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Horizon Air’s board of directors have elected Captain John Hornibrook vice president of flight operations and Brooke Vatheuer vice president of finance and planning. Hornibrook will oversee Horizon’s 700 line pilots and system operations center. A 26-year Alaska Airlines pilot with 16,000 hours of flight time, Hornibrook has held a variety of positions with increasing […]

GA Telesis has appointed Pastor Lopez as the President of its Component Repair Group SE (CRGSE) systems MRO and its Composite Repair Group (CRG) aerostructures MRO divisions. He will grow the division revenues over the next five years by making significant technology enhancements, additions to the business units’ repair capabilities, building new greenfield MRO businesses

Continuing the development of the China office based in Guangzhou, Avtrade has appointed John Vidal as Regional Account Manager. With a background in PBH account management gained over at a prominent spare parts provider, John joined Avtrade’s sales department in 2016, bringing valuable component experience and in depth understanding of airline operations and customer support

Luo Gang has been appointed CEO of Airbus’ new innovation centre to be set up in China. A location will be announced at a later date. With a degree in electrical engineering from Tianjin University and an MBA from the London Business School, Gang spent nearly three years establishing Uber China’s business before it was

AJW Group has promoted Gavin Simmonds to Chief Operations Officer following five years of success as General Manager of AJW Technique – the maintenance hub for the Group’s component repair and overhaul service. Simmonds, whose promotion takes effect immediately, will report to AJW Group’s President and CEO, Christopher Whiteside.

PPG has named Sam Millikin global platform business director for aerospace sealants and packaging and a member of PPG’s aerospace business leadership team. Millikin succeeds John Sands, who retired after a 32-year career. Millikin began his PPG career in 1989 at the former La Porte, Texas, chemicals plant. He moved to the company’s specialty coatings

Spairliners GmbH has welcomed Cornelius Dalm as the new Head of Sales and Marketing. Effective June 12t, he succeeded Fabrice Dumas and took over the lead of the Sales and Marketing team. He will ensure the growth of the company particularity in the European and American market and expand the related sales and marketing activities,

C&L Aerospace has hired Kelly Gray as Regional Parts Sales Manager for Corporate Aircraft covering the Western Regional of the United States. Kelly has two decades of aerospace experience specializing in parts replacement, component repair and overhaul needs for corporate aircraft such as Challengers, Hawkers and more. His experience as a Sales and Service Program

JetBlue has announced several appointments to its leadership team. Ursula Hurley has been named vice president, structural programs. The role was formerly held by Steve Priest prior to his appointment as JetBlue’s chief financial officer in February 2017. Santiago Martello will join the airline on August 2, 2017, as vice president, financial planning and analysis

Wizz Air has appointed Stephen Jones as Wizz Air’s Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jones will take up his appointment during the latter part of 2017. As Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jones will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and will be a member of