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Mario Asselin to Lead Engineering at Sino Swearingen

Posted on: Friday, 2 February 2007, 12:00 CST

Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corporation ("SSAC") is proud to announce the recent promotion of Mario Asselin to Vice President of Engineering.

Mr. Asselin joined SSAC in 2004 as a Lead Engineer for Stability and Control in the SJ30 program. In 2006, he was promoted to Senior Manager, Aero-Technical and Future Programs. His background includes System Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerodynamics Engineering, Project Management and teaching various courses related to aerospace at the University level. Prior to joining SSAC, Mr. Asselin worked for Bombardier, CAE Electronics and the Canadian Air Force during various periods of his career.

Dr. Ching-Chiang Kuo, Chairman and CEO of SSAC, commented, "We are very pleased with Mario's accomplishments and his new role in the company. He has proven to be a technical leader in whatever project he has tackled, and he has earned the right to lead a larger group of professionals. We are counting on him to be a key player in the ramp up of production of the SJ30, and to lead the effort to design a new derivative aircraft in the future. Our sincere hope is that all of our employees will be inspired by his promotion, and that each will model his or her own work ethic after Mario's."

SSAC's SJ30 business jet is a high performance twinjet aircraft with a range of over 2,500 nautical miles and the highest cruise speed in the light jet industry of Mach .83 (560 mph). This single pilot certified jet operates at altitudes to 49,000 feet and maintains a "Sea Level Cabin" of 12 psi through 41,000 ft. SSAC is positioned to produce a family of cost-efficient, high performance, high-quality business jets. Additional information, updates, 360 virtual tour views, photos and specifications are available at www.sj30jet.com.

Source: Business Wire

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