Air New Zealand has appointed Christopher Luxon as its next Chief Executive Officer. Mr Luxon will take over from current Chief Executive Officer Rob Fyfe at the end of December. Mr Luxon is presently Group General Manager International Airline and has held the role since joining Air New Zealand in May, 2011, following a successful
Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney announced the appointment of Raymond L. Conner as president and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Conner, a 34-year company veteran who began his career as an airplane mechanic, moves to the leadership post from senior vice president, Sales and Customer Support for Commercial Airplanes. He replaces James F. Albaugh
Pattonair, the leading global aerospace and defence supply chain service provider, is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Hawkins as its new Group Quality Director. Joining Pattonair from Rolls-Royce, where he held the position of Supplier Development Executive for their Marine Sector, Richard has over 20 years’ aerospace experience, including leadership roles in Design
American International Group named Laurette T. Koellner to the newly created role of Executive Chairman of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC). In this role, Ms. Koellner becomes the most senior executive officer of ILFC and reports to Robert H. Benmosche, AIG President and Chief Executive Officer. The appointment of Ms. Koellner, who has been serving
Rodolphe Marchais has been appointed Chairman and CEO of Sabena technics, assisted in his functions by three Chief Operating Officers, Jean-Luc Fournel, Philippe Rochet and Stéphane Burton, and by Jean-Marc Schaefer, Chief Financial Officer. Regarding Barfield, Sabena technics’ subsidiary in the Americas, Rodolphe Marchais is now Chairman of the Board and has appointed Frederic Denise
PAS Technologies announced the hiring of Nancy P. Hitchins, CSP, MPH, as the company’s Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). Hitchins will lead PAS Technologies’ global efforts to enhance the company’s safety, environment compliance and health processes, standards and metrics. She will serve as the global safety program leader, driving the company’s worldwide
Rainer Ohler is to take charge of EADS Corporate Communications as of 1 July 2012. In his new position he will be responsible for Group-wide internal and external communications at EADS, reporting directly to EADS CEO Tom Enders. Previously Senior Vice President Public Affairs and Communications at Airbus, Rainer Ohler now succeeds Pierre Bayle who
Southwest Airlines announced that Trevor Stedke has been named Vice President of Technical Services. In this position, Stedke will provide Leadership for Engineering Services and Standards, Quality, Maintenance Safety, Powerplant, and Aircraft Programs.
Jet Aviation Specialists has recently added a new North American Sales Manager Vince DiSciullo. Vince DiSciullo has many years’ experience having worked for CTS, SKF Aerospace, ATI & Chromalloy in various capacities. JAS is a MRO service provider specializing in the repair of combustion assemblies, cases and supports for Civil, Military and Industrial gas turbine
IBA announced a new appointment to support their growing client base across the world. Robert Bryant joins IBA as Manager – Technical Projects, bringing with him a huge wealth and breadth of experience to further strengthen the Company’s technical team. Robert’s career in aviation spans more than 45 years, most recently having held the position
