As of May 1, Ola Hansson, currently CEO and Managing Director Operations Lufthansa Aviation Training, will take over responsibility at Lufthansa Airlines’ Munich hub. He will be responsible for commercial management, station management, ground infrastructure and the operational processes in the cockpit, in the cabin and on the ground at the Munich hub. Ola Hansson
In its latest meeting, the Board of Directors of SN Airholding has decided to appoint Jan Smets as its Co-Chairman. He takes over with immediate effect from Etienne Davignon who remains member of the Board of Directors. Thorsten Dirks, Member of the Lufthansa Group Executive Board & Chief Officer IT, Digital & Innovation, will chair
Charles Duncan, WestJet Executive Vice-President in charge of cargo, will now add Swoop President to his title. Duncan takes on the additional role starting April 17, 2020 as Steven Greenway steps down after two years. Duncan will continue to report to Ed Sims, WestJet President and CEO and in addition to the WestJet cargo team,
Airbus shareholders have approved all resolutions on the agenda for its 2020 Annual General Meeting, including the election of two new directors, while René Obermann formally succeeds Denis Ranque. Owing to the global coronavirus outbreak, shareholders were encouraged to vote by proxy instead of attending the AGM physically in Amsterdam, in line with public health
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has added new members to its commercial team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jorge Garcia has joined as Senior Vice President and Alan Mangels as Vice President, with both executives expected to support ongoing outreach efforts to airlines and reinforce the lessor’s
As part of the company’s increased customer demand and continued expansion, C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, announced that Brian Sprecher has joined the company in the position of Regional Sales Manager for the Corporate MRO, for the Southeast United States. Sprecher will assist C&L’s corporate aviation customers with maintenance packages, including modifications,
At its extraordinary meeting on April 2, the Lufthansa Technik Supervisory Board has appointed Dr. Detlef Kayser as the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He will take over from Carsten Spohr with effect from the same date. In addition, Thorsten Dirks was elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board. With this decision,
Lockheed Martin has appointed Yvonne Hodge Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Transformation, effective June 15. Hodge currently serves as Vice President of Business Innovation Transformation & Enterprise Excellence of the company’s Space business area. In her new role, Hodge will be responsible for developing strategies and implementing integrated, cross-functional solutions that transform operations through
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), has appointed Gareth Halpin as Chief Funding Officer, effective April 6, 2020. Halpin will be based out of NAC’s newly opened Headquarters in Limerick and will report to the company’s CEO, Søren M. Overgaard. Prior to Avolon, Halpin served in several senior executive roles in the financial services
Lufthansa has released that Ulrik Svensson, Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer has informed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company that he has to resign from his office for health reasons. Svensson has announced that he will resign from his office and terminate his Executive Board activities with effect
