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Silver Airways has expanded its management team, naming Travis Christ to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer. In his new role, Mr. Christ will direct the full extent of the airline’s commercial activities, including schedule planning, revenue management, partnerships, marketing, e-commerce, sales, and distribution.

Munich based Aviation Investment are to enlarge their activities in the areas of aircraft leasing, aircraft finance and brokerage. Over the last 2 years Steffen Fries, the Managing Director of Aviation Investment, has concentrated on building up the subsidiary MHS Aviation to a premium commercial VIP operator, the company has decided to grow further, they

Crane Co. has announced the appointment of Brendan Curran as President of the Aerospace Group of Crane Aerospace & Electronics. Crane Aerospace & Electronics is one of four segments of Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products with $2.6bn in sales. As president of the Aerospace Group, Curran will be located in

Pratt & Whitney appointed David Brantner president, Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, and Matthew Bromberg president, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket, both reporting to Paul Adams, chief operating officer. Brantner and Bromberg succeed Todd Kallman who announced his intent to retire from UTC.

JETS, the expanding business aviation MRO, owned by the 328 Group, announced the promotion of Edward Benyon to Sales and Commercial Manager for its Bournemouth and new London Biggin Hill facilities. In his new role he will lead a team of four responsible for building strong relationships with customers and developing future growth strategies and

Chromalloy released that Paul Dolan, a seasoned business leader and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, will lead the company’s Commercial Aero and Military Strategic Business Units (SBUs) as Vice President, Commercial Aero and Military. Dolan joined Chromalloy in 2010 to lead the company’s military group and manage about $1 billion in military service contracts.

AMR Corporation the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways Group announced the senior leadership team responsible for guiding the new American Airlines after the closing of the companies’ expected merger. Tom Horton will serve as Chairman of the Board of the new American Airlines. Doug Parker will serve as Chief Executive Officer and

Embraer Executive Jets has named Brenda K. Paauwe-Navori to the position of Regional Sales Director responsible for Western Region sales for its Large & Ultra Large Division. “Brenda’s appointment is part of our effort to expand our sales team,” said Keith Garner, Vice President Sales for the Large & Ultra-Large Aircraft Division, Embraer Executive Jets,

The Board of Directors of RUAG has appointed Markus A. Zoller as the new CEO of the RUAG Defence division and a member of the Executive Board. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the ETH (Federal Institute of Technology) and a PhD in economics from the University of St Gallen. In recent years