David Smith took over as president and CEO of Robinson Helicopter Company. Smith joined Robinson last year as v-p of operations after a long career at Bell in engineering, program management, product development, and senior executive positions. He also led the Textron Aviation unit TRU Simulation & Training. Smith succeeds Kurt Robinson, who retired from Robinson after more than 40 years with the California helicopter maker founded by his father Frank. Robinson, 66, spent most of his professional career at the company from its inception and took over leadership of the company when the late Frank Robinson retired in 2010.
Private jet charter service Wheels Up Experience promoted former chairman of operations Dave Holtz to COO. Before joining Wheels Up, Holtz ran the operations and customer center at Delta Air Lines. Also at Wheels Up, Rob Hamilton was appointed as the new senior v-p of operations, Pat Busscher as senior v-p of management, Patrick Burns as senior v-p of flight operations, Todd Wesoloskie as v-p of flight operations, and Al Mann as v-p of safety, security, and compliance.
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