easyJet has appointed Stephen Hester as a director and chair designate. Hester will join the Board as a non-executive director on September 1, 2021, and then he will succeed John Barton as the company’s chair on December 1, 2021, at which point Barton will stand down from the Board having completed nearly nine years as
Boeing has appointed Alexander Feldman as the new president of the company’s Southeast Asia business, effective August 27, 2021. Feldman will be based in Singapore and will oversee the company’s strategy and operations as Boeing expands its regional presence. Feldman will also become Director and Chairman of Boeing Singapore and President Director of PT. Boeing
TrueAero (TrueAero) has announced the arrival of Ann McManus to its executive leadership team as Vice President of Talent Management. McManus brings over 20 years of human resources development and leadership experience to the team, most recently with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and AWAS, where she resourced the business for growth, designed and implemented HR
The Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik has appointed Dr. William Willms as a member of the Executive Board with effect from September 1 for three years. Dr. Willms will take over the finance department. He thus completes the Lufthansa Technik Executive Board, which already includes the CEO Dr. Johannes Bussmann and Soeren Stark as COO
MRO Insider has promoted Clovis Martins, formerly an Account Executive, to Director of Sales for South America. Martins has been working with the MRO Insider team since October of 2020, when he joined as an Account Executive managing Brazil. As South American traffic on the website increased, Martins’ territory expanded into the entire South American
Alaska Airlines’ board of directors has elected aviation veteran Donald Wright Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering, effective August 23, 2021. Wright will assume the role formerly held by Constance von Muehlen who was appointed Chief Operating Officer on April 3. In his new role, Wright will lead 1,346 employees, including the technical operations team,
SAS has appointed Louise Bergström as new Vice President of Investor Relations. She has both domestic and international experience from the financial markets and joins SAS from Bluestep Bank, where she has been Head of Investor Relations. SAS is committed to maintaining an open, and professional dialogue with the equity and debt markets, as well as
Titan Aviation Holdings, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has appointed Eamonn Forbes as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Titan Asset Management Ireland, effective August 23, 2021. Forbes will lead all sales and marketing activities for Titan and he will report directly to Michael Steen, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist, and part of Avia Solutions Group, has announced that Nigel Parkinson, a travel expert with 25 years’ experience in the travel industry, will join the company as its new Chief Commercial Officer – Passenger Charter Solutions. Parkinson joins the business following 13 years at ALTOUR, one of the
Kellstrom Aerospace Group, a leader in aviation life-cycle cost management solutions, has appointed John McKirdy as Senior Vice President. McKirdy has been involved in broad aviation aftermarket services for over 30 years with a focus on experience in executive management, operational excellence, and strategic sales. His most recent role was Chief Commercial Officer at Wencor Group.
