John Wikoff will become Head of Investor Relations at AerCap with immediate effect. John Wikoff was most recently at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he headed the Transportation Finance Group in New York. At Goldman, John was responsible for arranging various types of debt and equity-like offerings for aircraft lessors, airlines and other transportation concerns
Ascent Aviation Services reported that Joseph Ng is now the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1st. Mr. Ng joins Ascent with over 30 years of executive experience in the management of aircraft maintenance and quality systems. Mr. Ng began his career with ST Aerospace in 1990 and after continuous advancement within multiple divisions
FedEx Corporation released that William J. Logue will retire as President and CEO of its FedEx Freight subsidiary on December 31, 2014. He has guided FedEx Freight since 2010 to a leading position in the U.S. Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) market. He cited health concerns as the reason for his decision to retire. Michael L. Ducker, a
Avtrade appointed Sean Swain as the new Technical Director. Sean is responsible for all technical areas of Avtrade including the analysis, management and control of component MRO costs. On a global level, Sean will assist the global sales teams at a senior level in customers meetings and the Regional Sales Directors on technical support proposals.
airberlin appointed Stefan Pichler as Chief Executive Officer, as it moves forward with its previously announced restructuring programme to deliver long term sustainable profitability. In his role as CEO of Air Berlin PLC, Stefan Pichler will be responsible for all group businesses and airline brands. He will take over on February 1st, 2015 from Wolfgang
BOC Aviation reported the appointment of David Walton as the new Chief Operating Officer to be based in the Singapore headquarters. Mr. Walton has 28 years of aviation finance and leasing experience. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Stanford University, and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Hawthorne Global Aviation Services, a leading general aviation services company, released that Thomas Auten has been named General Manager for its Atlanta FBO at Cobb County Airport (KRYY). The Atlanta facility is part of the growing network of Hawthorne FBOs located throughout the United States.
United Technical Operations reported that Joe Ferreira is retiring after 29 years as a leader in aircraft maintenance and technical operations. EWR Hub VP Don Wright will return to Tech Ops to assume Joe’s responsibilities as Vice President of Maintenance. A 26‐year veteran of the company, Don previously was Managing Director of technical operations, responsible
VAS Aero Services appointed Jeremy Galanti as Director of Sales and Marketing. An experienced aviation industry salesperson, Galanti is responsible for sales and marketing execution for all of the company’s aftermarket parts and service programs, supporting the global business effort from VAS Aero Services’ Delta Airlines satellite facility in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining VAS,
Executive Vice President and COO Flemming Jensen will leave SAS in May 2015 to assume the position of CEO for DSB A/S. Flemming Jensen has been with SAS since 1989 when he joined as pilot. Since 2008, he has held a number of leading positions within SAS, of which the last three years as Executive
