Alaska Air Group has appointed Constance von Muehlen as Chief Operating Officer of Alaska Airlines, effective April 3, 2021. Upon assuming this role, von Muehlen will join Alaska’s Executive Committee and report to Ben Minicucci, who becomes Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2021. She succeeds current COO, Gary Beck, who has announced his retirement
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced the addition of three board members to serve on its Executive Committee leadership team. The Executive Committee is comprised of members of GAMA’s Board of Directors, who provide strategic leadership for the association and lead its policy committees. David Coleal, CEO of Incora, will serve as chair
ATR has appointed Alessandro Luzi as Managing Director of the company’s Eastern Support (AES) subsidiary, based in Singapore, effective as of March 1, 2021. Luzi joined ATR in 2008 as Cockpit and Cabin Design Engineer and has since developed with leadership roles as Head of Aircraft Interiors and Systems Installation and subsequently leading the development
GA Telesis has named Fred Sontag as Vice President Sales, Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In the role, he will oversee all sales responsibilities, including USM material, Tooling/GSE, OEM parts distribution, and logistics services in the Americas region. Sontag joined GAT in December 2020 with a wealth of experience in various sales, support,
Harald Gloy has been appointed to the Executive Board of Lufthansa Cargo AG for a further five years. The company’s Supervisory Board unanimously extended his contract until December 31, 2026. In addition to responsibility for Operations, Gloy has also assumed the role of Chief Human Resources Officer as of March 1, 2021 and thus, as
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is restructuring the top management of its flight operations. This entails the creation of the new position of Head of Operations, whose holder will be responsible for ensuring safe and smooth overall operations, including strategic planning, coordination and organization in such areas as cockpit crew, training, technical services and ground
Air Charter Service, the global aircraft charter broker, has appointed Caroline Wood as Group Travel Services Director, working alongside the company’s Commercial Jets division. Speaking on the appointment, Matthew Purton, ACS’ Global Director of Commercial Jets, commented: “Caroline brings with her a wealth of experience and expertise with over 25 years working at MyTravel, Thomas
MTU Maintenance, a global leader in customized service solutions for aero engines, makes leadership changes on the North American continent with two new managers. Experienced leader Uwe Zachau assumes the role of Managing Director and CEO of MTU Maintenance Canada on March 1. Furthermore, industry insider Nezam Moghadassian took over the role of President and
MRO service provider SR Technics has announced that Olaf Christoph has joined its Business Development team. Christoph comes to SR Technics after nearly twenty years as Sales Director for new engines and engine services at GE Aviation, where he handled the accounts of several major airline customers in the European region. Prior to that, he
Lufthansa Technik has reorganized its global Corporate Sales management team at the beginning of the year. Kai-Stefan Roepke has taken over responsibility for EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Thomas Boettger for the Asia Pacific region. Frank Berweger remains Vice President Corporate Sales for the Americas. In December 2020, Roepke started his new job
