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Air Canada has appointed Ferio Pugliese as Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Regional Markets. Pugliese is succeeding Kevin C. Howlett, Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and Regional Markets, who will be retiring in November after 45 years of dedicated service. Pugliese will be based in Toronto and will report directly to Calin Rovinescu, President and Chief

Dallas Aeronautical Services has appointed Terry Cooper as its new General Manager and welcomed him to the DAS team. Cooper brings more than 30 years of aviation knowledge to DAS. His experience ranges from working with bonded structures and sheet metal assemblies, to quality control, both in the corporate and commercial markets.

Bombardier has appointed Danny Di Perna as Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace, effective September 15, 2018. In this new position, he will report directly to Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier and assume responsibility for leading the company’s aerospace engineering, procurement and transformation functions. Bombardier’s Aerostructures and Engineering Services segment will also report to

Aircastle has announced the promotion and appointment of Jim Connelly as Chief Accounting Officer. Connelly has been Aircastle’s controller since January 2013. He joined Aircastle in May 2007 as Assistant Controller, Operational Accounting. Prior to joining Aircastle, he was with Lehman Brothers as Controller beginning in January 2001. He received a B.S. in Accounting from

Lockheed Martin’s board of directors has approved the appointment of Michele Evans, as executive vice president of the Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year. Evans’ appointment is effective Oct. 1, 2018. Evans has more than 30 years of experience and currently serves as deputy executive vice president for

Leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines has appointed Bartosz Czajka as the new Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Management Board, succeeding Jaroslaw Jeschke, who resigned earlier this year due to health issues. Czajka held the position of Deputy CEO at Small Planet Airlines Poland since June 11, 2018.

FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management software provider and a leader in managing the lease transfer of aircraft and assets has appointed André Fischer as CEO. Fisher joins from AAR Corp, where he has held the position of VP Business Strategy for the past 2 years. He brings a wealth of experience from the

Bombardier MRO has announced that Joe McDonald has joined the company as Regional Vice-President, Sales for the Americas region. In this key leadership role, McDonald is responsible for developing strategic plans to promote sales growth and ensure excellence in customer satisfaction for the Bombardier Aerostructures and Engineering Services’ component repair business in the region. He

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has promoted Lee Burgess to Head of Maintenance and welcomed Keith Earnden back to the company as Interim Head of Engineering. As Head of Maintenance, Lee Burgess will be in charge of managing MAEL’s heavy maintenance facilities in Luton and Birmingham, as well as its numerous Line Stations across the UK