Blackhawk Adds African Regional Sales Director

WACO, Texas, October 10, 2011 – Blackhawk, an aviation innovator that in just a decade has established industry leadership in performance improvement systems for single- and twin-engine turboprop aircraft, is expanding its worldwide business in Africa.

To meet this growing demand, the company has appointed Cisca de Lange as, Regional Sales Manager, with responsibility for expanding Blackhawk upgrade product sales throughout the African continent.

“The entire Blackhawk team is pleased to welcome Cisca on board,” said Jim Allmon, Blackhawk President and CEO. “Cisca will enhance our business base in Africa, and we look forward to a mutually prosperous future with her.”

Ms. de Lange brings more than 14 years of aviation industry experience to Blackhawk. She worked for more than a decade with the South African airline, Safair, serving as personal assistant to the company’s managing director. She later joined Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the world’s largest independent provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for aircraft engines and airframes, where she was responsible for the company’s commercial business in Africa. Most recently, she worked with National Airways Corp. (NAC), Africa’s largest general aviation company, in Lanseria, South Africa, and first worked with Blackhawk performance improvement products while affiliated with NAC’s Value Added Products division. Customers can meet her at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 64th Annual Meeting & Convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center, call de Lange at +27-83-514-8532 or email her at [email protected].

Blackhawk will exhibit its products and capabilities at NBAA, located in Booth C6516, Hall C1, Level One, at the convention center throughout the event, Oct. 10-12, 2011.

Blackhawk, founded in 1999 in Waco, Texas, is a recognized aviation leader in providing engine performance solutions to the turboprop fleet. The company has the largest installed fleet of STC twin-engine turboprop engine upgrades, making Blackhawk the largest non-OEM buyer of new Pratt & Whitney turboprop engines in the world. A worldwide network of approved dealers and service support centers complements Blackhawk’s U.S. facilities. For more information, please visit www.blackhawk.aero.