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
Following a decision by the Airbus Board of Directors, Tony Wood has joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect, replacing Lord Paul Drayson who resigned on the day of the 2022 annual general meeting. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ internal rules and the company’s Articles of Association, Wood’s appointment as a
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
Ryanair Holdings has confirmed that the group has reached an agreement with group CEO, Michael O’Leary to extend his contract from July 2024 to July 2028. Furthermore, the group has appointed Anne Nolan (former Chair of the Irish Aviation Authority – IAA) to its Board as a Non-Executive Director (NED) with immediate effect. The Board
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
Boeing has appointed Dr Brendan Nelson as new President of Boeing International (BI), who will lead the company’s international strategy and corporate operations. The former Australian diplomat and government minister will succeed Sir Michael Arthur when he retires from Boeing in early 2023 after five-decades of service in the public and private sectors, including the past four years
United Airlines has named Maria Deacon Senior Vice-President Technical Operations, overseeing the carrier’s maintenance operations, ground service equipment and facilities maintenance, supply chain, technical services and planning and strategy. Deacon will also shape the continued growth and investment in United’s Calibrate apprenticeship programme, helping the airline expand and diversify its next generation of maintenance employees. Most recently, Deacon served
