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In its efforts to strengthen its team to better serve customers in APAC, Sabre Corporation, made two significant leadership appointments this week. Axel Bench is appointed as Regional Director – Asia, and will be responsible for South Asia, North Asia and Southeast Asia. In conjunction with this appointment, the Sabre Airline Solutions business in the

Cusco Aviation, continuing with its Platform Consolidation, has announced that William McElfresh, CEO at Pacific Aviation Capital, will collaborate with Cusco Aviation as Senior Advisor, Business Development joining Cusco Aviation’s Advisory Board alongside Dave Thompson and Amelia Mafe. Bill has over 35 years of experience in commercial aircraft and jet engine manufacturing, sales, leasing and

Av8 MRO has named Jean-Claude Kouyo as their new International Marketing and Sales Manager. Jean-Claude has 19 years of experience in the aviation industry where he worked in sales, maintenance training, flight operations, FBO and Corporate Flight Management. His prior experience includes roles with FlightSafety Europe as their International Marketing Manager covering Africa, Middle East

Bombardier has appointed Michael Ryan as President, Aerostructures and Engineering Services, effective July 1, 2017. Mr. Ryan, who previously served as Vice President and General Manager of Bombardier’s Belfast Aerostructures facility, will succeed Jean Séguin who is retiring after a very successful 36-year career with Bombardier. Mr. Ryan will report directly to Alain Bellemare, President

LORD Corporation – a global leader in vibration and motion control technologies, sensing systems, adhesives and coatings – has named Rebecca Williams president of the company’s Aerospace & Defense industry group. In this role, Williams will lead the company’s global business serving aerospace and defense customers with an enhanced solutions offer through legacy capabilities and

Dr. Michael Kerkloh, the President and CEO of Munich Airport (FMG), was elected president of Airport Council International (ACI), the umbrella organization of Europe’s international airports, it was announced in Paris today. Dr. Kerkloh has served on the board of ACI Europe for many years, most recently as the organization’s first vice president. ACI Europe

Virgin Group and Aabar have announced the appointment of Dan Hart as CEO of Virgin Orbit. Mr Hart joined the organization in March as President after a distinguished 34 years at Boeing, where he was responsible for all of the company’s satellite programs for the US government and several allied countries. His appointment is the

Cusco Aviatio, an aircraft leasing company focusing on a portfolio of 20 midlife narrowbody aircraft based in the San Francisco Bay Area, released that David Thompson and Amelia Mafe join Cusco Aviation as Senior Commercial advisor and Operating and Technical advisor, respectively. They both bring over 50 years of combined experience in the Aircraft Leasing

PPG has named Tim Behmlander aerospace general manager for the Americas and Reiner Stamm to succeed him as aerospace general manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Behmlander replaces Dave Morris, who retires July 1, as aerospace vice president and general manager for the Americas after nearly 50 years in the aerospace industry.