Hubert Laurenz Naimer – founder and president of Universal Avionics passed away in Vienna, Austria on September 12th at the age of 82. Mr. Naimer was a successful entrepreneur, businessman, and an experienced pilot having spent more than 40 years in the cockpit of high performance aircraft operating worldwide. His love of aviation, pioneering spirit, genius and inexhaustible drive led to many inventions and innovative ideas, such as the UNS-1 Flight Management System first introduced in 1982. Since then, over 15,000 FMSs have been shipped.

Until his passing, Mr. Naimer maintained leadership control and continued to work hand in hand with engineering on new product concepts and designs.

His son, J. L. "Ted" Naimer, who has been actively involved in the business for over 30 years, will assume the position of President of Universal Avionics Systems Corporation.