Discovery Air announced the appointment of Jacob (Koby) Shavit as its President and Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Brian Semkowski as a director and Chair of the Board. The appointments are effective December 13, 2012.
JetBlue Airways appointed James E. Leddy to the position of Senior Vice President Treasurer, effectively immediately. In this role, Mr. Leddy will be responsible for traditional treasury functions as well as risk, credit card services, commercial real estate and supply chain.
Spirit AeroSystems reported that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey L. Turner has advised its Board of his intention to retire in early 2013, after the Board has had an opportunity to conduct a search for and hire a new CEO. Turner will continue to serve as President and CEO until his successor takes
Mango Aviation Partners, a specialist supplier of aviation services today announced the appointment of 3 new management Partners to further strengthen the Mango senior team. Brian Hogan joins Mango from Zest Airways of the Philippines, where he previously held the role of CEO Advisor. Brian has been appointed Partner responsible for Business Development and with
ABS Jets has appointed Thierry Barre to the position of Technical Director, the appointment comes at a time that ABS Jets are further developing their maintenance and engineering services. Thierry joins the company with immediate effect, his extensive skills in aircraft maintenance and experience of working with Embraer aircraft means that he is a seamless
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Pilatus Aircraft on November 12th, 2012, members voted to elect Markus Bucher as the new CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board with effect from January 1st, 2013. He will take over from Oscar J. Schwenk, who will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rolls-Royce announced that Mike Terrett, Chief Operating Officer, has decided to retire at the end of the year. Mike has worked for Rolls-Royce for 34 years and has been instrumental in shaping the current success of the business. Mike, an engineer, started as a graduate apprentice in Derby in 1978. He has succeeded in many
Alaska Air Group’s board of directors and CEO Brad Tilden announced the elections of four executive officers. Keith Loveless, who serves as vice president, legal and corporate affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary, has been elected an executive vice president of Alaska Air Group, reflecting his broad strategic role in the company. Horizon Air President
WestJet appointed Ferio Pugliese to the position of President, WestJet Encore, and Executive Vice-President, WestJet effective immediately. A certified human resources professional (CHRP) and 2007 recipient of Canada’s Top 40 under 40 award, Ferio holds a master of arts degree from Central Michigan University, a bachelor of arts degree in social science and a bachelor
Robert ‘Bob’ E. Rosati, the founder of International Aero Engines (IAE), passed away peacefully on October 24 at the age of 88. Rosati was the visionary behind the successful IAE consortium, bringing together Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, Japanese Aero Engine Consortium and Fiat. He founded the company and served as president in
