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Bombardier released that effective immediately, Nico Buchholz will assume a new role as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Jim Vounassis will assume the Chief Procurement Officer responsibilities in addition to continuing to lead the company’s operations transformation as Bombardier’s Chief Transformation and Procurement Officer. Both Buchholz and Vounassis will continue to report to Alain

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) announced today that Edward M. (Ted) Christie has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The move is effective immediately. In this expanded role, Christie will continue running the finance side of the company, but will now take on the added responsibility for the airline’s commercial

AJW Leasing, part of the AJW Group, has deployed key staff to a new office location in Dublin, Ireland to better serve the leasing community. AJW Leasing, which was founded in 2005 and headquartered in the Isle of Man with an Ireland presence since 2013, offers flexible and specialised solutions to optimise airline fleet strategies

David J. Bronczek is assuming a new role as President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx Corporation, effective February 1, 2017. Bronczek will be responsible for marketing, sales, and all FedEx operating companies. David L. Cunningham will succeed Bronczek as President and CEO of FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.

Gogo, a global leader in providing broadband connectivity solutions and wireless entertainment to the aviation industry, has promoted Jon Cobin to Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Gogo. Cobin has served in a leadership position at Gogo for six years, most recently as head of strategy and global sales for Gogo’s commercial aviation

Avtrade has appointed Brice Dallard as Regional Sales Director – South Asia. An industry respected professional, Brice brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Avtrade’s Sales division. Senior roles held at leading global aviation companies based in Singapore have afforded Brice an in depth understanding of customer requirements specific to the South Asia region.

AerSale, a global supplier of aircraft, engines, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) used serviceable material, announced the addition of Charles McDonald as Senior Vice President MRO Services. McDonald will head AerSale’s MRO facilities in Roswell, New Mexico, as well as the company’s recently acquired MRO facility in Goodyear, Arizona.

TAG Aviation SA has appointed Vladimir Velebit has been appointed as Manager of the Charter Department based in Geneva. Mr Velebit will lead the ongoing development of TAG Geneva’s Charter department and undertake responsibility for managing the growing number of clients in this pivotal and important role. Mr Velebit began his business aviation career in

Aergo Capital released that Nathan Riggs has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Americas. Nathan joins Aergo from Pacific AirFinance where, as a Principal, he originated and managed numerous commercial aircraft acquisition, leasing, disposition, and financing transactions. Prior to Pacific AirFinance, Nathan served as a Senior Vice President with Aircastle where he oversaw commercial

SkyQuest International reported that Eugene Prenzler and Steve Zinda have joined SkyQuest’s sales team as Director of Sales and Aircraft Sales Consultant at SkyQuest’s North Carolina, USA headquarters. The expansion fortifies SkyQuest commitment to being a global leader in aircraft remarketing, acquisitions and appraisals.