at Bournemouth International airport in southern England. Pilatus Centre UK has invested £425,000 ($696,000) in upgrading and converting a former Second World War and BAC hangar into a one-stop support centre for new and pre-owned PC-12s.

Seaport Airlines Picked to Fly in Arkansas

SeaPort Airlines of Oregon will provide service to four Arkansas airports if the airline accepts a smaller contract from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Transportation officials have selected SeaPort to provide service from Harrison, Hot Springs, Jonesboro and El Dorado to Memphis on a 9-seat Pilatus PC-12. The airline asked for almost $7.1 million in subsidies for three daily flights from each airport. The Transportation Department has offered about $6 million for 18 flights a week with reduced service on the weekend.

Yeti Airlines to Fly PC-6 in More Remote Places

Yeti Airlines is all set to expand its network by launching flights to remote places in Nepal that are unattended by many airline companies. They will soon start chartered flights to Langtang, Jiri, Dhorpatan and Syangboche. Single-engine aircraft, which have short take-off and landing capability, are vital for airlines serving small airfields located in high altitudes. Pilatus Porter was first used in Nepal in May 1960 to ferry transportation and climbing equipment of Swiss Dhaulagiri Himalaya Expedition. Nepal Airlines Corporation, the state-owned airline company, also used three Pilatus Porters from 1961 to 1998.