APOC has promoted Kevin Wall to take on the role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Previously Senior Vice President of Business Development across the Americas, his new remit will focus on shaping future growth, consolidating market share and nurturing a team of success-driven people. Wall will be running APOC’s global commercial operations from the new Miami
Jourik Hooghe, Group Chief Financial Officer Wizz Air, has decided to step down to pursue opportunities outside of the company. Hooghe will be available during the transition period until December 31, 2022. Ian Malin will be joining Wizz Air on October 1, 2022, to take on the Group Chief Financial Officer position, based in Budapest reporting
FL Technics, a global MRO solutions provider, has announced changes in its management team. Edita Jakucionyte-Lukse will take the position of Head of Human Resources of the FL Technics Group from August 11, 2022. With over 20 years of personnel management experience, Jakucionyte-Lukse joins a strong international team, where she will be responsible for people
Hans Airways, the new long-haul hybrid airline readying to start scheduled flights between Birmingham, UK and Amritsar, India, has confirmed the appointment of Baroness Usha Prashar, CBE to its Executive Board. Since 1970, Baroness Prashar has served as director, or chair, of a variety of public and private sector organisations, including NED appointments with Channel
Delta has appointed Alex Antilla as Vice President, Latin America. Based in Santiago, Chile, he will oversee Delta’s business and customer experience strategy throughout Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, as well as the airline’s partnerships with the LATAM Group and Aeromexico. Antilla has worked with Delta for 16 years in the trans-Pacific,
Kira Chong has joint Air Finance Germany (AFG) as VP Sales in Singapore. Chong has more than 20 years of experience in various management and sales and marketing roles in business and commercial aviation. Before joining Aircraft Finance Germany, she worked for The Boeing Company and Bombardier in sales and marketing positions. She was also
GA Telesis (GAT) has named industry veteran Jim Sokol Vice President of Sales – Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In the role, Sokol will support GA Telesis’ global ecosystem by providing the highest level of team leadership and customer advocacy. Jim leads the Americas sales team and brings a superior level of established
East Midlands-based global engine and aircraft consultants, TGIS Aviation Limited, continues to grow its aviation expertise with the addition of Barry Hirons who joins TGIS Aviation as Technical Director. Hirons has over 33 years’ experience in aircraft maintenance covering technical operations and providing professional services in support of aircraft leasing and insurance activities. His specialist
First Aviation Services’ Piedmont Propulsion Systems, Aviation Blade Services and Heliblade International subsidiaries, have jointly announced the appointment of Robert Takacs as Director of Business Development for both rotary- and fixed-wing operations. Takacs brings a wealth of experience and contacts in the regional airline marketplace from his time at Voyageur Aviation and Av-Reps. His solid
Stratos has announced the appointment of Ailish Woulfe as Technical Manager to further strengthen its servicing team in Shannon, Ireland. Woulfe brings ten years of technical experience from major lessor’s. Prior to joining Stratos, she spent three years as Technical Asset Manager for Avolon covering the Asia-Pacific region. She began her career at GECAS, supporting
