The Board of Directors of RUAG has chosen Andreas Berger as the new CEO of RUAG Defence. He has already been managing the division on an interim basis since October 2017 and is now taking over this role permanently. Andreas Berger is an electrical engineer who started his career with RUAG in 2010. Until 2017,
After almost 16 years as Senior Vice President and Head of Lufthansa Group International Relations and Government Affairs, Thomas Kropp is handing over the responsibilities of his office to his successor Dr. Kay Lindemann as he retires after 24 years at the company. Since 2002, Thomas Kropp and his teams in Frankfurt, Berlin, Brussels, Moscow
Reporting to Gregg Saretsky, WestJet Group President and CEO, Steven will have end-to-end accountability for all strategic aspects of Swoop, including short and long-term planning, branding, pricing, product development, and operationalization of the ULCC in 2018 and beyond. Bob Cummings, the WestJet executive in charge of Swoop launch, will move into the role of WestJet
Rolls-Royce has appointed Tom Bell as President and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America, a post he will hold alongside his current position as President – Defense. The appointment follows the decision of Marion Blakey to retire at the end of June after serving a three-year term. Chief executive Warren East said: “I am pleased to
Air Partner, the global aviation services group, has named Romain Vasset as Freight Charter Sales Manager for the French market. Romain will be based at Air Partner’s Cologne office, supporting Thierry Zemouli, Freight Account Manager. Before joining Air Partner, Romain gained experience within the aviation and charter industry at PRO SKY AG as a Project
Starting March 1st, AviaAM Financial Leasing China, Zhengzhou (China) based aircraft leasing and trading company, will be led by newly appointed CEO Tomas Sidlauskas. Having joined the Group in 2012 as a Senior Project Manager, Sidlauskas quickly rose to the VP Sales and joined the Board of Directors in 2014. Over the years at AviaAM
GA Telesis, LLC has announced the promotion of Meghan Burgan to Vice President of Programs and Repair Management. Meghan will oversee and manage all flight hour programs, inventory leasing and repair management activities for the Component Solutions Group (CSG) within GA Telesis. Bringing two decades of aviation aftermarket experience with her, Meghan joined GA Telesis
Air Transport Services Group has hired Mike Berger as Chief Commercial Officer. Berger will assume responsibility for the sales and marketing strategy and execution for the ATSG family of companies, and will also be President of Airborne Global Solutions, ATSG’s commercial and consulting enterprise responsible for selling the bundled solutions of the ATSG family of
Morten Beyer & Agnew (mba), a consulting leader in the aviation industry, has promoted Lindsey Webster from Director to Vice President of Asset Valuations. In this role, Ms. Webster will lead a team of ISTAT Certified Appraisers in valuing aircraft, spare parts, engines and helicopters. Ms. Webster will also perform industry research and economic analysis,
CFM International announced that Sébastien Imbourg has been named executive vice president, replacing François Bastin. Bastin, who had served in the role since February 2015, has been appointed executive vice president of Commercial Engine Programs for Safran Aircraft Engines. As part of the CFM Executive Team, Imbourg is responsible for overseeing programs carried out by
