Summit Aviation, an aircraft maintenance and modification centre and Greenwich AeroGroup Company located in Middletown, Delaware, has promoted Dennis Hurst to the position of regional sales manager.

A veteran of the US Marine Corps, Hurst has 17 years of mechanical experience with 15 of those years dedicated to aviation. He was initially introduced to Summit Aviation in 2011 as a contracted flight test mechanic for Strom Aviation. He officially transitioned from that role to the Summit team in 2013. In time, he moved up as Summit's flight test team lead, and most recently, programme lead.

As a regional sales manager, he will support Summit's airborne law enforcement and ISR customer base; state and federal agencies, King Air owners and operators and other general aviation aircraft.