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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has appointed John W. Dietrich as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Atlas Air, the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, effective October 15th, 2014. Mr. Dietrich will retain his role with the parent holding company and continue to report to William J. Flynn, Atlas Air Worldwide’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

PAS Technologies reported that Dennis C. Hercules, Vice President of Global Human Resources, will retire on December 31st, 2014. Frank Tracano, Jr. succeeds Hercules, effective immediately, and has been appointed Vice President of Business Development, Global Human Resources and Contracts for PAS Technologies. In his new role, Tracano reports to the company’s Chief Executive Officer,

During its last board meeting, members of USAIRE elected Pascal Parant, Vice President of Marketing at AAR, as the new president. Parant succeeds Philippe Bottrie, who decided not to run for a third term after a brilliant presidency. USAIRE’s objective is to foster international understanding and cooperation in the transatlantic aerospace and high-tech communities. Each

The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Laurence Rigolini as new Corporate Secretary of ATR. Within the scope of this new position, she will manage institutional relations, communication, general services and environment. She will report to ATR’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick de Castelbajac and will sit on the Executive Committee. During her career, she has

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Bruno Matheu to the new position of Chief Operating Officer Equity Partners in the Etihad Airways Aviation Group. With almost 30 years of senior management experience in the global aviation industry, Mr Matheu joins Etihad Airways after two decades at

GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) has appointed Sean Miller as Senior Director of Engine Sales. Sean joins GA Telesis with over twenty-five years of aviation industry experience, having most recently worked at Delta TechOps as Regional Sales Executive. At Delta TechOps, Sean was responsible for global sales of engine, aircraft and component repair services and

B/E Aerospace reported the appointments of Joseph T. Lower as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of B/E Aerospace and Michael F. Senft as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of KLX. Mr. Lower will initially join B/E Aerospace as Vice President, Finance and be appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon the

Pratt & Whitney appointed Gregory H. Gernhardt, president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, effective immediately. Gernhardt will report to Pratt & Whitney President Paul Adams and succeeds David M. Brantner, who has decided to depart the company. Gernhardt will be responsible for all Commercial Engines program management, sales and marketing activities, and will continue to

Lufthansa Technik’s new Senior Vice President VIP & Executive Jet Solutions is Walter Heerdt, who has headed the Marketing and Sales department since 2003. With this step, Heerdt, who holds a degree in engineering, succeeds Dr. Hans Schmitz, who is retiring early after seven years at the helm of Lufthansa Technik’s VIP division.