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Max Motschmann
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) presented Max Motschmann with the François Chavatte Award. This saward honors Motschmann, former CEO of International Jet Management Asia and founder of the Philippines chapter of the Asia Business Aviation Association (AsBAA), for his passion for and leadership in expanding business aviation over his more than 50-year aviation career.
Pete Schneider
King Aerospace hired Pete Schneider as its new v-p of program management and special projects. Schneider comes from Boeing, where he was senior manager of interiors overseeing the conversion of two 747-200Bs for use as Air Force One.
Min Kao and Gary Burrell
Garmin co-founders Min Kao and the late Gary Burrell have been named to the prestigious National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF), in recognition of their lifetime achievements and contributions to the aviation and aerospace industry. Both men founded Garmin in 1989 with the goal of bringing GPS technology to a broad range of markets, with an emphasis on aviation.
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