New Kent resident named as director of Virginia Department of Aviation

By Community Member | January 23, 2018 9:03 pm

New Kent resident Mark Flynn has been named as the new director of the Virginia Department of Aviation.

A general aviation pilot and an attorney in private practice, Flynn was sworn into his new position by Governor Ralph Northam on Jan. 12.

“Mark is an accomplished local government attorney with extensive experience in aviation matters,” said Northam in a press release. “He is a licensed single-engine aircraft pilot with instrument, commercial, and instructor ratings.”

“I’m excited to be serving as the new director of the Virginia Department of Aviation and look forward to building on the many successes the agency had under [outgoing director] Randy Burnette,” Flynn said in a press release. “There are a number of challenges and opportunities facing aviation in Virginia and I am honored to be Gov. Northam’s choice to lead this progressive and forward-thinking agency.”