People

Javier Sánchez-Prieto, currently Vueling chairman and chief executive, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Iberia. Marco Sansavini, currently Iberia chief commercial officer, has been appointed chairman and chief executive of Vueling. Both Sánchez-Prieto and Sansavini will take up their new roles in late March when IAG’s chief executive, Willie Walsh, stands down to

Trenchard Aviation Group has appointed Mark Radford as its new VP Business Development. With 30 years’ experience in the aviation interiors industry, working for both OEMs and part 145 organizations, he has held senior positions covering sales, operations and procurement. His broad range of product knowledge covers seats, lavatories, galleys, monuments, soft furnishings and working

Eirtech’s Technical Operations department combines its CAMO and Technical Services departments to provide a more comprehensive service for its global customers. The company has therefore appointed Seán Dooley as Head of Technical Operations within the Eirtech organization. In this role he will oversee the operation of both the Technical Services and CAMO departments in order

As Vice President in charge of Safran Aircraft Engines’ Military Engines division, Christophe Bruneau will be responsible for military engine production and support, especially the M88 fighter engine, in export markets. He is also in charge of coordinating research and technology work on the engine that will power the new-generation fighter in Europe’s Future Combat

SAS has released that Charlotte Svensson has been appointed as the new Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) as of February 1, 2020.  Svensson will succeed Mattias Forsberg who announced in October last year that he is leaving SAS for a new position as CIO at Svenska Handelsbanken. Svensson has a broad background

Universal Avionics (UA) has appointed Franc Mendes to the position of Airline Business Development Manager. Based out of Phoenix, Arizona (USA), he is responsible for introducing UA’s product line including the ClearVision™ Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) to the airline market. Additionally, he will support UA’s Flight Department as a demonstration pilot for the company’s

Laurence Petiard has been appointed Head of External Communications for Airbus Helicopters, effective January 2020. In this new role, she will be in charge of coordinating Airbus Helicopters’ media relations, web, and social media activities. Petiard has worked for the last five years in the Airbus Helicopters media relations department, where she was in charge

Brian Znotins has been named Vice President of Network and Schedule Planning for American Airlines. In this role, Znotins will guide the development and implementation of American’s global network and hub strategy, including all route planning, slot management and long-range planning efforts. Znotins will report to Vasu Raja, American’s Senior Vice President of Network Strategy.