Guus Dekkers, currently Chief Information Officer (CIO) with Airbus and Airbus Group, has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities outside Airbus Group as of end of September 2016. Dekkers will be succeeded by Luc Hennekens, currently CIO of Qantas Airways, effective as of October 1st, 2016. In his new role Luc Hennekens
West Star Aviation reported that Rob Jolly has joined its team as Regional Sales Manager for the Western territory covering Arizona, Nevada and California effective August 8, 2016. Rob is taking over for Terry Lutrick who announced his retirement earlier this year.
Cláudia Sofia Simões joins Sapphire Innovation as Head of Global Aviation Engagements. Miss Simões joins Sapphire Innovation from Swiss Aviation Software, a subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines where she was a Senior Business Consultant for Finance. Prior to joining Swiss Aviation Software, Miss Simões was Head of Finance Planning and Budgeting & Contracts Manager
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) on August 8 officially announced the appointment of Arved von zur Muehlen as Chief Commercial Officer effective from the September 5 2016. Prior to his appointment, Arved was the Senior Vice President of Commercial Network Operations for Qatar Airways, responsible for global sales strategy and development as well as innovation and
Kearns Aerospace Maintenance, a member of The Kearns Group, a fast growing aviation consulting and MRO company, continues to build an industry leading team with the addition of Larry Miller as Quality Assurance (QA) Director and the promotion of Billy Mitchell to VP of Operations. As VP of Operations, Mitchell will be responsible in running
Avtrade has appointed Tom Vansittart as Regional Sales Director with responsibility for Europe and the America’s. A purchasing and supply qualified expert with 18 years’ experience in the aviation industry, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Avtrade’s sales department. With a background in engineering stores, aircraft interiors procurement, vendor management and more
Aerospace and defense contractor AAR, a provider of aircraft maintenance and supply chain solutions worldwide, has appointed AAR Vice President Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first President, AAR Africa. Jackson, who has served as AAR’s Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Development since she joined the company in 2010, more recently added business development
GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) announced three promotions to key roles within the company. Carsten Holm has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer at GATES, where his primary role will be to drive commercial operations and increase overall productivity and customer satisfaction. Tommi Valtonen has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Business Operations and
Air Wisconsin reported the appointment of Janet Huculak to the position of Vice President of Maintenance and Procurement reporting directly to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Frisch. Huculak will be responsible for leading all Maintenance and Engineering functions associated with Air Wisconsin’s fleet of CRJ-200 aircraft, which the airline operates exclusively for
Financial leader and business transformationalist Andrew Bernhardt, joins the Board as Non-Executive Director at A J Walter Aviation Limited. This appointment follows several senior management changes at the global aircraft component support specialist and further strengthens the organisation’s focus on high calibre individuals to take the business forwards.
