The board of directors of ELTA, subsidiary and division of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), which is headed by CEO Joseph Weiss, has approved the nomination of Yoav Turgeman to ELTA CEO and IAI EVP. Turgeman has been serving in managerial positions at IAI for the past 11 years, the most recent one as general manager
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released that Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term effective from the conclusion of the 74th IATA Annual General Meeting in Sydney, Australia. Al Baker is the 77th
Commercial jet engine MRO provider, GA Telesis Engine Services Oy (GATES) has announced the appointment of Jukka Laurila as Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, he will manage MRO service operations and act as the accountable manager for regulatory purposes. Laurila is a transport industry professional with more than 20 years
Embraer has appointed Ron Baur as Senior Vice President Strategy and Hussein Dabbas as General Manager Special Projects for Middle East & Africa. Both executives will join the Commercial Aviation business unit to strengthen Embraer’s global marketing & sales team and will report to Arjan Meijer, Chief Commercial Officer, effective as of June 4th, 2018.
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has named Mr. Swami Iyer as CEO of IAI North America, its US subsidiary. Iyer will be responsible for all IAI operations in North America, including its subsidiaries Stark and ELTA North America. Harel Locker, IAI’s Chairman of the Board said: “The US represents 75 percent of the global defense market
AeroVision International (Muskegon, MI) has named Jim McHugh as Senior Director of Sales. McHugh is a sales veteran with over 20 years of business development experience in all functions of large account management and operations. Prior to joining AeroVision International, he served as National Business Development Manager in the healthcare industry, providing extensive business development,
Bernhard Dietrich will take over as Head of Environmental Issues of the Lufthansa Group from June 2018. In this function, he is responsible for managing and developing all Group-wide environmental programs and the environmental policy positions of the Lufthansa Group. This involves the continuous improvement of the environmental balance sheet and the representation of the
Indian-carrier Jet Airways has appointed Mr. Athar Khan as its Vice President for the Americas to leverage the sales and distribution strength of its partners – Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic and Air France KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in order to drive high quality sales in all these markets. Athar joins Jet Airways after having
Ryanair has appointed Carol Sharkey as the airline’s Chief Risk Officer, joining its senior management team. Sharkey, who is currently Ryanair’s Director of Safety and Security, will assume responsibility for all of Ryanair’s operational risk assessment and will report directly to the CEO. She has worked at Ryanair since 1995 having previously held roles in
GA Telesis Engine Services Oy (GATES) has appointed Sergey Moryakov as the Vice President of Sales and Customer Service. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Sergey will manage the global sales team and network, and he will also be responsible for all marketing campaigns. Mr. Moryakov has broad technical expertise and knowledge pertaining to the sale of
