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Ascendance Flight Technologies, the French start-up specialising in aviation decarbonisation, has named Stéphane Viala as Director of Engineering & Programme. As of February 1, 2023, Viala will oversee the technical management of the young aircraft manufacturer’s two flagship programmes: the STERNA modular hybrid propulsion system and the hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft ATEA. The aeronautical engineer from

Stefano Marazzani has been appointed SVP Customer Support and Services effective January 16, 2023. He joins ATR’s Top Management team, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Tarnaud Laude. Marazzani succeeds David Brigante who will take on new responsibilities within the Leonardo Group. Over the past 26 years Marazzani has enjoyed a global career within

Embraer has appointed Andreza de Souza Alberto, current Director of Operations at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto (SP) unit, will be the new Vice President of People, ESG and Corporate Communications. The current VP of the area, Carlos Alberto Griner, announced in December his decision to leave the company. The change becomes effective on February 1, 2023.

The Board of Directors of Flughafen Zürich has appointed Lukas Brosi as its new CEO. He succeeds Stephan Widrig, who will leave the company at the end of April, as previously announced. Brosi joined Flughafen Zürich in 2009 and has been CFO and a member of the Management Board since 2017. Widrig will leave the

Air Canada has appointed Jon Turner, currently Vice President Inflight Services, as Vice President Cargo effective February 18, 2023.  An accomplished airline executive with expertise in global strategy, operations and customer service, Turner has held a wide range of progressively critical, senior leadership roles at Air Canada and other Canadian airlines. These have included Vice

Latvia-based SmartLynx Airlines has announced the executive appointment of Ian Davies as the new VP of Technical.   Davies will be responsible for strategic development, supervision and management of the organisation’s CAMO operations, as well as budget control related to engineering, planning, 24/7 MCC functions, spare parts supply chain, storage and logistics, line and base

Joramco, the Amman, Jordan-based aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility as well as the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has announced that Patrick Armstrong has been appointed as Vice President, Commercial, as a consequence of increased business demands. Predominantly based in the Middle East and primarily in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)