GA Telesis has named Mehmet Gokhan Dogan to the position of Managing Director of its new Sales and Customer Care Center in Istanbul, Turkey. GA Telesis will use this liaison and development office to meet the growing demands of its customers in Turkey, the Levant region, the Balkans, and Central Asia. Mr. Dogan has spent
FLYHT Aerospace Solutions reported the retirement of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Thomas French, CGA, effective September 15th, 2014. The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Ms. Nola Heale, CA as the new CFO effective September 15th, 2014. Mr. French will remain with the Company until December 31st, 2014 to assist in the
During its meeting on September 15th, the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik appointed Dr. Johannes Bussmann the new Chairman of the Executive Board for the company. Dr. Bussmann will take over the position from August Wilhelm Henningsen on April 1st, 2015, with Mr. Henningsen due to retire in the coming year.
Finnair has appointed Juha Järvinen Chief Commercial Officer and a member of Finnair’s Executive Board as of November 1st, 2014. Järvinen currently serves as Managing Director of Finnair Cargo and will also continue to be responsible for Finnair Cargo after his new appointment. Juha Järvinen will succeed Allister Paterson who will transfer to new duties
Andreas Otto, currently Executive Board Member for Product and Sales at Lufthansa Cargo in Frankfurt, was named to serve as the new Chief Commercial Officer of Austrian Airlines AG effective October 1st, 2014. He replaces Karsten Benz, who will return to the Lufthansa Group in Frankfurt as of October 1st, 2014.
Avtrade announced further expansion into the South African region with the appointment of Milenko Krsmanovic in the new role of Regional VP Sales – South Africa. Milenko brings a wealth of knowledge with over 25 years of aviation experience and a background in marketing working within leading aviation companies in South Africa. Avtrade is delighted
Richard Nevill has been appointed the Vice President of Aircelle’s Customer Services Division, effective September 1st. Nevill brings proven expertise in customer support and services, gaining his experience during a 30-year aerospace industry career. “Richard will lead Aircelle’s after-market development, along with the transformation of customer services activities that are essential to our continued growth
Silver Airways’ Board of Directors named Sami T. Teittinen as the airline’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will join Silver Airways’ Board, effective September 5th, 2014. Teittinen currently serves as Silver Airways’ chief financial officer. Previously, the position of Silver Airways CEO was held by Dave Pflieger.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the appointment of Rodolfo “Rudy” Quevedo as Director of Safety. On September 2nd, 2014, Quevedo joined IATA’s Safety and Flight Operations team and will be based in Montreal. He will be responsible for Cabin Safety, Safety Management Systems (SMS), and Global Aviation Data Management (GADM). Quevedo comes to
Rockwell Collins released that Jeffrey D. MacLauchlan has been appointed senior vice president, Corporate Development, for the company, effective Sept. 15th, 2014. MacLauchlan will succeed Dr. Barry Abzug, who has announced his intent to retire in December. MacLauchlan will be responsible for the company’s corporate strategy, merger/acquisition and joint venture, investor relations, enterprise communications and
