The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that Calin Rovinescu, President and CEO of Air Canada, has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA Board of Governors for a one-year term, effective immediately. Mr. Rovinescu succeeds Richard H. Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, whose one-year term expired at the conclusion of the Association’s
Frontier Airlines reported the appointment of Bill Meehan as the low fare carrier’s new Chief Operating Officer. Meehan brings nearly 30 years of industry experience to the role, which includes responsibility for flight, inflight and airport operations, as well as the airline’s safety and security program. Meehan joins Frontier with substantial experience in the airline
AJW Group, the integrated aircraft solutions specialist, has appointed Jason Cordoba as Commercial Development Officer. In this newly defined position Cordoba will be working with key members of the AJW Group team such as Deepak Sharma, Chief Technical Officer and Andy Smith, Group Operations Director who have both been at the forefront of the business
The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Patrick de Castelbajac, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ATR. He succeeds Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate according to ATR’s statutes expired at the end of May 2014.
Universal Avionics reported that Mr. Michael Choo has been appointed to the newly created position of Regional Sales Manager for Asia. In this newly created role, Michael is responsible for Universal Avionics’ sales throughout Asia and Australia, including direct sales to Airline and Government customers. In addition, Michael is responsible for assisting Universal Avionics’ Authorized
Aristides Ponjuan has been appointed General Manager of Aero Technologies, covering also the MRO Product Line of Air-Pro, two subsidiaries of Aero Maintenance Group (AMG), spearheading the component maintenance business of AFI KLM E&M in the Americas.
Air Canada appointed Duncan Bureau as Vice-President, Global Sales. Mr. Bureau will report directly to Ben Smith, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, and in this newly defined position will be responsible for revenue generated through all sales channels from all points of sale. He will be based in Toronto.
Finnair’s SVP Human Resources Manne Tiensuu will leave the company. Tiensuu, a member of Finnair’s Executive Board, has held the position since 2010 and will leave the company once Finnair has found a successor for him.
Astronics Corporation has been selected to provide the primary power distribution system for the Daher-Socata TBM 900 aircraft. The Electronic Power System from Astronics combines alternator, generator, and primary power bus system control into a single unit, allowing semi-automatic start-up. The system also includes an integrated external power control function which allows connection of any
Southwest Airlines released that Captain Craig Drew has been named Vice President Flight Operations. In his new role, effective June 2nd, Drew will be responsible for the airline’s flight operations functions, which include 10 Pilot Bases nationwide, Crew Scheduling, and the Flight Training Center.
