From The Trenches

Nicholas Lappos has been hired by Gulfstream Aerospace to be vice president, government programs.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics announced the appointment of Greg Geyer as vice president operations and site manager of its Chandler, Arizona location.

Midcoast Aviation promoted Tony Koprivnik to the new position of Learjet sales and service manager. In addition, Jayme Todd has been appointed Learjet product manager.

Duncan Aviation's Lanny Renshaw was awarded the 2004 New Solutions Contribution Award from Honeywell.

Mike Budziszewski has received the annual North Dakota Professional Aviation Maintenance Association's Mechanic of the Year Award. Budziszewski is a quality control inspector for the University of North Dakota Aerospace's FAA Part 145 Repair Station.

Glenn Brown was appointed president and chief operating officer of Stevens Aviation. Previously Brown was with Rolls-Royce where he was vice president of aftermarket and customer service.

Jet Works Air Center of Denton, Texas has named Bill Schwagart as the new Citation service manager. The company also announced that it has added Kenny Williamson, Carl Reinke, and Charlie Williams to be Citation service experts.

Ken Haley has been named executive vice president of Commuter Air Technology of Scottsdale, Arizona. Haley was formerly with Cutter Aviation.