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Diego Estrada has joined its Commercial team in the position of Sales Director and will be located at its Americas region offices in Miami. He will report to AWAS’ Managing Director for the Americas, Walter Valarezo. Prior to joining AWAS Mr. Estrada was at lessor AerCap where he most recently held the role of Manager

Effective on August 1st 2014, Karl Ulrich Garnadt, the member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft and CEO of Lufthansa German Airlines succeeded Stefan Lauer, to be the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ameco Beijing. Karl Ulrich Garnadt began his career at Lufthansa in 1979. In 2011 he became CEO and

Nordic Aviation Capital, the world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company, is bolstering its presence in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Bill Rossi as VP Sales and Acquisitions based out of its Singapore office. Bill joins NAC from Embraer Aircraft where for the past five and a half years he worked as Sales

Ryanair appointed Mr Michael Cawley to its Board. Michael previously worked with Ryanair for 17 years and contributed enormously to Ryanair’s growth and success until he retired in March 2014. He served as Ryanair’s Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer.

The Monarch Group has appointed Ian Bartholomew as Interim Managing Director of Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), its aircraft maintenance division. He succeeds Mick Adams, who is leaving the business to take up a post at Etihad Airways as Vice President of MRO based in Abu Dhabi.

C&L Aerospace has hired Matt Eaton, a proven leader in the industry, as Senior Vice President of MRO Marketing and Sales. Eaton has more than 30 years of experience in Commercial and General Aviation and will focus on business development for maintenance, interior and painting at C&L.

The Monarch Group, the UK’s leading independent travel group, announced the appointments of Sir Roy McNulty, currently a Non-Executive Director, as Group Chairman and Andrew Swaffield, currently Managing Director of Monarch Airlines, as Group Chief Executive. They will assume the responsibilities of Iain Rawlinson, Executive Chairman, who steps down from the Board after five years

Aircastle reported the resignation of David Walton. Mr. Walton served as Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Aircastle Limited. He will remain in his current roles until a smooth transition is complete.