Benjamin Moreau has been appointed Chief Executive of AIR FRANCE KLM Group subsidiary CRMA. Founded in 1957 and based in Elancourt, CRMA has a workforce of over 300 and specializes in the repair of engine parts and assemblies, especially those of CFM Engines, Very Big Engines (GE90, GP7200) and in aircraft component overhaul.
Donna Hrinak, president of Boeing Brazil, will have expanded responsibilities to include all of Latin America. She will continue heading Boeing in Brazil from São Paulo while leading the company’s strategy to grow regional market opportunities in Latin America as president of Boeing Latin America. Hrinak joined Boeing in 2011 as the president of Boeing
AerCap Holdings’ subsidiary AeroTurbine signed an amendment and extension of its credit facility which increases the size from US$430m to US$550m and extends the maturity of the facility to the fourth quarter of 2019. The credit facility amendment was led by Crédit Agricole CIB, the incumbent administrative agent. Other joint book runners included Morgan Stanley,
B/E Aerospace announced the appointment of James F. Albaugh to its Board of Directors effective as of November 14th, 2014. Mr. Albaugh has been a Senior Advisor to The Blackstone Group since December 2012. Prior to that, he was president and chief executive officer of Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business unit and a member of Boeing’s
Spirit Airlines has named three new executives to its leadership team. Ted Botimer has been named the Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Revenue Management, Laurie David Villa is the new Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, and Eric Netland has been promoted to Vice President of Pricing and Revenue Management.
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
