GA Telesis has appointed Marc Cho as its Chief Investment Officer. In his new role Mr. Cho will entail oversight of GA Telesis Capital Management as well as managing and monitoring the company’s portfolio of assets, devising strategies for capital and growth, while also managing risk. Furthermore, he will act as the direct liaison with
AeroCentury, an independent aircraft leasing company, reported that Karen Rogge has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Rogge has executive financial and operations management experience with leading public technology companies including Hewlett Packard, Seagate Technology, and Extreme Networks, as well as private companies. She is President of the RYN Group LLC, a
Pekka Vauramo, Chief Executive of Finnair, has been nominated by the Governing Board of the oneworld global airline alliance to serve as its Chairman for the two years ahead. He took up the role at oneworld’s mid-year Board meeting, held in Cancun, where airline industry leaders from around the world are gathering for the IATA
SR Technics has appointed Jean-Marc Lenz as Chief Operating Officer and Accountable Manager and Michael Sattler as Chief Commercial Officer, effective as of June 1, 2017. Jean-Marc will succeed Frank Walschot, who has joined HNA Group.
TP Aerospace has appointed Frank Rott new Managing Director of the facility in Germany and Global Chief Operations Officer of TP Aerospace Technics. Frank Rott comes from a position as CEO and Accountable Manager EASA Part-145 and Part-147 at Haitec Aircraft Maintenance GmbH. Throughout his career, Mr. Rott has held positions within companies such as
Former Chief Executive Officer of Air Berlin, Stefan Pichler, has been appointed President/CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines. As of June 1, 2017, he will succeed Captain Suleiman Obeidat. Mr. Pichler comes with a broad experience that extends for over thirty years in the aviation industry. Mr. Pichler had started his career in sales at Lufthansa
Southwest Airlines has released that Steve Langhart has been promoted to Director of Cargo Sales. Langhart will be responsible for leading the Cargo Sales Team, including field, national, and inside sales, as well as all business development efforts. Langhart joined Southwest Airlines in 2008, holding a variety of positions including Manager of Ramp and Operations
Rolls-Royce has appointed Ben Fidler into the new senior leadership role of Director, Group Financial Planning & Analysis, reporting to Chief Financial Officer Stephen Daintith. Ben, presently an Aerospace and Defence Analyst with Deutsche Bank, will take up his new appointment at the beginning of September 2017 and will have responsibility for management reporting, forecasting,
WestJet has named Charles Duncan as the new head of WestJet Encore, WestJet’s regional airline. In his most recent role at United Airlines, Charles was Senior Vice-President, Technical Operations. While at United, he oversaw the maintenance organization of 12,500 employees, including aircraft line and base maintenance, maintenance planning, reliability, ground service equipment, facilities and supply
With the recent opening of Avtrade’s new office in Guangzhou, Avtrade has announced the appointment of Xue Wei as Regional Account Manager, North China. Xue Wei has held various account management and customer service roles with leading aviation companies in the region. Her wealth of knowledge and expertise will enable her to contribute to the
