VAS Aero Services, a global leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services, has named aviation industry senior executive Tommy Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer. Hughes, formerly senior vice president for sales and marketing for the company, is responsible for global assets and repair services, in addition to worldwide sales. During a 20-plus year career in
Comlux The Aviation Group announced several major organizational changes in Comlux America, both on operational and commercial sides. David Edinger is appointed Executive Vice President of Comlux Management and also Board Member of the Comlux Group. Jim Soleo is now taking over David’s duties and is promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Comlux America. Under
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services (AMES) announced new roles for two members of its top management staff. Todd France has assumed the role of Director of Business Development. In this role Todd will manage all sales activities in all business units throughout AMES. In his prior role, France was Director of Business Operations overseeing business
Johan Bank, Director MRO, KLM Engine Services since 2007, has been appointed Vice President Engineering, KLM E&M. Johan Bank began his professional career at KLM Flight Operations as a flight engineer on Douglas DC10s. Subsequently, from 1993 to 2003, he became a flight engineer on Boeing 747s. In 2003, he moved to KLM’s Engineering and
Lou Mancini, who has served as the leader for Boeing’s commercial airplane customer support and after-market products and services, will retire from the company after 12 years of service. Stan Deal has been appointed to succeed him. Mancini will transition his assignment to Deal, who is named senior vice president of CAS, effective immediately. Mancini
Eagle Aviation, a full service Fixed Base Operator centrally located on the eastern seaboard, providing convenient, quality service to the general aviation industry, welcomed Nelson Clayton as its new Service Sales Representative. As the new Service Sales Representative, Nelson will build and maintain relationships with current and potential customers to increase new and continuing business
AerSale released that Dennis Zalupski has joined the team as Senior Vice President & General Manager – Materials Group. This position will further support AerSale’s rapidly expanding global reach specifically in the airframe and engine parts sales market. Zalupski most recently served as the President & CEO of Kellstrom Industries. He first joined Kellstrom in
AVINCO, the specialist aircraft trading and management company, has further expanded its team with the appointment of Andreas Schneider as Vice-President Commercial Asia Pacific. Andreas Schneider is joining Avinco further to his appointment as Vice-President Commercial Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. Andreas spent the past thirteen years of his career in the aircraft maintenance and
CIRCOR International, leading provider of valves and other highly engineered products for markets including oil & gas, power generation and aerospace & defense, released that Vincent Sandoval will join the Company as Group President—CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense effective March 19th, 2014. Mr. Sandoval currently is the President of TransDigm Group, Inc.’s Semco Instruments subsidiary, which
Sjoerd Vollebregt has announced that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Fokker Technologies per April 1st, 2014. He will be succeeded by Hans Büthker, currently the Chief Operating Officer of the company.
