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Chip Fichtner Joins Associated Air Center
By: David A. Lombardo
Caption: Associated Air Center named Chip Fichtner as vice president of engineering. Fichtner previously served as director of production, engineering and program
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Associated Air Center named Chip Fichtner as vice president of engineering. Fichtner previously served as director of production, engineering and program management for Gore Design Completions, where he led the engineering, operations and program management effort on multiple single-aisle and widebody executive completions. Before he joined Gore, Fichtner was vice president of engineering and quality for Ozark Aircraft Systems, where he led a start-up VIP completion and MRO business to gross sales of more than $100 million. Fichtner has also held leadership positions for Chrysler Technologies Airborne Systems and Grumman.