Jeff Pino, 61, the former president of helicopter maker Sikorsky and an avid general aviation pilot, was killed on Friday in the crash of his P-51D “Big Beautiful Doll” in Maricopa, Arizona, about 35 miles south of Phoenix. Also killed in the crash was Nicholas Tramontano, 72, a longtime friend of Pino’s.
Former Sikorsky President Pino Killed in P-51 Crash
Key Takeaways:
- Jeff Pino, former president of helicopter maker Sikorsky, and his friend Nicholas Tramontano died in a P-51D aircraft crash in Maricopa, Arizona.
- Pino, a former Army helicopter pilot, led Sikorsky from 2006 to 2012 after a 17-year career at Bell Helicopter.
- He was serving as vice chairman for XTI Aircraft, a company developing a VTOL craft, which plans to continue its project despite the loss.
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