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North American Aerospace Industries Corporation (NAAI), a provider of sustainable end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions, has appointed Martin O’Boyle as Business Development Manager – MRO. In this role, O’Boyle will have the responsibility for developing the company’s MRO business in North America. He brings to his new position extensive technical and commercial experience working across aviation

SR Technics has appointed Caroline Vandedrinck as Senior Vice President Sales with effect from September 1, 2020. She will report directly to Jean-Marc Lenz, Chief Executive Officer, and will be leading the new Sales organization. Michael Sattler, Chief Commercial Officer, will be leaving SR Technics at the end of August 2020. Vandedrinck has more than

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East (AME), will be appointed Senior Vice President for Customer, Financial and Digital Services (CFDS), based in Geneva and effective March 1, 2021. At that time Aleks Popovich, who currently holds the position, will retire. Albakri

IBA has appointed Phil Talbot as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).  Talbot has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and asset management technology with substantial expertise in business analytics, data research, AI, Big Data and cloud infrastructure.  He will be responsible for managing the development of IBA’s leading aviation intelligence platform, IBA.iQ, as well as

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