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American Airlines has appointed Stacy Morrissey as Vice Pesident of Engineering and Quality. With extensive technical knowledge and leadership experience in various engineering, safety and quality assurance roles, Morrissey’s skills will be integral in the continued growth of American’s world-class technical operations team. She will report to Kevin Brickner, American’s senior vice president of Technical

Timothy Spihlman has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer for West Star Aviation.  Spihlman will oversee all aspects of the company’s finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax and corporate strategy. He has over 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in a variety of industries with a focus

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has announced the appointment of Joe Bentley as Chief Technology Officer. Bentley will be responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s software and systems engineering teams, cloud, hardware, and IT/security.  He will serve as a key member of Panasonic’s executive team and be directly responsible for an organization of over 800

GECAS has appointed Alan Buckley to its senior executive team as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Regional Manager for Commercial, Europe & Canada. GECAS, a subsidiary of GE Capital, is the global leader in aviation finance and leasing. Buckley has worked in the aviation industry for 18 years. Having begun his career with Shannon Aerospace

CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing (CDB Leasing), announced a new executive addition to its Dublin-based leadership team with the appointment of Brendan O’Neill as Chief Financial Officer, who will oversee all financial aspects of the company. O’Neill has two decades of aircraft leasing and multinational experience, bringing

General Electric (GE) has announced the appointment of Nyimpini Mabunda as the Chief Executive Officer for Southern Africa. In this role, Mabunda will lead GE’s growth in the region and drive alignment across its Power, Healthcare, Aviation and Renewable Energy businesses. He will also drive GE’s BBBEE roadmap and processes in South Africa. Prior to

Farsound Aviation has appointed Graham Mitchell as the Company’s new Quality Director. Mitchell is part of Farsound’s senior management team and he is responsible for quality assurance, inspection and also health and safety within the business. Mitchell replaces Phil Northfield who was Farsound Aviation’s Technical Director for just short of 15 years. He leaves his

Nasmyth Group has appointed Michael Steinberg as General Manager of Nasmyth TMF Inc. in Valencia, California. Nasmyth TMF is a specialist in metal finishing, painting, and non-destructive testing for the aerospace and defense industries. A certified FAA repair station, Nasmyth TMF offers both protective and cosmetic coatings. Capabilities include complex masking, painting, grit blasting, quality

Gulfstream Aerospace has named Josh Thompson of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) as the aerospace company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective August 3. Thompson will report to Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream, and serve as a member of the Gulfstream leadership team. He succeeds Dan Clare, Gulfstream’s long-time CFO, who will retire at the

Virgin Galactic Holdings (Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, has appointed Michael Colglazier as its new Chief Executive Officer and George Whitesides as Chief Space Officer, effective July 20, 2020. Colglazier assumes the CEO role at an exciting time for Virgin Galactic as the company progresses through its test flight program