BeauTech Power Systems (BeauTech) has appointed Lee Whitehurst as Vice President of Acquisitions and Trading, strengthening the company’s leadership team as it continues to expand its global engine leasing and trading operations. In his new role, Whitehurst will focus on identifying and executing aircraft and engine trading opportunities while working closely with BeauTech’s existing partners
Leonardo has appointed Lorenzo Mariani as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, effective from May 7, 2026. Mariani brings extensive leadership experience across the aerospace, defence and security sectors, with a strong international background and a track record of managing businesses across the full industrial lifecycle, from research and development through to production and commercialisation.
EirTrade Aviation has promoted Eoin Doherty to the role of Vice President – Pricing, where he will lead the company’s highly analytical pricing team responsible for airframe and engine evaluations supporting the acquisition of a broad range of aviation assets. The detailed market intelligence and analysis produced by the team play a key role in
euroAtlantic Airways (euroAtlantic) has announced the appointment of Pauls Calitis as Chief Executive Officer, effective from May 18 2026. Calitis succeeds Stewart Higginson, who will move into the role of Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. The planned leadership transition reflects the company’s continued commitment to strong governance, operational continuity and long-term value creation. Calitis brings
SkyWorks Holdings (SkyWorks), has appointed Daniel Skwarek as Managing Director, a move that further enhances the firm’s aviation advisory capabilities. Over the course of his career, Skwarek has led airline commercial teams and initiatives across alliance development, large-scale network optimisation and analysis, pricing strategy, revenue management, forecasting, and international and regulatory affairs. His experience in
Airbus has appointed Eric Kirstetter as Executive Vice President for Strategy, effective May 18th. He succeeds Matthieu Louvot, who has recently been appointed CEO of Airbus Helicopters. Joining from global strategy consultancy Roland Berger, Kirstetter will report to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury in his new role. “Eric is joining Airbus at a critical juncture for
Republic Airways has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Matthew J. Koscal as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 15, 2026. Koscal, who joined the airline in 2014 and has served as President and Chief Commercial Officer since before the company’s merger with Mesa Air Group in November 2025, will
Veryon, a provider of aviation software and information services, has tapped Peter Bunce as a Board Advisor, bringing significant industry expertise to the company at a key stage in its development. Bunce adds deep aviation market knowledge, further strengthening the range of perspectives across Veryon’s board and management team as the business continues to evolve.
Ascent Aviation Services (Ascent) has announced a senior leadership change, appointing Scott Diaz as Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing while confirming the imminent departure of Chief Commercial Officer Scott Butler. Butler, who has held the CCO role for nearly eight years, is set to leave the business later this month. During his tenure,
Damien Proust has been appointed Senior Vice-President Engineering and Head of Design Organisation at ATR, effective May 1, 2026. He will report directly to Chief Executive Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, succeeding Daniel Cuchet, who is moving to Airbus to take up the roles of Chief Engineer for the A380 and A310/300 in-service aircraft, as well as
