CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), has appointed Michelle Wu as Head of Commercial, Greater China. Wu joins CDB Aviation from GECAS, where she spent a more than two-decades career holding various executive roles focused on executing marketing efforts and nurturing key airline relationships in the
Rolls-Royce has released that Rob Watson has joined the Executive Team as President – Electrical with effect from January 1, 2022. Watson has led Rolls-Royce Electrical since October 2017, having previously held a number of senior corporate and business roles across the group during his ten-year career with the company. This follows Rolls-Royce’s announcement, at
Coleman Jet Solutions, a boutique aircraft transaction firm that provides individuals and businesses with technical, regulatory and financial advisory services, has announced the appointment of Mike Pryor as Director of Market Intelligence. With over 30 years of aviation industry experience, Pryor is uniquely qualified to provide Coleman Jet Solutions clients with unequalled market intelligence and
Magellan Aviation Group has announced Anthony Spaulding’s return to the organization. He will be joining the Magellan team as Executive Vice President to support interim President & CEO Michimoto “Mitch” Asano. Spaulding brings to Magellan over 35 years of experience in US Naval Aviation, Airline MRO, Engine OEM and Engine Leasing with globally recognized organizations. Mitch Asano
Regional aircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), will strengthen its executive leadership team with the appointment of Mike Jones as EVP Global Marketing, David Farrell as EVP & Chief Risk Officer, Colin Joyce as EVP Marketing Operations and Ross McKeand as SVP Specialty Markets / Fleet Planning. Jones joins NAC with over 30 years
STS Aviation Group (STS) has announced the promotion of Ethan Steele to Sr. Vice President / General Manager of STS Engineering Solutions. For the past 22 years, Steele has played a major role in STS Aviation Group’s growth and success as a key member of its business development unit. Moving forward, STS’ executive leaders have
Effective January 1, 2022, co-founder and CEO Peter Lyager will step down as executive director of TP Aerospace and transition to a non-executive position on the company’s Board of Directors. Nikolaj Jacobsen, who joined TP Aerospace as CFO in 2018, has been appointed new CEO of the company alongside President and co-founder Thomas Ibsø. Jacobsen
JetBlue has named Dave Clark to Head of Revenue and Planning. In his new role, Clark will oversee JetBlue’s network strategy, operational planning and analysis, and sales and revenue management. In addition, he will oversee JetBlue’s airline partnership portfolio – including the Northeast Alliance with American Airlines – as well as operational engineering and manpower
Bill Polyi, Magellan Aviation Group President and CEO has announced that he will retire as of January 7, 2022. Company Chairman, Michimoto “Mitch” Asano will be taking over as Interim President and CEO upon Polyi’s departure to ensure Magellan Aviation Group’s commitment to its customers and partners continues to be of utmost priority. With roots dating back
Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC), one of the world’s leading independent spare engine leasing companies, has announced the appointment of Richard Hough to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Hough joined the company in 1997 and has held several positions of increasing responsibility within the technical department. In 2011 he was promoted to the position
