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Northrop Grumman Corporation announced Jane Bishop has been appointed vice president, E-2/C-2 programs for the Military Aircraft Systems division of its Aerospace Systems sector. In her new role, Bishop will be responsible for the continuing development, production and delivery of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.

Will Ris, senior vice president – Government Affairs for American Airlines, has announced he intends to retire at the end of this year after nearly 20 years with the airline. Ris will remain active with American through Dec. 31, 2015, and will continue to lead the airline’s efforts on several key initiatives, including FAA reauthorization

TAT Technologies (TATT), a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, reported that Mr. Tiko Gadot, its current Chief Financial Officer, has informed the company of his resignation from his position and will continue at the company through the transition period. Mr. Guy Nathanzon will be

Aircelle (Safran) announced four appointments to its leadership team: Pierre Jorant has been named Vice President of Programs, Gilles Poilvet has been named Vice President of Administration and Finance, Francis Gauvain has been named Vice President of Human Resources and facilities and Philippe James has been named Continuous Improvement Vice President of Aircelle.

BOC Aviation announced the addition of staff to the Dublin, London and Tianjin subsidiaries as it continues to build its global presence. In Dublin, Volker Fabian joins as Executive Vice President of Airline Leasing & Sales for Europe & Africa, after a 20-year career in aviation finance and leasing. Joining the Dublin team from Singapore

Dr. Rainer Heumann and Torsten Tamm have been appointed as Managing Directors of airberlin Technik. Dr. Rainer Heumann will be responsible for finance & administration while Torsten Tamm will oversee the operation departments. airberlin Technik employs 1,800 people and serves beside its parent company airberlin about 60 third party customers.

Since Barfield’s acquisition in July 2014, the two US subsidiaries of AFI KLM E&M specializing in component repair and overhaul – Barfield and its sister company AMG – have been working on strengthening their synergies. The first step of a common organization between Barfield and AMG has been to combine their two sales organizations, an

Kay Kratky is to be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Austrian Airlines. The Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG will propose him for this position to the Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines on May 12th, 2015. He would succeed Jaan Albrecht as CEO of Austrian Airlines as of August 1st, 2015.

ATR named Tom Anderson as new Senior Vice President, Commercial and Customer Support. In his new role, Tom will be responsible for developing global growth strategies in ATR’s market segments, thus strengthening the company’s position as the leading regional aircraft manufacturer. He will also supervise ATR’s aftermarket strategies and focus on innovative customer-oriented products and

Avolon, the international aircraft leasing company, today announces the appointment of Dónal O’Neill as Head of Investor Relations with immediate effect. Prior to joining Avolon, Dónal was a Senior Equity Analyst with Redburn Partners, where he covered the Aviation and Transportation industry.