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Aireon adds new executive team member

Aireon has released that Peter Cabooter has joined the executive team, fulfilling a newly created position, Vice President of Customer Affairs.

In this role, Cabooter will lead Aireon's program to support existing customers around the world and developing new relationships with Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) currently not subscribed to the AireonSM service.

In addition to Cabooter's new executive role, Cyriel Kronenburg, Aireon's Vice President of Aviation Services, will now take on the responsibilities to lead Aireon's regulatory, marketing, product development, commercial data services and partner development activities.

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