People News: Elliott Names Jude Zimmerman Completions Sales Manager
MOLINE, Ill., May 11, 2006 --- Elliott Aviation today announced that Jude Zimmerman has been named completions sales manager for the Moline, Ill.-based aviation services company. Zimmerman, is responsible for promoting the capabilities of Elliott's $6 million Completion Center at Quad Cities International Airport (MLI).
Opened in 2003, the 48,000-square-foot Elliott Aviation Completion Center features a state-of-the-art 5,600-square-foot downdraft paint bay capable of handling medium jet aircraft up to the Hawker Horizon and Citation X, and an 8,000-square-foot interior and cabinet shop.
Danny Ball has joined Elliott Aviation from Bombardier-Tucson to take over Zimmerman's former position as interiors manager. Kirk Wood will continue as manager of Elliott's paint facility.
Since joining Elliott Aviation in 2005, Zimmerman has been instrumental in developing a number of innovative completion and refurbishment projects for Elliott Aviation customers, including the installation of a new King Air 300 series interior in an older model King Air B200 and the complete refurbishment of five Hawker 1000 aircraft, along with numerous other Falcon, Citation and Beechjet aircraft.
Zimmerman has more than 30 years' experience in corporate aviation, including 17 years as interior and cabinet shop manager at Raytheon Aircraft Services in Houston and San Antonio.
"Jude has shown incredible imagination when it comes to helping aircraft owners to maximize the value and comfort of their aircraft," said Elliott Aviation Chief Operating Officer Don Jay. "We are excited to enable Jude to work even closer with aircraft owners to help them take advantage of the services we offer at our Completion Center."
Celebrating 70 years of innovation, Elliott Aviation is a full-service business aviation center offering comprehensive and customer focused aviation solutions. Serving the business aviation industry nationally and internationally, they have facilities in Moline, Ill., Des Moines, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minn., and Omaha, Neb. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and has been selling and servicing business aircraft since 1936.