People In Aviation: December 2017
Brian Barents becomes executive chairman of Aerion, Dave Edwards is the first CEO of BACA-the Air Charter Association and Matthew Hutchison is Aurora COO.

Brian Barents is taking the new role as executive chairman of Aerion. Previously co-chairman, Barents brings decades of experience to the role, including his time as senior v-p of sales and marketing for Cessna, president of Learjet and CEO of Galaxy Aerospace. In addition to his work with Aerion, Barents serves or has served on the boards of a number of aerospace companies, including Kaman, CAE and The Nordam Group.