The last time I met Roger Whyte was four years ago at the NBAA Annual Convention in Atlanta at the press conference where his retirement from Cessna was announced, after 28 years being a key player and leader of Cessna's sales force, and leaving behind a legacy that cannot be forgotten. A couple of weeks ago, Roger and I met again for lunch at the...

In a professional career, there sometimes are crucial moments which may tip over one’s life and offer unexpected challenges. Eric Dumas went through this type of upheaval two years ago when an opportunity came up and he decided to move to the other side of our planet in the middle of the South Pacific. Until that time Eric has been Manager of...

The year 2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of ABS Jets. Corporate entities are invariably represented by their product quality, brand image and..., it’s CEO. Vladimir Petak is the torch bearer of ABS Jets and is, as highest executive, responsible to do everything that will ensure the success of a company that in a ten year period has steadily...

Jan Palmer is one of the invited panel members at CEPA EXPO. A country straightens out its airline. Estonian Air is the country’s flag carrier based in Tallinn. The airline is 90% government owned. SAS is in with less than 10% ownership. To get the job done, the airline selected Jan Palmer, a Swedish veteran who has been in the airline...

Richard Koe, Managing Director of WINGX Advance was yesterday’s first key note speaker after the conference opening rituals. WINGX Advance specializes on business aviation intelligence gathering and analysis. To have a key note speaker like Richard as a conference opener is important because the presented facts are frequently referred to in many...

Dorin Ivascu – Mr. Fixit in Romanian Aviation A Dutchman who lived in England moved to Romania as Production Director for a Public and Private Event company. What was the point of keeping his airplane, a Piper Seneca IV in the UK, when he lived 2000 km away? On a misty day he takes off from England for a 7 hour flight to what he called...

Vladimír Peták, CEO ABS Jets There is no doubt that ABS JETS is a major player in business aviation in Central and Eastern Europe and that such is noticed and rec­ognized far beyond that geographical area. The proof of success may be found in the annual financial statements and performance records, in the accommo­dations and facilities...

Dagmar Grossman, CEPA founder and CEO of Grossman Jet Service If there is a bit of a time span between meeting a person and an interval in being part of an event, it gives a better picture of the difference between now and then; maybe a bit of distance is the trick to it. I had not seen Dagmar Grossmann for about two and a half years and so it...