TrueAero has announced the appointment of Ed Blyskal as Director of Business Development & Marketing. Ed’s vast experience and industry knowledge will expedite the global expansion as TrueAero continues to support A340 and A330 operators worldwide.
C&L Aerospace welcomed Calvin Tuitt as Senior Vice President Business Development, MRO. Calvin has been in the aerospace and airline industry for more than 25 years, working in sales, marketing and commercial management for Rolls Royce Canada, Pratt and Whitney Canada, ExelTech Aerospace and Discovery Air Technical Services.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft financing arm of GE, announced the appointment of Alec Burger as its president and CEO effective January 1st, 2016. Burger will take over the executive management of the business from Norman C.T. Liu, who will stay on as chairman of GECAS until late 2016 when he will
HAECO Americas reported the promotions of Mark Peterman to President of HAECO Cabin Solutions and of Jose Pevida to Senior Vice President of Engineering for HAECO Cabin Solutions. David Kelly has also been hired as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing and Strategy.
Kevin Gettemeier joined the AV8 MRO team as new Technical Sales person, effective Tuesday, October 20th. Kevin has more than forty years of aviation experience in flying, aircraft maintenance, operations and business development. AV8 MRO is an FAA and EASA-approved repair station with the inhouse capabilities to repair and overhaul all series of Hawker landing
Oscar Munoz, president and CEO of United Continental, is on medical leave following a heart attack he suffered on Oct. 15th, 2015. At this time, it is too soon to know the course of treatment and timing of recovery. The UAL board of directors has named Brett J. Hart, currently United’s executive vice president and
FLYHT reported changes to its executive management team. Mr. Tom Schmutz has been appointed the new chief executive officer (“CEO”) of the Corporation. Mr. Bill Tempany is retiring from his role as CEO, but will remain on the board of directors and has been appointed the chairman of the board. In addition, Mr. Matt Bradley
Macquarie AirFinance, a global aircraft leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland, reported that Mr. Liam Kavanagh will be its new Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, effective December 1st, 2015. Mr. Kavanagh will take over from Harry Forsythe who will be retiring from Macquarie AirFinance and leaving San Francisco to return to his family home
Steven Ridolfi has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions for Chorus Aviation, effective October 1st, 2015. Mr. Ridolfi will be based in Toronto, Ontario. Steven Ridolfi previously served as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions at Bombardier. Prior to that Mr. Ridolfi was the President of Business Aircraft and
Cathay Pacific has appointed Philippe Lacamp to Senior Vice President, Americas. In this role, he will oversee all facets of Cathay Pacific’s operations and commercial activities in the Americas, and will be based in the company’s U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.
