BOC Aviation announced the official opening of the new London office, headed by Steven Townend, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer for Europe, Americas & Africa. Mr. Townend, who has been in charge of the revenue side of the company since 2004, has more than 20 years of aviation finance and leasing experience. He
Andrew C. Levy, President and COO of Allegiant Travel Company, has resigned from his executive positions with the company and will step down from the Allegiant board. For the past 13 years, Mr. Levy has led Allegiant in a variety of roles, including most recently as President, Chief Operating Officer and Board Member and previously
Avtrade further expands into the China Region, with the new appointment of Carren Chiu in the role of Regional VP Sales – China. Carren will be responsible for growing business in the China Region. Developing sales strategy, increasing sales and maximising business opportunities, focus will be on building customer relationships and delivering high quality dedicated
United Airlines announced that Linda Jojo will become its Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, responsible for the development, implementation and management of technology strategy and solutions to support United’s global business. Jojo joins United from Rogers Communications, Inc., where she served as executive vice president and chief information officer. Previously, she served as
After nearly a decade at the helm of Airbus Group UK (formerly EADS UK), Robin Southwell, OBE, has decided to stand down to pursue new business opportunities outside the Group. The company has appointed Paul Kahn, previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Canada, as his replacement.
Ana Isabel Fernandes is the new Vice-President for OGMA Aerostructures. The newly appointed manager will report directly to OGMA Chairman of the Board and CEO, Rodrigo Almeida Rosa, and will be in charge of the coordination and implementation of the company’s aircraft aerostructures manufacturing strategy. Ana Isabel Fernandes has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Cari Smith joins AJW Aviation as Regional Sales Director USA. Heading up the organisation’s component sales and exchange service across North America, Cari will be responsible for developing relationships with new customers, as well as broadening the current scope of AJW’s aircraft component sales with leading airlines and MROs. With over 23 years’ experience in
Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Sean Menke to the position of executive vice president and chief operations officer. In this role, he will take on direct oversight of the airline’s Flight Operations, In-Flight Services, Customer Service, Maintenance and Engineering, Safety and Regulatory Security, Operations Planning and Scheduling, and Performance Engineering and Operations Analytics. Menke begins work
Steven Boecker has joined the AerSale team as Vice President Sales to augment the Company’s global engine and aircraft marketing efforts. Boecker’s appointment will further enhance AerSale’s global reach within the aviation aftermarket services and materials industry. Boecker most recently served as Sales Director – Global Leasing Team for Pratt & Whitney / International Aero
JetBlue Airways announced that Robin Hayes, the company’s current President, will succeed Dave Barger as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 16th, 2015. Barger will serve on the JetBlue Board of Directors until February 15th, 2015, and Hayes is expected to join the Board on February 16th, 2015.
