Monday, August 21, 2006
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Eclipse
Eclipse Aviation elected Brandon Jones to its board of directors. Jones has extensive experience in investment banking, securities law and private investing, and is currently co-head of private investments for Polygon Investment Partners LLP.
HondaJet
Honda Motor Company named Michimasa Fujino, the chief engineer who has shepherded the development of the HondJet, president of Honda Aircraft, which will start full operations in October at its Greensboro, NC, facility.
NBAA
National Business Aircraft Association named Stephen Hadley as its regional representative in the southwest and Robert Quinn as the central region representative. Hadley covers Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The post functions as an "outside-the-Beltway" voice for the business aviation community. Hadley has served as a corporate pilot, director of flight operations for Abilene Aero and Lubbock Aero, and vice president of the Texas Air Center.
Quinn is responsible for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Prior to joining NBAA, Quinn spent more than 22 years with TAG Aviation as a captain on Gulfstream and Hawker aircraft. He also has held a number of engineering and marketing management positions with The Trane Company and Emerson Electric.
SkyWest
SkyWest (SKYW) named Patricia Stambelos to the position of assistant general counsel. Based in Los Angeles, Stambelos oversees all labor and employment litigation in California and will assist in significant legislation throughout the airline. Stambelos joins SkyWest after working for several leading California employment law firms, where she gained expertise defending companies accused of various employment transgressions.

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