PAS Technologies has selected Amy K. Hoage to join the Company as Vice President, Business Development. She is responsible for driving the business strategy for market and business development covering the North American commercial aerospace businesses and customer relations with targeted accounts. Amy will be based in West Des Moines, Iowa.
AerData B.V., the Amsterdam/Netherlands-based provider of software and services for aircraft and engine operators, lessors and MROs have announced the opening of its first US office which will become operational in Washington DC from 20th February 2012. Jaap van Dijk, who is appointed as Managing Director, AerData Americas will head up the new office which
Westchester Aircraft Maintenance Association (WAMA) announced the election of Ron Velivis to its Board of Directors. Velivis’ background includes numerous leadership positions within aviation, among them Director of Field Service for Dassault Falcon Jet.
Antonius Dortmans has been appointed Executive Vice President of KLM Engineering & Maintenance. He will take up his new duties on February 1st, succeeding Peter de Swert.
Hannele Malin (MSc. Econ) has been appointed Vice President, Internal Auditing at Finnair as of March 18, 2012. She has worked in different auditing and internal auditing roles since 1999 at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Stockmann, Fortum, and most recently in Deloitte & Touche Oy. Malin succeeds Erkki Lehtinen, who is retiring from his position.
David Siegel will join Republic Airways as CEO, President, and interim Chief Operating Officer of Frontier Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings. Siegel’s appointment is another step towards the goal of making Frontier Airlines a viable, strong and independent business. Siegel and the entire Frontier executive team will be based at Frontier’s
EADS N.V. released that its Board of Directors has designated Tom Enders to take over the role of CEO when Louis Gallois steps down at the end of his mandate. Concurrently, Arnaud Lagardère will assume the role of Chairman of the Board presently held by Bodo Uebber. The change-over was prepared diligently by the Board and
The Irish office of international law firm Maples and Calder (“Maples”) announced that senior aviation finance specialist Laurence Hanley has joined the Finance Group. Laurence’s appointment is one of a number of recent strategic hires and adds further strength and depth to the firm’s innovative aviation practice. Laurence’s experience is in advising lenders, lessors and
Vueling reported the appointment of Jordi Porcel as its new Sales Director, effective immediately. Jordi joins from British Airways where, since June 2005, he has served as Sales Director for Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar. In the last 12 months he has looked after the markets of Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) will establish offices in Beijing and Singapore in 2012. In addition, the company has named David A. Nixon as Senior Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific. Over a third of ILFC’s annual lease revenue is generated in the Asia Pacific region. These new offices will further strengthen ILFC’s relationships
