Boeing has named Ted Colbert as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Defense, Space and Security business. Colbert succeeds Leanne Caret who is retiring following nearly 35 years of exceptional service with The Boeing Company. Stephanie Pope has been appointed as president and CEO of Boeing Global Services (BGS), succeeding Colbert. As President and
Aerogility, the model-based AI provider to the aviation industry, is to appoint Kenneth D. Merchant as special advisor in the Americas. Merchant will play a crucial role in Aerogility’s expansion across the US, advising on market dynamics and supporting growth opportunities within the US defence, aerospace and MRO industries. Merchant has more than 40 years’
Next Level Aviation (NLA) has appointed Martin Curtis as President of its new subsidiary in Dublin, Next Level Aviation-Ireland. Curtis will lead this new subsidiary to significant growth in the coming years through used serviceable material sales in the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) region and through aircraft and engine transactions globally. Curtis has held senior
John Swift will join JetBlue as the airline’s new Vice President, Technology effective March 14, 2022. In this role, he will develop the technical strategy across engineering, QA, cloud and infrastructure. He will report directly to Carol Clements, JetBlue’s Chief Digital and Technology Officer. Swift comes to JetBlue with more than 25-years of experience in
Pablo von Siebenthal has been appointed to the newly created position of Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Joining from Kuehne+Nagel, he will assume overall responsibility for the execution of Swissport’s new global acquisition strategy, which is a key pillar in the company’s ambitious post-COVID expansion plans. Von Siebenthal will join Swissport on April 1,
JMC Group, a trusted provider of aviation manpower and engineering services, headquartered in Southwest UK, is strengthening its North American activity, having launched in Canada in June 2021. Experienced Recruiter Patrick Ramsey joins the business in Montreal, bringing nearly five years experience as a Senior Recruiter. Ramsey previously managed a team of recruiters supporting
Dirk Hoke, former CEO of Airbus Defence & Space, has been named as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM) by the company’s Advisory Board, starting September 2022. He will follow Florian Reuter, who has led Volocopter from a five-person start-up to a 500-strong global company with
For Elisabeta Zahariade, a Junior LMCC (Line Maintenance Control Centre) Engineer working with FL Technics Romania, life in the aviation industry started at the coalface. Working in a maintenance hangar, with multiple aircraft in a full-throttle environment, Elisabeta quickly got to understand the complexity of the industry she was about to call her own. However,
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Hendrik Falk as Senior Vice President of Cargo for the Americas. Born in Germany, Falk spent the majority of his youth in the United States of America. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in International Economics from UCLA, he began his
GKN Aerospace has announced the appointment of Shawn Black as President of Defence, bringing significant aerospace and defence leadership experience to the business. Black started his career as a United States Marine Corps Officer before moving into the industry 22 years ago. During that time, he has achieved a consistent record of strong financial and
