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Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has appointed François Cognard as Vice President, Sales, South-East Asia and Australasia. Mr. Cognard is an accomplished senior sales leader who will focus on capturing growth and replacement opportunities in the regions that include Australasia – a region of Oceania that comprises Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring […]

Rolls-Royce announced that Simon Kirby has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Simon will join Rolls-Royce in the coming months, reporting to Chief Executive Warren East. We previously announced that we would be appointing a COO in 2016 and began the search earlier this year. The new position has been created to drive operational

JetBlue Airways reported that Mark Powers, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire from the CFO role effective November 1, 2016. He will remain an advisor to the company for one year. Jim Leddy, JetBlue’s senior vice president and treasurer, will serve as CFO on an interim basis following Powers’ November retirement, subject

Seal Dynamics, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEICO announced that George Congionti has been named Senior Vice President, Operations. In his new role, Mr. Congionti will assume responsibility for the day-to-day running of Seal Dynamics” Operations team, including Warehouse Operations, Logistics & Distribution, Quality, Environmental Health and Safety, Customer Service, IT and Product Management.

Mxi Technologies released that Jon Slangerup has been named Mxi’s new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Mr. Slangerup will be responsible for working with the Leadership team to further strengthen Mxi Technologies’ market position and drive corporate growth.

AAR has named Noreen Kabra as Vice President, International Business Development for the OEM Aftermarket Solutions – Defense group. Kabra, who brings to her new role extensive sales experience in the defense aviation aftermarket, will focus on expanding AAR’s OEM footprint via direct sales to foreign militaries, currently offering products from OEMs including Crane, Unison,

Allegiant announced the appointment of John Redmond as the company’s president. A former president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts, Redmond brings more than 30 years’ experience in executive management in the hospitality and leisure travel industry to the position. Redmond has also served for eight years as a member of Allegiant’s Board

Air Partner, the global aviation services group, announced the appointment of Richard Jackson as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Richard left the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) earlier this year after 16 years as Group Director of Consumer Protection.

Synergy Aviation announced that as part of the company’s continued growth and expansion two well-known business aviation professionals have joined the board of directors. Both have taken a significant shareholding in the company and will be fully involved in the day to day running and strategic direction of the business. Joining the business are Dave

Seal Dynamics, a wholly owned subsidiary of HEICO, has appointed Rick Tonney as Senior Vice President Sales, Marketing and Business Development, effective September 19th, 2016. Tonney will oversee all Seal Dynamics’ global sales and marketing initiatives, including the expansion of their strategic partner channels and overall direction of the company. Tonney replaces George Congionti, who