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.
Boeing will increase production on the 737 program to 52 airplanes per month in 2018 in response to strong market demand from customers worldwide. Once the increase is implemented, the 737 program is expected to build more than 620 airplanes per year. “The 737 Next-Generation and 737 MAX airplanes offer our customers unparalleled efficiency and
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
