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FlightSafety International Appoints Eric Hinson as CEO, Improving Worldwide Aviation Training

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Business Honor FlightSafety Names Eric Hinson CEO

Business Honor
02 December, 2025

Eric Hinson, an experienced pilot and executive, becomes FlightSafety CEO, leading worldwide aviation training into a safer, more innovative future.

FlightSafety International Inc. has appointed Eric Hinson as its new CEO, a major leadership shift and a homecoming for the longtime aviation executive. Hinson succeeds Barbara Telek, the former president who retired recently. With Hinson as CEO, the company is expected to speed up its strategic goals, increase international growth, and raise industry training standards.

Hinson previously worked as FlightSafety's senior vice president from 2009 to 2012. He returns to the business after serving as president and CEO of Simcom International, Inc., developing operational experience and management skills. His aviation career began as a navy aviator, flying tactical aircraft for training, fleet, and operational test squadrons. He continues to fly as an ATP-rated pilot with over 5,000 hours, this adds direct experience to his new position.

He has also held top positions at several major aviation businesses, like Honeywell, Gulfstream, and Piaggio Aerospace. Hinson stated that, “I am truly happy to return to FlightSafety International at an important moment for the business and aviation industry.” “Together, we will continue to improve innovation and operations, while providing outstanding safety experiences for our customers.”

FlightSafety International, a worldwide leader in aviation training, operates the world's largest fleet of modern flight simulators and trains pilots and technicians from over 170 nations. As the aviation industry enters a new period of technological transformation, Hinson's combined operational and leadership experience allows Flight safety to evolve, develop, and define the next generation of training, setting the path for a smarter, safer future in the skies.