The aircraft financing expert Fraser Chestney has joined the London branch of Doric‘s aviation team. His primary focus will be on arranging aircraft investments for Doric investors. Before joining Doric, Fraser worked in the aircraft finance business at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe (SMBCE) where he was Head of the Aircraft Finance Group for a
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation started full-scale testing of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) toward its first flight scheduled in the second quarter of this year. Mitsubishi Aircraft performed the first engine run for the starboard side engine of MRJ’s first flight test aircraft at the Nagoya Airport (Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi Prefecture) on January 13th, 2015. The first
Stratos announced the addition of senior airline fleet executive Jason Bewley to its team. Jason has been appointed as Commercial Director, specialising in airline marketing and commercial strategy and is based in Australia. Most recently, Jason held the role of Fleet Manager at Virgin Australia where he managed a US$4bn fleet, responsible for fleet strategy,
PAS Technologies announced that industry veteran Dennis Orzel has rejoined the company’s senior leadership team as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Mr. Orzel will be responsible for all product development targeting top line growth while leading the engineering and program management functions. He will be based in Middletown, Connecticut. PAS Technologies specializes in providing
SR Technics announced that Frank Walschot, Head of Engine Services, has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer as of January 1st, 2015. Commenting on Frank Walschot’s appointment, SR Technic’s CEO André Wall said: “There is no doubt that Frank is the right person to ensure that our global operations will be based on known and
David Settergren has joined the AerSale team as Vice President – Sales, Asia Pacific to grow the Company’s global aviation marketing efforts in the Asia Pacific Region. Settergren’s appointment will further enhance AerSale’s global reach within the aviation industry. David most recently served as Vice President – Sales & Marketing with GE Capital Aviation Services
AJW Aviation announced the appointment of Danielle Kaskel as the new Senior Manager for Business Development – North America, based in the Miami office. In her new role at AJW, Danielle will focus on developing the Company’s relationships with new customers while seeking key opportunities to ensure its corporate success across the competitive marketplace in
JetBlue Airways announced the appointment of Tony Lowery as the carrier’s new Vice President, Technical Operations. Lowery joins JetBlue this week to oversee the company’s engineering, maintenance, materiel, and quality functions. He will report to Jeff Martin, JetBlue’s Senior Vice President, Operations. Lowery comes to JetBlue from Qantas Airways, where he served as Head of
The Merex Group, a Dubin Clark & Company portfolio company, reported the appointment of Jonathan Silva to the role of President of the MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) Solutions business unit. He succeeds former MRO Solutions President, Dan Godin, who has accepted the role as the Chief Executive Officer of Air Industries (AIRI). Silva will
David Brigante has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President of the new Procurement directorate of ATR. He will be in charge of the contract negotiations with the suppliers of the aircraft manufacturer and will report to ATR’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick de Castelbajac. He will sit on the Executive Committee. During his career, he has
