People

WestJet has named Charles Duncan as the new head of WestJet Encore, WestJet’s regional airline. In his most recent role at United Airlines, Charles was Senior Vice-President, Technical Operations. While at United, he oversaw the maintenance organization of 12,500 employees, including aircraft line and base maintenance, maintenance planning, reliability, ground service equipment, facilities and supply […]

With the recent opening of Avtrade’s new office in Guangzhou, Avtrade has announced the appointment of Xue Wei as Regional Account Manager, North China. Xue Wei has held various account management and customer service roles with leading aviation companies in the region. Her wealth of knowledge and expertise will enable her to contribute to the

Brendan Lodge an experienced aircraft sales broker and financier has launched AviaLodgic, a new independent consultancy for aircraft owners and buyers. AviaLodgic’s expertise will be to manage all aspects of aircraft sales and purchasing for buyers and sellers – including marketing and sourcing of the right aircraft for the mission profile within the specified budget,

Kai-Stefan Roepke, Vice President Commercials, and Thomas Decher, Vice President Operations, are leading the division “VIP & Special Mission Aircraft Services” with immediate effect. Walter Heerdt, who has been responsible for the division to date, went into retirement mid-May.

SuperJet International’s Board of Directors has appointed Stefano Marazzani new Chief Executive Officer of SuperJet International. Stefano Marazzani succeeds Nazario Cauceglia, who has been the CEO of SuperJet International since January 2012. Mr. Cauceglia has been appointed President and Chairman of the Board of SuperJet International. SuperJet International – based in Venice, Italy – is

American Airlines has promoted Patrick O’Keeffe to Senior Vice President – People, effective June 1. O’Keeffe most recently served as Vice President – Information Technology and has held a wide range of leadership positions across the airline during his more than 28 years at American. In his new role, O’Keeffe will lead the global human

Allegiant Travel Company reported that Ponder Harrison has resigned from his position as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. A co-founder of Allegiant Travel Company, Harrison served as an executive officer and managing director of the company from 2002 through 2009. Since that time, he has continued to serve the company on business strategy

C&L Aerospace has appointed Carlos Ordonez, former VP of Sales for Aeronautical Investments, as Director of Business Development for Latin America. Ordonez has two decades of aerospace experience in the Latin American region. “I am very excited to have Carlos join our sales and marketing team utilizing his vast Latin America market knowledge and providing

Werner Aero Services released that Jimmy Lui has joined its team as Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific operations based in Singapore. He will be responsible for managing the daily operations and expanding Werner Aero Services’ imprint in Asia Pacific. The Asia Pacific market is incredibly important to Werner Aero Services and it

Ray Gammell, currently Chief People and Performance Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, has taken over full responsibility for the company after joining in 2009 when he led the creation of a performance culture across the group. The current President and CEO, James Hogan, will leave the group on July 1, 2017. In addition, the current SVP