CFM International (CFM) has named Gaël Méheust as its new president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Méheust is replacing Jean-Paul Ebanga, who had served as CFM president and CEO since February 2011 and has now moved to another position within Safran. CFM, the 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, is
Marketing Alternatives (MAI), a longstanding marketing and communications firm specializing in the aviation industry, has named Ted McDermott as president. The announcement comes as the firm celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017. Guy McDermott, the company’s founder and current President, will assume the title of Founder & CEO and remain involved in the company’s activities
FAI Technik, the maintenance division of German-headquartered FAI Group, has appointed Dario Fetahović as Head of Maintenance Planning and Customer Support with immediate effect. Dario joins from Bombardier Aerospace’s Amsterdam Service Centre where he held the same position, bringing extensive experience in aircraft engineering and maintenance, and especially in base maintenance of Bombardier aircraft working
Art Torno, Senior Vice President – International and Cargo, has informed American Airlines of his decision to retire in April after 38 years with the airline. With Torno’s retirement, Jim Butler will assume the role of Senior Vice President – International and Cargo and will report to Kerry Philipovitch, Senior Vice President – Customer Experience.
TrueAero has appointed Nicole Garmon to the position of Manager of Technical Records. Nicole has over a decade of extensive records management and most recently lead the records management department at Republic Airlines. She brings with her a broad range of experience in document preservation, process development, and organizational leadership.
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
