Contrail Aviation Support, a full-service engine asset management platform as well as worldwide supplier of surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine components, has announced the appointment of GECAS veteran Gerard Browne as SVP of Marketing & Origination. In his new role, Browne will focus on sourcing assets from lessors and airlines across the globe, leveraging
As of August 1, Dennis Kohr will become Head of Corporate Sales Asia Pacific for the Lufthansa Technik Group. He succeeds Thomas Böttger, who became Head of Purchasing in March of this year. Kohr, currently Head of Product Sales & Fulfillment Open Loop, EMEA, previously held several leading positions in sales and customer service, also
Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) has announced that Tohru Saito is joining the AFG team as VP Sales in Japan. Saito has more than 30 years’ experience working for Japan Airlines in various executive roles and across different departments: maintenance, aircraft and engine selection, design and engineering and group fleet planning. He also worked for GE Aircraft
The ATR board members have appointed Antonio Di Gennaro as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer as of July 1, 2022. He brings with him over fifteen years’ experience as a Finance and Operations business leader and joins ATR from PZL Świdnik, a Leonardo Helicopters company, where he was Chief Financial Officer and
Hawaiian Holdings, the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines (Hawaiian), has announced the appointment of Wendy Beck and Craig Vosburg to its board of directors. Beck has extensive finance leadership experience in the consumer and travel industries, most recently serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Vosburg, Chief Product
Blueberry Aviation has announced the addition of Gregoris Dassios to its team as Commercial Director. Dassios has nearly 30 years’ experience in the aviation industry. Most of his career was spent at Airbus in Toulouse, France, where he held several positions, firstly in Engineering and then as Customer Support Director, where he managed part of
Peter Bellew, Chief Executive Officer at easyJet has resigned with immediate effect as the low-cost carrier’s struggle to operate scheduled flights continues. To date easyJet has cancelled thousands of flights, including on the day of departure, as demand for air travel continues to outstrip the ability of many carriers to rehire staff which had been
MRO service provider SR Technics has released that Leonard Lump has joined its Business Development team as Vice President for Americas. Lump has over 23 years of experience as an executive in the aerospace and aviation industry having worked in the areas of aerospace design, manufacturing and the aftermarket on both engine and airframes. Most recently he served on the
Harald Gloy completes the three-member Executive Board at Lufthansa Technik as new COO and Labor Director, Sören Stark has taken over as Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik from Dr Johannes Bussmann who leaves the Lufthansa Group at his own request after 23 years. At the same time, Gloy has succeeded Stark as
AJW Group, a producer of aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, has appointed Rachael Caston as CEO of AJW Aviation. Caston, who has an honours degree in Aeronautical Engineering, an MA in Strategic and International Defence, and qualifications in strategic leadership and management from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), will guide the
