GA Telesis has appointed Dave Dicken as Vice President of its Airframe Solutions Group (ASG). ASG is the 2nd largest operating unit within the company’s Component Solutions Group (CSG) and has oversight of all global airframe component offerings. Dave, who previously served as GAT’s Director of Strategic Sourcing, will now be responsible for supporting the
West Star Aviation has named Bob O’Leary as Embraer Business Development Manager. Bob will be located at the ALN facility and will focus on all Embraer models including Phenom 100/300, Legacy 450, 500, 600/650 and Lineage aircraft. Bob comes to West Star Aviation with 27 years of experience working within Aviation. In 1990 Bob started
Stephen Friedrich has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Embraer’s executive aviation business unit, effective immediately. Reporting to Michael Amalfitano, President & CEO of Embraer Executive Jets, Friedrich is responsible for the direct management of the global sales organization for new and pre-flown aircraft as well as the oversight of relationships with customers and industry
Fly Leasing has appointed Julie Ruehl as its Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Gary Dales, who served as FLY’s CFO for ten years. Prior to joining FLY, Ms. Ruehl previously served as the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Big Heart Pet Brands and for its predecessor, Del Monte Corporation.
The Boeing board of directors has elected Caroline B. Kennedy as a new member. Caroline Kennedy served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017 and is an author and attorney. “Ambassador Kennedy brings to the Boeing board professional, diplomatic and global perspectives that are highly valued in our rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive
Global engineering and infrastructure advisory firm Aurecon has appointed Mieszko Iwaskow as its Transport Planning Leader. Mieszko’s appointment comes at a pivotal time, with the resilience of infrastructure and the demands of urban growth transforming user expectations and the way transport systems are designed. Based in New Zealand, Mieszko’s rich industry experience in transport planning,
Independent aviation consultancy firm IBA responds to market dynamics with the introduction of a new Freighter Advisory practice within the Firm. This focused team is formed against a backdrop of a surge in freight volumes in the first half of 2017 and is headed by Moshe Haimovich – Head of Freighter Advisory. Haimovich joined IBA
Aircraft Propeller Service (APS) has appointed Stephen D. Aragon as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Aragon will be responsible for the company’s global manufacturing operations, supply chain management, training, quality and continuous improvement strategy. He brings over 20 years of related direct experience overseeing the implementation of Lean Manufacturing strategies and Lean Business
Horizon Air’s board of directors have elected Captain John Hornibrook vice president of flight operations and Brooke Vatheuer vice president of finance and planning. Hornibrook will oversee Horizon’s 700 line pilots and system operations center. A 26-year Alaska Airlines pilot with 16,000 hours of flight time, Hornibrook has held a variety of positions with increasing
GA Telesis has appointed Pastor Lopez as the President of its Component Repair Group SE (CRGSE) systems MRO and its Composite Repair Group (CRG) aerostructures MRO divisions. He will grow the division revenues over the next five years by making significant technology enhancements, additions to the business units’ repair capabilities, building new greenfield MRO businesses
