About Us

As president of Aero Design Services, Bill Rathmanner’s 35 years experience in the aircraft interiors industry has led the development of numerous interior configuration STC’s held by Aero Design as well as obtaining product STC’s and PMA on behalf of its customer base.

Bill is an Aeronautical Engineering graduate with aircraft structures concentration at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. He received the Provost Award with honors for academic achievement in his class. After working at Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah through the co-op engineering program during college, he began his career in 1981 at Eastern Airlines with responsibility for the entire fleet galley designs and changes. After accepting additional interiors responsibilities, Bill was promoted to Manager of Interiors Engineering in 1986. Shortly after, Bill obtained his Structures DER.

In 1991, Bill began consulting for airlines providing aircraft interiors assistance and certification services. Bill has attended and participated in many ATA and SAE industry meetings about interiors subjects ranging from escape path lighting and protective breathing equipment to dynamic seats. He also attended the FAA training on dynamic seat testing at the CAMI facility in Oklahoma City.

Bill’s DER appointment now includes Structures, Mechanical Systems and Equipment, Interior Configurations and Compliance Inspections, PMA by Identicality and FAR25.562 (dynamic seat installation approval).

Bill Rathmanner is also a contributing author to the book JETLINER CABINS by Jennifer Clay, as an expert in the technical matters of cabin engineering. This is the first comprehensive survey of the commercial aircraft cabin environment since the late 70’s through the turn of the Millennium.

Jonathan is a draftsman and designer from Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, FL. Jonathan has worked in various industries including architectural and mechanical design. He has also spent some time troubleshooting different electrical systems. Over the years, Jonathan has managed to become a good asset in various teams assisting in structural and electrical engineering departments. His experience in drafting ranges from all types of technical documentation, in 2D and 3D, from fabrication, assembly, and installation drawings for structures to electrical wiring diagrams for different systems. He also works to present written documentation of EOs for performance of tasks and is fluent in Spanish.

Jonathan joined Aero Design Services in 2011. As a well rounded part of the engineering team, he assists in producing documentation and drawings for several modifications of interior configurations. He is also highly involved in reviewing information to meet specific customer needs and works with the team to produce engineering packages for various projects.