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Stewart Odurny has been appointed Executive Vice-President Customers and Strategy of Safran Landing Systems as of January 2, 2023. He will be in charge of programmes, sales and the development of new markets in conjunction with the aircraft manufacturers. Odurny started his career in 2002 with Messier-Dowty as Purchasing Manager and then became Purchasing Director

After many years of dedicated service and an excellent career within SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Simon Pauck Hansen, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will leave SAS. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the aviation market has demanded significant changes for SAS and Pauck Hansen has played a key role in the process of taking SAS through the largest

Jet Support Services (JSSI), has named Serdar Yorgancigil Chief Information Officer, responsible for overseeing the data and technology efforts of the company’s business aviation maintenance support and financial tools. JSSI supports 20% of the global business jet fleet, with more than 5,000 aircraft utilising its maintenance programmes and tracking software while managing more than 10,000 maintenance

American Airlines Group (American) has named Devon May as Chief Financial Officer following a long-planned succession process. May, who is currently the airline’s Senior Vice-President of Finance and Investor Relations, will assume the CFO role effective January 1, 2023. He will report to American’s CEO Robert Isom. American’s current CFO Derek Kerr will remain at

Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Andy Hudson as Regional CEO – APAC. Hudson has been immersed in the aviation industry for over 21 years and his first charter broker position was in 2006. He then moved to aviation aircraft acquisitions and aircraft management, which lead

Pro Star Aviation, an innovative aerospace modification centre, has promoted Jeff Shaw to Director of Sales and Marketing. Shaw has served as Director of Business Development at Pro Star Aviation for over six years.  He was responsible for programme development and company direction to maintain an edge in the avionics and installation upgrade industry.  He

Complete Aircraft Services GmbH (CAS) will start operations as part of the AeroVisto Group on January 1, 2023. At the same time, Jürgen Sehne will assume the role of Managing Director. After studying aerospace and industrial engineering in the ’90s, Sehne worked for several well-known aviation companies, including Dornier, Airbus, Lufthansa, Condor and SWISS. During