Malcolm Chandler has been appointed to the position of Sales Area Manager at Shannon Aerospace (SAL) with responsibility for customers in France, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Malcolm will also work with banking and leasing customers world-wide.
AeroThrust Corporation, a commercial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility serving both the CFM56 and the JT8D family of engines, announced the promotion of Jose Leon to President and Chief Operating Officer.
ExelTech Aerospace reported the appointment of Mr. Sylvain Duval to the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Mr. Duval joined ExelTech Aerospace in April 2008 as President and Chief Operating Officer.
SkyWorks Capital has named Alvin Khoo as Managing Director to lead the company
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Steve Griffiths as its new Chief Operating Officer. Steve replaces Lyell Strambi, who returned to Australia at the end of last year. Steve Griffiths is currently the Director of Engineering for Virgin Atlantic and is responsible for all aspects of aircraft engineering and maintenance. His new role as COO will encompass
US Airways announced that Stephen L. Johnson has been named as executive vice president, corporate and general counsel, effective March 16, 2009. In his new role Johnson will oversee the airline
As of 1 July 2009 Dr. Paul Paflik will be appointed as new Vice President Ground Operations. In this function he will be responsible for 1,100 employees and will ensure ground handling of aircraft, passenger and baggage for the Austrian Airlines Group at stations including third party handling, taking into account safety, quality and efficiency.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings announced that Edward J. McGarvey has joined the Company as Vice President, Treasurer. Mr. McGarvey comes to AAWW from HSH Nordbank, where he was Senior Vice President, Head of Aviation Americas, responsible for finance and business development for the bank
Embraer has named Brett MacLachlan and Manfred Baudzus Sales Directors for Executive Jets in Asia-Pacific. Brett MacLachlan is responsible for Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, while Manfred Baudzus focuses his networking and relationships on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. The team is completed by Sales Engineer
Genesis Lease Limited announced the appointment of Brian T. Hayden to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. Hayden was employed by General Electric Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) from 1993 until his retirement at the end of 2008. During his tenure with GECAS, he served as Executive Vice President and the Head of GECAS’ office
