9 April 2015

Aviation Technical Services names Brian Hirshman as President

Aviation Technical Services (ATS) announced that aerospace industry veteran Brian Hirshman is joining the company as President effective May 1st, 2015. In his new role as President, Brian will oversee one of North America’s largest and most tenured maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organizations with over 1,500 employees and facilities in Everett and Moses Lake, […]

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Thai government to introduce two new aviation safety entities

After receiving a negative Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP) report from ICAO, two new aviation entities—the National Civil Aviation Institute (NCAI) and the Air Transport Department (ATD)—will handle aviation and infrastructure safety compliance, respectively, with the intention of replacing the existing Thai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) which has witnessed lapses in safety oversight

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Bombardier appoints Fred Cromer President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

Bombardier released that Pierre Alary will retire as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Bombardier Inc. In order to ensure a smooth transition, he will remain in his position until an international search for his successor has been completed. Fred Cromer is appointed President, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, effective immediately. Mr. Cromer will be joining

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Avolon signs sale and leaseback transactions for 19 new aircraft in Q1

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, issues an update for the first quarter of 2015 (‘Q1′). Avolon agreed sale and leaseback transactions for 19 new aircraft in the first quarter, adding a further US$841m of commitments to Avolon’s pipeline. At the end of the first quarter, Avolon had a delivered (owned and managed) fleet of

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