Boom Supersonic (Boom) has released that Scott Powell, a former senior engineering leader at Boeing, is joining Boom as Senior Vice President of Symphony, the propulsion system for Overture. “We’ve made significant design progress on Symphony,” said Blake Scholl, founder and CEO of Boom. “Adding Scott’s leadership and experience overseeing certifications for a wide range
In a move to try and boost sales to a key market, Boeing Co. has appointed a Chinese national to head up its China arm. Although few details have been released, Alvin Liu is from Liaoning Province in the north-east region of China. He previously worked in the auto industry. Boeing is currently witnessing a
Swedish electric airplane maker Heart Aerospace has named Simon McNamara as its Director of Government and Industry Affairs. With more than 25 years of experience in aviation public affairs, much of it focused around the regional airline sector, McNamara brings considerable advocacy expertise to Heart. For the past five years he has been leading advocacy efforts
Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has appointed Thomas Bjorndal’s as the new Chief Commercial Officer. Bjorndal is an aviation professional with an impressive track record spanning over four-decades. Throughout his career, he has excelled in both maintenance and commercials, holding leadership roles
Embraer has released that Carlos Naufel, current Technical Director of Azul Linhas Aéreas, will become the new Vice President of Services and Support, effective on September 1, 2023. The current VP of the area, Johann Bordais, will assume the role of CEO at Eve Air Mobility, as announced at the end of July. With 27
Specialist regional aircraft lessor, TrueNoord, has announced two key appointments, further strengthening its existing team of industry professionals. A new addition to the Amsterdam office, Beata Stachowicz, has assumed the position of Transaction Manager, and Garret Dunne has joined as Risk Director, based in Dublin. Dunne joins TrueNoord from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise where he worked
AMETEK MRO Muirhead Avionics has welcomed David Bentley as the Divisional Vice President. Bringing a wealth of expertise from his prior leadership roles at Dowty/Smiths/GE and NORDAM spanning over twenty years, Bentley has been entrusted with the role of Vice President and Business Unit Manager for the UK market. This appointment follows his successful tenure
Atlantic Aviation, a prominent player in the aviation infrastructure sector boasting the second-largest chain of fixed-base operators (FBOs) across North America, has announced that Jeff Foland will take the reins as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding the longstanding CEO Lou Pepper. The transition is scheduled to take effect on August 14, 2023. Having dedicated over
AerFin has announced the appointment of Jacqueline Fernandez in a newly created role of Head of Americas. Fernandez is an industry veteran with 30 years’ experience in delivering aftermarket supply chain solutions and has held senior leadership roles at Kellstrom, AerSale and most recently TrueAero as Senior Vice President of the Materials Group. In this
WestJet has announced the appointment of Travis Brassington to the role of Vice-President, Group Safety. With more than ten years’ experience working across various flight operation functions at the WestJet Group, Brassington will join WestJet’s operational leadership team effective immediately. Brassington joined WestJet in 2011 after more than 20 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force
