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Thomas Winkelmann will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of airberlin group. He will take over as CEO of Air Berlin from February 1. 2017, assuming full accountability for all group activities. He will succeed Stefan Pichler, who decided to leave the company after working for two years on the strategic turnaround of the […]

Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has appointed Chris Dare as Accountable Manager for Monarch Aircraft Engineering. As Accountable Manager, Chris Dare has overall responsibility for the organisation remaining in compliance with regulations.

Peter Juhas will become Chief Financial Officer for AerCap in 2017. Peter joined AerCap in September 2015 as its Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining AerCap, Peter was the Global Head of Strategic Planning for AIG, where he led the development of the company’s strategic and capital plans as well as mergers, acquisitions and

Avtrade is pleased to announce the appointment of George Whiteside as Regional VP Sales – Australasia. George joined Avtrade’s Sales department in 2014 where he gained valuable experience and knowledge of 24 hour AOG support, sales and key account management. Based in Melbourne Australia, as Regional VP Sales – Australasia, George will be responsible for

Sabre Corporation (SABR) reported that its board of directors has appointed Sean Menke as president, CEO and a member of Sabre’s board, effective Dec. 31, 2016. Menke will succeed Tom Klein, who has served as president, CEO and board member since 2013. In addition, the board named Larry Kellner, currently the non-executive chairman of the

Géry Mortreux has been appointed Executive Vice President of Air France Industries, effective 1 January 2017, taking over from Anne Brachet, who was appointed as Executive Vice President AIR FRANCE KLM Engineering & Maintenance in early December.

C&L Aerospace continues its commitment to global coverage and support with the recent hire of Tim Bueschen, who joins C&L’s Bangor, Maine, office to cover the Southern US, Caribbean Central and South American regions. Bueschen has 22-years of experience in the spares industry. Most recently, he was Regional Sales Manager for Bombardier Aerospace for Europe,

TrueAero announced the hiring of Matt Parker as an Airframe and Engine Sales Representative. Matt will be responsible for managing sales accounts for major customers including Airlines, MRO’s, as well as Aviation Brokers. Matt has experience in Product Line at AeroTurbine along with Inside and Outside Sales at AerSale.

The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG appointed Thorsten Dirks to the Executive Board of the Lufthansa Group. Thorsten Dirks will be taking over the responsibility for the Eurowings Group and the Aviation Services segment on 1 May 2017. He will be succeeding Karl Ulrich Garnadt, who will be retiring from the Executive Board when

Changes to the sales structure of the Lufthansa Group have resulted in the reshaping of the current sales areas and senior sales positions being appointed, effective as of 1 January 2017. Since 2014 Mrs. Heike Birlenbach holds the position of Vice President Sales Europe Lufthansa Group Airlines. As of next year, 2017, she now has