Benoit Defforge has been appointed Managing Director, Airbus Corporate Jets, effective 1st January 2014. He now leads Airbus’ corporate jet business globally, combining his new role with that of his previous one as Head of the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC). In his role as Managing Director of Airbus Corporate Jets, Defforge replaces Airbus veteran
Werner Aero Services announced that Larry Montreuil has joined the company as Vice President of Asset Management and Business Development. Larry comes to Werner Aero Services with over 25 years of experience leading high performing supply chain organizations in the airline and transit industries. He spent the last 10 years as Director Supply Chain for
Chris Cannady has been appointed as OEM Sales Manager for Universal Avionics. Based out of Universal Avionics’ U.S. Midwest Office in Wichita, Kansas, Mr. Cannady’s overall responsibility is to develop and maintain existing sales of the company’s products to U.S. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).
Bristow Group, a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, reported that William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer, will retire from those positions at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders on July 31, 2014, and be succeeded by Jonathan E. Baliff, Bristow’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Following
JETS, the growing business aviation MRO is further expanding its sales and commercial team with the appointment of Derick Naude as Senior Sales and Commercial Representative, effective immediately. Derick joins JETS from Embraer Executive Aircraft where he previously held the position of Customer Support Representative for the UK.
Embraer Executive Jets announced the addition of two seasoned business aviation executives to its regional sales teams. Peter Griffith is appointed as Vice President Sales & Marketing, Europe and Africa to lead sales efforts in the region, replacing Colin Steven, who is leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities in business aviation. Embraer Executive Jets
Air Seychelles reported the appointment of Manoj Papa as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Cramer Ball, who has tendered his resignation. Mr Papa joins from South African Airways, where he held the position of Acting General Manager Commercial, overseeing the entire commercial portfolio for the airline. As part of this, he was also
James Dillon-Godfray has taken up a new role as Vice President Business Development at Marshall Aviation Services, the expanding commercial aviation arm of Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, based at Cambridge Airport, effective immediately. James will focus on co-ordinating and developing the interests of the Group’s civil aviation activities. These include business aviation MRO operations
Triumph Group released that M. David Kornblatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will transition from that position in February 2014, to become the company’s Director of Corporate Development. He will be succeeded as Chief Financial Officer by Jeffrey L. McRae, currently President of Triumph Aerostructures – Vought Aircraft Division, upon formal election by
JetBlue Airways appointed David Campbell to the position of Vice President, Technical Operations, effective immediately. In this role, Mr. Campbell will ensure efficient operations, manage the safety of the fleet and lead the airline’s technical operations team. Mr. Campbell will report directly to the airline’s senior vice president of operations, Jeff Martin.
