BOC Aviation has announced a change to its senior management due to retirement. Gao Jinyue (Chris) will retire from his role as Chief Commercial Officer (Asia Pacific and the Middle East) with effect from November 9, 2019. Gao Jinyue joined BOC Aviation as a Non-executive Board Director in December 2006, and joined the senior management
Greg Conlon has been promoted to the role of President and CEO of GECAS, effective immediately. Alec Burger will continue as President and CEO of GE Capital and will also serve as the Chairman of GECAS. This change in leadership is being done to ensure the continued strength and health of GECAS, with Conlon being
Hervé Bouaziz has been named President of Europrop International GmbH (EPI), effective November 4, 2019. As the head of this European consortium formed by ITP, MTU Aero Engines, Rolls-Royce and Safran Aircraft Engines, Bouaziz will assume responsibility for the TP400, the turboprop engine powering the Airbus A400M military transport airplane. Bouaziz started his career in
JetHQ has expanded its team of aviation experts to meet a growing global marketplace demand. The aircraft transaction and brokerage company has announced the addition of two sales managers and a technical analyst to its experienced roster. Sales Manager Jamie Roberts and Technical Analyst Steven Pinkerton have joined the company’s U.S. headquarters in Kansas City,
GKN Aerospace has appointed Krisstie Kondrotis as President of Defense effective November 1, and Julie Smyth as General Counsel effective November 25, 2019. In their new roles, both will join the GKN Aerospace Executive Committee reporting to Hans Büthker, GKN Aerospace Chief Executive Officer. In her newly-created role, Krisstie Kondrotis will lead GKN Aerospace’s growing
Eric Segura has been nominated SVP Procurement and Supply Chain of ATR, the regional aircraft manufacturer. Starting November 1, 2019, he will be reporting to the CEO, Stefano Bortoli and joins the ATR Executive Committee. Segura will be succeeding David Brigante, who was nominated SVP Programmes and Customer Services earlier in the year. With more
Boeing’s Board of Directors has elected retired Adm. John M. Richardson as its newest member. Richardson has served as the 31st chief of Naval Operations from September 2015 until August 2019, when he retired from the U.S. Navy after 37 years of service. Richardson will join the Aerospace Safety Committee, which was formed in August
Boeing has named Stan Deal to succeed Kevin McAllister as president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Ted Colbert to succeed Deal as president and CEO of Boeing Global Services, effective immediately. Vishwa Uddanwadiker is appointed to Colbert’s former role as interim chief information officer and senior vice president of Information Technology & Data
Acropolis Aviation, the UK VVIP executive charter operator based at Farnborough Airport, has formally welcomed Mark Bird as Ground Operations Manager. Bird is to oversee the introduction of a next-generation flight planning solution, which comes on line in November. The system is being introduced ahead of the ACJ320neo’s arrival. Following a comprehensive evaluation across various
Comlux Completion is reinforcing its management team to further develop innovation and leading-edge technologies within the company. Newcomers include Fernando Mas, Chief Technology Officer and Adam White, Head of Engineering. Fernando Mas, Ph.D., is appointed to his new position after a strong 30-year experience with Airbus where he held several engineering management positions as Senior
