Boeing announced a regionalized leadership structure in Europe, to streamline its corporate presence and drive business growth. The new structure aligns Boeing corporate leaders across the Continent into a unified team and integrates the company’s strategy development and government affairs initiatives at a regional level. Sir Michael Arthur, president of Boeing United Kingdom and Ireland,
True Aero has hired Jim Legg as Vice President of Materials. Jim will be responsible for Engine and Airframe material sales and purchasing including repair vendor management. Jim brings 26 years of industry experience in Sales/Marketing and Product Management specializing in solutions for end of life asset management. Jim has held leadership management positions at
Chromalloy has appointed a seasoned executive to provide leadership of commercial aerospace sales. Rich Feely, whose career spans nearly two decades in commercial and military aerospace product engineering and sales, joins Chromalloy as Vice President, Global Sales, accountable for new customer growth around the globe. Feely joins Chromalloy from Goodrich/UTC where he worked for more
Boeing Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations & Technology John Tracy has announced his intention to retire after 35 years of service and 10 years as CTO, following celebration of Boeing’s 100th anniversary this summer. Tracy will begin transitioning his portfolio of Engineering, Operations & Technology (EO&T) duties next month to newly
AJW Aviation has appointed Daniel Watson, to the role of Chief Commercial Officer as the organisation identifies a new executive team to lead the growth and development of the business worldwide. He will be responsible for: AJW’s significant PBH programme, sales, commercial tenders/proposals and key account management. Importantly, Watson will work across the AJW customer
Joseph Hartmann, a seasoned manager of sales and business development, has joined C&L Aerospace as Regional Sales Manager. Joseph’s focus will be on growing the ERJ market. With more than 25 years of experience in the aviation industry, Joseph’s areas of expertise include technologies for flight, maintenance and training. He has provided support for commercial
SmartSky Networks, a next-generation airborne communications provider, reported that Matthew Petzold has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Petzold’s successful track record in operations, fundraising, mergers and acquisitions positions him to add important strategic value to SmartSky in this key leadership role.
WOW air has appointed Ben Baldanza to the airline’s Board of Directors. Formerly the CEO of Spirit Airlines, Mr. Baldanza brings with him a wealth of experience in the airline industry with specific expertise in the realm of ultra-low-cost carriers. Mr. Baldanza began his aviation career with American Airlines and subsequently worked for Northwest Airlines,
FAI Aviation Group has strengthened its commercial team with the appointment of Russian business aviation expert Victor Rudnov to the role of Director of Business Development, Russian Federation & CIS. This is a new position for the Germany-based aviation services company and reflects its growing international success.
Aviation Technical Services (ATS) reported that Paul Dolan, a seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the aviation industry, has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) effective February 25th, 2016. As the company’s first CCO, Dolan will oversee the commercial strategy of ATS, with over 1,500 employees and facilities in
