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Boeing reported the retirement of Rinaldo Petrignani as president of Boeing Italy. Petrignani will continue his relationship with Boeing as a senior counselor and is succeeded by Antonio De Palmas effective April 15th. De Palmas will be responsible for coordinating all company business activities in Italy and will be based at the Boeing Italy headquarters

Robert Randall has been appointed to the position of Senior Sales Manager, U.S. for Universal Avionics. In this new role, Mr. Randall will manage Universal Avionics’ Regional Sales Managers and oversee all authorized dealer sales for the United States.

AJW Group has appointed Michael Duncan as its Regional Director for Africa. In this position, Duncan will be responsible for developing the Company’s presence and establishing partnerships with operators who need the integrated aircraft support services that AJW Aviation and AJW Technique can provide within this challenging and diverse Continent. This new appointment reinforces the

Boeing executive Mike Cave, president of Boeing Capital Corporation, the company’s product financing unit, announced that he will retire on May 1st. Marc Allen, Boeing China president, will replace Cave, effective March 14th. Cave who also serves as a Boeing senior vice president, has led Boeing Capital since January 2010. The unit is responsible for

Rockwell Collins reported that its acquisition of ARINC Incorporated will serve as the foundation of a new Information Management Services (IMS) business that combines ARINC with Rockwell Collins’ Flight Information Solutions business and its Ascend family of products and services. Jeff Standerski has been appointed senior vice president of Information Management Services. The new business

Arjan Meijer has been appointed Managing Director of KLM UK Engineering Limited, a KLM subsidiary operating within the AFI KLM E&M network and specializing in maintenance solutions for regional and narrow-body aircraft fleets.

AVINCO has further expanded its team with the appointment of former Airbus Vice President Contracts for the Middle East, Henri de Sulzer Wart as Vice President Commercial. Henri de Sulzer Wart spent his entire career in EADS starting in the design office in Toulouse before moving to Airbus in finance then in commercial departments. Based

Rockwell Collins reported that its acquisition of ARINC Incorporated will serve as the foundation of a new Information Management Services (IMS) business that combines ARINC with Rockwell Collins’ Flight Information Solutions business and its Ascend family of products and services. Jeff Standerski has been appointed senior vice president of Information Management Services. The new business