The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Ma Tao as its Regional Vice President (RVP) for North Asia effective from 1 March 2019. Ma joins IATA from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) where he is currently the Head of the Airworthiness Certification Center of CAAC. Over his more than 30 years in
AJW Group has appointed Greg Hoggett as Technical Director. In his new role, Hoggett will be responsible for technical standards and best practices across all divisions of the global business, focusing on driving continuous improvement of its supply chains and delivering innovative solutions to airline MRO challenges. Hoggett brings more than three decades of aviation
As of April 15th, Edi Wolfensberger will join the Management Board of Brussels Airlines in the role of Managing Director Operations. He will take over from Thibault Demoulin, who will remain within the company as full-time captain Airbus A330. Edi Wolfensberger will together with CEO Christina Foerster and CFO Dieter Vranckx directly report to the
Effective February 1st, 2019, Bruno Vazzoler is appointed as Executive Vice President, Avionics Division and member of the Executive Committee of Safran Electronics & Defense Bruno Vazzoler started his career within the Thales Group where he was, in particular, Director of the « Ground Surveillance Radars » business line, Director of the Cockpit activities at
Air BP has appointed Daniel Tyzack as managing director, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Tyzack will be responsible for operations in the Asia Pacific region as well as strategy development and execution. He will be based at Air BP’s Melbourne, Australia office reporting to CEO, Jon Platt. Tyzack brings 25 years of highly valuable and relevant
The Alaska Airlines board of directors has elected John Ladner as vice president of flight operations for Alaska Airlines and the Horizon Air board of directors has elected Brooke Vatheuer as senior vice president of operations and planning for Horizon Air. Beginning March 1, Ladner will formally lead Alaska’s flight operations division, which includes line
Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has appointed Jari Järvelä as the new Hangar Operations Manager. Järvelä has a long and varied technical career, most recently as workshop manager for a major construction equipment dealer. Previously he has also worked as a helicopter mechanic, providing a thorough understanding of the aviation environment. TAM is a major, independent
FedEx Corp. has appointed Raj Subramaniam President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 1. This appointment follows David J. Bronczek’s personal decision to retire as President and Chief Operating Officer and from the Board. Subramaniam will continue to serve as President and CEO of FedEx Express and will also serve as co-president and co-CEO of
BBOC Aviation has appointed Graham Lees as Director and Head of Revenue, BOC Aviation, (USA) Corporation based in the Company’s New York office. In his new role, Lees is a Director on the board of BOC Aviation, (USA) Corporation. He will head the Airline Leasing & Sales activities for North and Central America and is
Certified Aviation Services (CAS) has appointed Jay Scott as Director of Operations for the Recovery, Repair and Modifications division. Scott will help develop and implement new strategies to deliver premier AOG service and support. He holds more than 19 years of experience in the aircraft maintenance industry. Prior to joining CAS, Scott held the position
