JetBlue Airways reported the departure of Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster. President Robin Hayes will oversee operational leadership of the airline following Mr. Maruster’s departure. Mr. Maruster joined JetBlue in 2005 as Vice President, Operational Planning. In 2006, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, overseeing Airports, and in 2007 his role was expanded again
GA Telesis welcomes Dale Karraker as new Director of Government and Defense Programs. Dale Karraker joins the company from Chromalloy, where he held the position of Country Manager for Saudi Arabia and was responsible for management and project development. At Chromalloy, Karraker worked directly with Ministries of Defense and private industries in the Middle East
Boeing named Ursula English as vice president of its Environment, Health and Safety organization. She will be responsible for leading the company’s workplace safety programs and its efforts to improve the environmental performance of Boeing products, services and global operations. Effective April 25th, English will report to John Tracy, Boeing chief technology officer and senior
Mango Aviation Partners announced the appointment of Andrew Hughes as Executive Vice President for its General and Business Aviation activities on a global basis. Andrew Hughes is an experienced executive form the general and business aviation sector. He is well known and respected by manufactures and regulatory authorities through to executive aviation clients and crew,
Mr. Robert Kline has been appointed to the newly created position of Airline Sales Manager for the US and Latin American sales regions. Robert will be responsible for maintaining Universal Avionics’ existing programs and relationships within the Airline market segment, as well as seeking out and developing new programs in those regions. Before joining Universal,
PSA Airlines released that the company’s president and chief executive officer Keith Houk, after more than 25 years of outstanding service, has elected to retire from his current role. Succeeding Houk will be Dion Flannery, most recently president of US Airways Express.
Effective May 5th, current Aerolia CEO Christian Cornille will be appointed Executive Vice President – Industry of Airbus Helicopters. In this role, he will be in charge of raising the industrial model of Airbus Helicopters to a new standard, which is a key aspect of the Division’s transformation plan. Christian Cornille will be a member
West Star Aviation appointed Dan McKillips as Regional Sales Manager. Dan will be responsible for the Southeast region of the U.S., which includes: Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi. With nearly 20 years in the aviation industry, Dan has developed his expertise through a variety of positions including A&P Technician, Senior Aircraft Technician and corporate Director
VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has appointed John Brooks as Senior Vice President – Boeing Programs. Formerly Vice President – Boeing Programs, Brooks is responsible for all of the company’s Boeing distribution and supply programs, overseeing operations in the VAS Seattle, WA facility. A 19-year aviation aftermarket industry
Bombardier Aerospace released that Diane De Souza, Vice President of its Parts Services team, will retire after 28 years with Bombardier Aerospace, effective this summer. She is succeeded by Bill Molloy, previously Director of Customer Services & Support for the CSeries aircraft, who assumed his new role April 1st.
