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Frank Mühlenkamp is strengthening Jettainer GmbH as its new Director of Operations. He is responsible for the complete management and maintenance of about 90,000 containers and pallets (ULDs) worldwide that are operated by 24 airlines in conjunction with the leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management. Mühlenkamp launched his career at the Ground Operations […]

AJW Group has promoted Conrad Vandersluis to Senior Vice President Strategic Material and Asset Management. Vandersluis will focus on helping AJW’s airline customers secure higher returns on their capital expenditure. Specially, his role will include co-ordinating and developing specific purchasing activity for aircraft spares to support customers – including airlines, aircraft manufacturers and OEMs –

In the last few months of the initial phase of F/LIST’s expansion project to Laval, aerospace industry veteran Mario Lepine has acted as general manager of the Canadian branch founded in Montreal in 2007. To emphasize the importance of this venture and to strengthen F/LIST CANADA’s position, Mr. Lepine has been appointed CEO of the

On September 1, Alistair Dibisceglia takes over the role of Vice President and Head of Global Leasing at MTU Maintenance Lease Services B.V in Amsterdam. In this role, Dibisceglia is responsible for commercial and technical activities. He is looking to build on MTU Maintenance Lease Services’s offerings for lessors and lessees, as well as expand

Aircastle has appointed Jay Maronilla as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Aircastle, Mr. Maronilla served as SVP Finance and Assistant Global Controller at Convergex, a global brokerage and trading-related services provider, and previously held senior treasury and controllership positions at GE Capital for nearly a decade.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of prestigious global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA), effective June 2018. The rotating one-year term will commence at the end of IATA’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Sydney and will

Gabrielle Costigan has been appointed as BAE Systems Australia’s next Chief Executive Officer, commencing with the Australian defence company on October 2, 2017 and assuming the role of CEO by March 2018 after a global transition program. Ms Costigan was most recently CEO Asia, Linfox International Group, a major international logistics and supply chain group.

Southwest Airlines has promoted Ryan Martinez to Managing Director Investor Relations, effective Sept. 11. Martinez began his Southwest career in Investor Relations in 2006, where he spent seven years. Since that time, he has held many leadership roles within the Finance Department, most recently as a Senior Director in Corporate Planning and Financial Planning &

PPG has named Mark Hood plant manager of its Sylmar, California, aerospace transparencies facility and Steve Kight to succeed him as global market director for general aviation transparencies. In addition to leading Sylmar plant operations, Hood is responsible for partnering with PPG’s aerospace transparencies engineering and business platform teams to continue driving operational success and

Panasonic Avionics has appointed David Bartlett as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Bartlett will be responsible for the continued development of Panasonic Avionics’ technology roadmap, harnessing his extensive experience in software and the Internet of Things. He previously served as CTO of GE Aviation and was most recently