Aircraft
People in Aviation December 2024
FlightSafety International promotes Barbara Telek to president
People in Aviation - December 2024 headshots

FlightSafety International promoted Barbara Telek to president, succeeding Brad Thress.  A former Textron Aviation executive, Thress retired after serving at the helm of FlightSafety since February 2020. Telek had served with the company as CFO since 2023. Before that, she held roles as executive v-p of strategic initiatives for FlightSafety’s sibling NetJets and as CFO for NetJets' Executive Jet Management unit.

Kyle Bonda was appointed as Gulfstream Aerospace’s regional sales manager for the U.S. East Coast. Bonda’s previous experience includes aircraft sales and acquisitions and market intelligence, in addition to aircraft operations, charter, and management.