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Iberia Maintenance has released that Marc Wittingen has been appointed MRO Commercial & Business Development Director from February 1, 2022. Wittingen has more than 20 years of experience in International Sales, Business Development and Strategic Partnering in commercial and defence aviation, specializing in MRO of engines, airframes and aircraft components. Since 2008, he has held

MAAS Aviation, a globally recognised expert in aircraft painting and exterior coatings, has announced changes to its senior team as Richard Marston assumes the role of Chief Commercial Officer and Fran Carew retires after 35 years’ loyal service to the business. Marston joined MAAS Aviation in January 2020 as Director of Customer Service, Sales and

The Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik, Dr. Johannes Bussmann, will leave the Lufthansa Group at his own request later this year. After more than seven years in his current role and ten-years on the Executive Board, he will hand over leadership of the company to COO Soeren Stark. Stark has been a

Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, has appointed Luis Giacoman as Accountable Manager and Senior Vice President of Operations and Quality for its Miami, Doral, Phoenix and Louisville facilities. He will oversee day-to-day company operations, develop and implement operation processes and monitor company operational

ACC Aviation, the global aviation services group, has appointed James Stamp as a Non-Executive Director, effective February 1. Stamp is currently Group Commercial Director of National Express PLC, driving mergers and acquisitions activity, strategy development and new business. He also sits on the Board of National Express Middle East and WeDriveU, its North American employee shuttle

Lilium, the manufacturer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet (eVTOL) has transferred its 5th-generation technology demonstrators to the ATLAS Flight Test Centre in Villacarrillo, Spain where it will continue its flight test campaign. The intention is to fly at higher speeds and over longer distances than those achieved in Germany. In addition, Lilium

Clean Aviation, the successor to the European aviation research programme Clean Sky, officially kicked off at the end of last year. MTU Aero Engines is not only contributing new key technologies but has also been awarded a seat on the Governing Board of the clean aviation joint undertaking, thus COO Lars Wagner will be representing

Blueberry Aviation has announced the addition of Yann Ballet to its team as Senior Advisor. Ballet has accumulated over 30 years of financing experience in aircraft and structured finance. He was previously VP Structured Finance at Airbus, which he joined in 1987 and where he held various senior positions in France, the USA, Ireland and

On January 1, 2022, Bruno Tricoire and Nicolas Bertrand joined the AFI KLM E&M Executive Committee as SVP Components and SVP Industrial Affairs and Projects, respectively. In the meantime, former SVP Components Benjamin Moreau has been named as the new SVP Strategy and Business Development – a role he takes over from Johann Panier, who