Universal Avionics (UA) has announced the restructuring of its executive team with Gil Rivnai appointed as Vice President of Engineering and Marc Bouliane’s previous role as Vice President of Business Development expanded to include Marketing and Services. “We are focused on uniting, extracting synergies, and leveraging our competencies throughout the entire organization,” said Dror Yahav,
The Board of Directors of Leonardo met for the first time on May 20, under the chairmanship of Luciano Carta. At the meeting, the Board confirmed Alessandro Profumo as Chief Executive Officer by conferring, in line with the previous structure, all the related powers for the unitary management of the company and the group.
Vx Capital Partners (Vx) has promoted Bashir Agah to General Counsel. Agah will oversee and hold responsibility for all Vx Capital’s legal affairs. Before joining Vx, Agah served as Corporate Attorney for ORIX Aviation Systems, Corporate Attorney at Mesa Air Group, and Counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright.
SAS has appointed Magnus Örnberg as new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Magnus Örnberg’s most recent position is that of CFO for the SAAB AB defense and security group, a position he has held since 2012. Örnberg is a well-established and valued CFO with comprehensive financial experience from large, listed international industry
C&L Aerospace has appointed Javier Hernandez Regional Sales Manager for Central and South America including Mexico. Hernandez is an experienced aircraft parts sales leader with a proven track record of creating innovative solutions for customers. Hernandez will further develop C&L’s relationships with Latin American regional airlines, specializing in ATR, ERJ, Beech 1900, and Saab 340
Hawaiian Airlines has promoted Capt. Robert Johnson, its operations chief pilot, to Vice President – Flight Operations. Johnson will lead all flight operation activities and administrative duties for Hawaiian Airlines, including pilot qualification and the carrier’s System Operations Control Center. Johnson replaces Ken Rewick, who is retiring after more than four decades with Hawaiian. Johnson
Boeing has appointed Mike Delaney to lead the company’s Confident Travel Initiative, effective immediately. Working across the industry, Delaney’s team will work to develop new solutions to help minimize air travel health risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic and drive awareness of health safeguards already in place. Delaney brings 31 years of Boeing experience to the
Within the first half of 2020, the management of seven departments of Lufthansas Technik were newly appointed within the course of internal rotation. On February 1, Dr. Alexander Feuersaenger took over the management of the Fleet Services product division in Frankfurt. Since March 1, Stephan Drewes has been performing the dual functions of heading the
Vx Capital Partners (Vx) has announced the appointment of Sean Sullivan as its Chief Financial Officer. Sullivan, previously Head of Americas at AerCap, will oversee finance, accounting, and acquisitions. He will lead Vx’s efforts to raise private equity funds and expand its current focus on sale and leasebacks. Sullivan previously held senior positions at International
Effective May 20, 2020, Brett J. Hart, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, will be appointed President of United Airlines Holdings, a continuation of the company’s leadership succession plan announced in early December with current CEO Oscar Munoz transitioning to Executive Chair and current President Scott Kirby becoming CEO following the Annual Meeting of
