United Continental Holdings reported additional changes to its Board and a settlement agreement with Altimeter Capital Management, LP and PAR Capital Management, under which two of their designees, Edward L. Shapiro, Managing Partner and portfolio manager at PAR, and Barney Harford, former Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, will immediately join the Board. United will
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) announced a further strengthening of its top management team as its growth in the sector continues apace. The new arrival to the top management is Michael Østerlund Madsen, who joins NAC as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Management, effective March 15th, 2016. Having held several executive positions in
Thomas Rueckert has become head of aircraft overhaul services at Lufthansa Technik. The 45-year-old industrial engineer has replaced Soeren Stark, who has been appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo as COO. In his new function Thomas Rueckert will lead the international overhaul network of Lufthansa Technik with eight sites in Europe, Asia and
AJW Aviation has appointed Ian Smith as Key Account Director as the organisation continues to establish a new team of highly experienced professionals to drive change and spearhead new initiatives. He will be responsible for the development and evolution of business partnerships with key customers, particularly in new markets or service areas.
Global Jet Capital, a provider of financing solutions for large-cabin, long-range private jets, announced the appointment of David Henderson as Managing Director, Asia Sales. Henderson, who reports to Robert Gates, Head of Sales, EMEA & APAC, has around 20 years’ experience in aviation finance. His most recent roles were as Head of GE Capital’s Asia
Jack Gaber has been appointed Vice President of Business Development with APS Air Parts Services & Supplies. Mr. Gaber served as VP Marketing & Business Development at IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group, conceptualizing and overseeing all marketing activity from 2010 to 2016. Between 1999 and 2009, Mr. Gaber served as VP Business Development at IAI North
William Ampofo has been named senior vice president, global operations and supply chain for Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. In this role, William will have leadership responsibility for operations, supply chain, capital facilities, quality and the chemicals management business. William comes to Aviall from United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
Kerry Logistics Network, a logistics service provider in Asia, has appointed Ronnie Kempf as the new Managing Director for Germany and Switzerland. Kempf has taken up his new position on April 1st, 2016 and is based at the Kerry Logistics Europe headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. From here, he will run the operative business in Bremen,
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced a decision of its Board of Governors (BoG), unanimously approved at an IATA BoG meeting, to recommend Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of Air France-KLM, to succeed retiring Director General and CEO, Tony Tyler. With confirmation by the IATA Annual General Meeting to be held June 1-3,
Mesa Airlines has appointed John Selvaggio to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Most recently serving as the Company’s Vice President of Customer Service and Station Operations, Selvaggio joined Mesa in 2014 as Vice President of Business Development and Resource Planning and was later named Vice President of DFW Operations.
