Dieter Vranckx, who joined Brussels Airlines in May 2018 as CFO and Deputy CEO, and who has been acting as CEO of Brussels Airlines since January 2020, will move within the Lufthansa Group to head the Zurich-based Lufthansa Group network airline SWISS, as of January 1, 2021. Peter Gerber will succeed Vranckx as CEO of
GA Telesis has announced that technology entrepreneur, Jason Bennick, has joined GAT as President of its Digital Innovation Group. Bennick will oversee this new group and lead the company’s digital innovation strategies. This will include assuming leadership of a new blockchain-supported FinTech company, BlockIt™.
The U.k.’s East Midlands-based global engine and aircraft consultants, TGIS Aviation Management (TGIS), continues to grow its aviation expertise with the addition of Paul Charles who joins TGIS as Head of Powerplant. Having had 31 years working in the aviation industry, Charles’ particular expertise lies in engine asset management, engine overhaul and on wing support
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Board of Directors has approved the search committee’s recommendation to nominate Boaz Levy as IAI’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Levy succeeds Maj. General (ret.) Nimrod Sheffer, who stepped down as CEO on October 31, 2020. The nomination will be submitted to the Minister of Defense, Lt. General (ret) Benjamin Gantz, and
GA Telesis (GAT) has appointed Katy Zhao as Director of Business Development China with the Engine Strategy Group. Zhao is one of several industry pros recently to join the Engine Strategy Group as the scope of Turbine Vision 2020 grows. Zhao gained wide-ranging experience in the aviation jet engine business through her 20 years in
Aviation service provider ACC Aviation has appointed Mike Jennings to the role of Vice President, Commercial Sales. The organization, which established its North American subsidiary at the end of 2018, has seen substantial growth despite the challenges faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has brought Jennings on board to further accelerate its
Alaska Air Group’s board of directors has released that Brad Tilden will retire as Chief Executive Officer on March 31, 2021, and Ben Minicucci, president of Alaska Airlines and a member of the Alaska Air Group board, will succeed him. Tilden will continue to serve as Alaska’s board chair. “This announcement is the culmination of
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has appointed Remco Steenbergen as a new member of the company’s Executive Board. Steenbergen will assume the position of Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2021. His contract will run until December 31, 2023. After the resignation of Ulrik Svensson and Thorsten Dirks, Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the
Inflite The Jet Centre (ITJC), part of the Inflite Group of companies, based at London Stansted Airport, has welcomed Sebastien Albouy as the newly appointed General Manager of its MRO business, effective immediately. He is taking over the role from Alan Barnes. Albouy joins from ABS Jets in Prague where he was Chief Technical Officer.
Joe O’Brien will retire at the end of this year as Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer of Engine Lease Finance (ELF). O’Brien joined the company in September 2006 after sixteen years with the then parentcompany, BTMU Capital Corporation, including serving as a Board Member of ELF from 2000. Since joining the company as EVP
