Daily Archives: April 7, 2009

TECT Aerospace has new CFO

April 7, 20092:48 p.m.

TECT Aerospace, based in Wichita, has named Gilles Meurice its new chief financial officer.

Meurice will be responsible for leading financial planning, financial risk management and financial reporting, the company said.

Before joining TECT, Meurice served as director of financial planning and analysis at Allied Signal, director of business process improvement for Nissan North America, vice president of new business ventures with Brunswick Corp. and principal at FGM Consulting.

He has a masters in engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees, a masters in economy from the University of Paris and a master of business administration from Dartmouth College.

TECT Aerospace supplies components and assemblies to the aerospace and aviation industries.

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Hawker Beechcraft, Eclipse Owners Group working on agreement

April 7, 20092:41 p.m.

eclipseHawker Beechcraft Corp. and the Eclipse Owners Group are working on an agreement under which Hawker Beechcraft would provide maintenance upgrades and other aircraft services to members. Members of the group own Eclipse 500 very light jets built by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.

The companies have signed a nonbinding letter of intent and are beginning negotiations for a definitive binding agreement.

The Eclipse Owners group will negotiate with Hawker Beechcraft to keep the Eclipse 500 fleet flying in the event the group is successful in buying the assets of Eclipse Aviation Corp. It is one of several parties wanting to bid on the assets.

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