Thu, Jun 12, 2003
New Vice President of Flight Services Division, Keystone
Helicopter
Keystone Helicopter has appointed Larry W. Adams
(right) to the position of Vice President and General Manager of
the Flight Services Division. Prior to his appointment by Keystone
Helicopter, Mr. Adams was Director of Flight Operations for Rocky
Mountain Holdings, a large helicopter operator. He also served for
many years as operations manager with Petroleum Helicopters,
Inc.
Steve Townes, CEO of Keystone Helicopter and founder of Ranger
Aerospace, said: "Larry Adams brings a wealth of flight operations
and management experience to Keystone Helicopter. He is an
experienced pilot and check airman, which gives him special insight
into the types of operational issues our many pilots face on a
daily basis. Larry is highly regarded in the rotorcraft industry,
and we are very happy that he is joining our leadership team."
Rick Hinkle Moves Up
Keystone Helicopter has also promoted Rick Hinkle
to the newly created position of Vice President of Program
Development. Mr. Hinkle, who joined Keystone Helicopter in 1984,
has been responsible for the firm's marketing and advertising
campaigns for the past 14 years. He developed many of Keystone
Helicopter's most successful marketing programs, such as the
Keystone Medallion Program, and has been instrumental in growing
the firm's business from a small refurbishment shop into a premier
completion center for complex turbine helicopters. In addition, Mr.
Hinkle has been Vice President and General Manager of Keystone
Helicopter's Flight Services Division for the past three years,
during which time the flight program grew into one of the largest
air medical operations in the eastern United States.
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