Sébastien Remy has been appointed Head of Innovation Works, effective June 1st, 2013. In his new role he will lead the Group’s network of research centres with a highly skilled workforce of more than 800 employees worldwide. Sébastien will report directly to Jean Botti, EADS Chief Technical Officer. His office will be located at the
AAR reported that its Board of Directors has named Ronald R. Fogleman as its Lead Director. Fogleman, a retired U.S. Air Force General and a former member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has served as an AAR director since 2001 and is currently Chairman of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee and a
Christopher “Kit” Johnson has joined Airbus Americas as its new Customs Manager for the company’s A320 Family assembly line in Mobile, Alabama. Johnson joined the company on May 20th, filling the second position for the company’s new manufacturing facility. In his role, he will be responsible for securing and improving customs activities in U.S. with
Southwest Airlines promoted Randy Sloan to Senior Vice President as the Company’s Chief Information Officer. Sloan joined the carrier in March of 2012 and immediately assumes the new role. As previously announced, Southwest’s new Chief Technology Officer, Craig Maccubbin, recently joined the Company.
Northrop Grumman has appointed Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of manufacturing operations and site managers for the company’s aircraft integration centers of excellence in St. Augustine, Fla., and Palmdale, Calif., respectively.In her new role, McGlade will be responsible for managing and integrating all manufacturing and support operations at the St. Augustine site
SR Technics, part of the Mubadala Aerospace MRO network, has established its senior management team, comprising experienced Malaysian and Swiss professionals, and has recruited 17 Technicians and four Certifying Technicians of Malaysian nationality for its new component repair facility in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which is due to open at the end of 2013. Heading the
WestJet announced the departure of Cam Kenyon, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Operations, effective July 20, 2013. Cam will be returning to Denver to be with his family.
AJW Aviation has continued to expand its professional team by appointing Satvendar (Sam) Singh as Chief Commercial Officer. Based in the Singapore office, Sam brings a wealth of experience from his previous roles with Mubadala Aerospace MRO Network/SR Technics Switzerland, Singapore Airlines Engineering Company and Execujet Aviation Group. Previous to which he managed Supply Chain
AAR released that John Fortson will join the Company on July 1, 2013, as Vice President of Finance. Fortson will then become Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on July 19, 2013, or as soon as possible following the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ending May 31, 2013. Mr.
MROmarketplace.com released that Asher Ben Basat, former President of Commodore Aviation Inc. in Miami, Florida has accepted the position of Senior Vice President, Technical Operations at MRO Exchange LLC, the owner and operator of MROmarketplace.com, the aviation industry’s first online marketplace for the procurement of maintenance, repair and overhaul projects.
