The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed Philip Goh as its Regional Vice President for Asia-Pacific. Goh succeeds Conrad Clifford, who has been IATA’s Deputy Director General since July 1, 2021. Goh is a 34-year veteran of the airline industry. He has held various senior management roles at Singapore Airlines in Singapore and overseas,
CEO Adrien Thominet has recently been appointed to Executive Chairman of ECS Group, succeeding Bertrand Schmoll. He took over the Executive Chairman role on 01 August 2021. Adrien Thominet has been with ECS Group for more than 25 years, becoming its COO in 2011 and then CEO in 2017. Over the past four years, ECS
JetBlue has announced the appointment of Ursula Hurley to Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Hurley, a 17-year veteran of the airline, has served as acting CFO since June 2021. As CFO, Hurley will be responsible for JetBlue’s overall financial strategy including accounting, audit, aircraft and engine transactions, cash management, corporate finance, fuel, and tax. She
Boeing has named Matt Welch as vice president of Investor Relations. Welch will succeed Maurita Sutedja, who has accepted an opportunity outside of Boeing following more than a decade of leadership within several finance roles at Boeing. Welch’s appointment is effective immediately. Welch will lead Boeing’s interactions with the investment community, providing shareholders and financial
Stratos has announced the promotion of David Goring-Thomas to Chairman and Lourens Geldenhuys to Chief Financial Officer. Goring-Thomas has spent the past year working as a senior advisor for Stratos prior to which he spent over 20 years at DVB Bank, for the most part as Global Head of Aviation. He served as board member
ACC Aviation is adding a new pillar of expertise to its business from September with the creation of a Technical Services division. The new division sees ACC add a fourth practice area to its consultancy offering, following its move into aviation finance services earlier this July. Leading the new business unit, as Vice President Technical Services,
On October 1, 2021, Jörg Eberhart, currently CEO of Air Dolomiti, will assume the position of “Head of Strategy & Organizational Development” at Lufthansa Group. He will succeed William Wilms, who was appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Technik on September 1, 2021. Eberhart has served as President and CEO of Air Dolomiti since
Lilium will appoint David Neeleman to the Board of Directors, effective upon completion of Lilium’s business combination with Qell Acquisition Corp. With nearly 30 years of experience in commercial aviation and as the founder of five airlines, including JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines, Neeleman brings significant expertise in building and scaling a mobility business
Pierre Teboul has been appointed Senior Vice President Commercial of AFI KLM E&M. Previously responsible for components customer support and product performance within Air France Industries, Teboul is taking over from Fabrice Defrance, who is retiring, as AFI KLM E&M Senior Vice President Commercial. With the help of his teams, he will continue to develop
IAI has appointed Yehuda Lahav as Executive VP of Marketing. Lahav’s appointment, followed a series of other appointments announced by IAI in recent weeks, including Guy Bar Lev for Executive VP and General Manager of Systems Missiles and Space Group, Shmuel Kuzi as Executive VP and General Manager of the Aviation Group, Eitan Eshel as
