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Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has named Ryan Gumm as senior vice president and chief operating officer, effective Feb. 5, 2013. Upon the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy, Gumm will become president and chief executive officer, and John Spanjers will retire.

PAS Technologies released that aerospace industry veteran Richard Glass has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Aerospace reporting to Thomas C. Hutton, CEO. Mr. Glass has over 22 years experience in marketing, sales and new business development in the aerospace industry. Additionally, David W. Theis has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice

TES Aviation Group appointed Mr Mathew Burris to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Formerly of CFO position at TES, Mathew retains his responsibility for the overview of TES Finance, whilst assuming a broader remit as COO responsible for integrating all aspects of the TES business including Finance, Acquisitions, Strategic Client Programs and Business

American International Group (AIG) announced that Joseph J. Trotti has joined the company as President and CEO of its Aerospace division, part of AIG’s Global Specialty business. Mr. Trotti is responsible for all aspects of AIG’s market-leading Aerospace business and will be instrumental in driving the division’s growth in the Asia Pacific region, Canada, Continental

British Airways has appointed Andy Kerswill as director of engineering, following Garry Copeland’s promotion to managing director, operations. Andy, who begins his role on February 1, returns to British Airways Engineering following a spell as managing director at British Airways’ subsidiary, BA CityFlyer. Previously, he was a general manager at British Airways Engineering, with responsibility

AJW Technique focuses on expert knowledge and industry track record as it builds the new team to spearhead the Company’s component repair and overhaul services. The new operational teams are led by four seasoned industry professionals who between them have eighty years’ experience in aviation. Allan Pennycuick – Engineering and Quality Manager: as well as

Avantair has named David Haslett, a veteran finance and customer service executive, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Haslett will be responsible for day-to-day performance of the Company, focusing on customer service and satisfaction. He will also focus on the Company’s key financial and performance metrics and be responsible for enhancing the efficiency and

Finnair CEO Mika Vehviläinen has announced he will resign from Finnair as of February 28th, to become the CEO of Cargotec. Finnair Board of Directors has appointed Ville Iho, Chief Operating Officer of Finnair, to be deputy CEO and lead Finnair until the new CEO has been appointed. Mr. Iho has a broad and long

Alaska Airlines’ Torque Zubeck has been named managing director of financial planning and analysis. Zubeck, a 13-year veteran of the airline, previously served as managing director of Alaska Air Cargo. Prior to that, Zubeck held positions in marketing/planning, financial planning and managed the commercial relationships with Alaska Airlines’ codeshare partners.