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Aerospace and defense contractor AAR, a provider of aircraft maintenance and supply chain solutions worldwide, has appointed AAR Vice President Cheryle Robinson Jackson as its first President, AAR Africa. Jackson, who has served as AAR’s Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Development since she joined the company in 2010, more recently added business development […]

GA Telesis Engine Services (GATES) announced three promotions to key roles within the company. Carsten Holm has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer at GATES, where his primary role will be to drive commercial operations and increase overall productivity and customer satisfaction. Tommi Valtonen has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Business Operations and

Air Wisconsin reported the appointment of Janet Huculak to the position of Vice President of Maintenance and Procurement reporting directly to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Frisch. Huculak will be responsible for leading all Maintenance and Engineering functions associated with Air Wisconsin’s fleet of CRJ-200 aircraft, which the airline operates exclusively for

Financial leader and business transformationalist Andrew Bernhardt, joins the Board as Non-Executive Director at A J Walter Aviation Limited. This appointment follows several senior management changes at the global aircraft component support specialist and further strengthens the organisation’s focus on high calibre individuals to take the business forwards.

AJW Group further strengthens its management team with the appointment of Randeep S Grewal as Chairman. International businessman and entrepreneur, Grewal is founder of the Greka Group and the Grevino Group which are composed of more than fifty companies in the fields of energy, aviation, real estate and hospitality worldwide, some of which are traded

PPG reported that Charles E. Bunch will retire Sept. 1, as executive chairman of the PPG board of directors after 37 years with the company. PPG President and Chief Executive Officer Michael H. McGarry will become chairman and CEO effective the same day.

C&L has welcomed Jorge Gonzalez as Regional Sales Manager at C&L Aerospace, a division of C&L Aviation Group, where he will focus on Hawker and Beechjet parts and support. Gonzalez, formerly of Private Sky and ARNIC, has been in the corporate aviation industry for 30 years. His experience spans all aspects of support, from maintenance

Boeing has named Greg Hyslop its chief technology officer (CTO), replacing John Tracy, a 35-year company veteran who served as CTO since 2006 and announced his retirement earlier this year. In March, Hyslop was named senior vice president, Engineering, Test & Technology, assuming responsibility for the development and implementation of the company’s enterprise technology investment

Caroline Cauvin joins AJW Aviation as Director of Procurement where she is responsible for the development of all purchasing activities across the business. This senior role focuses on the development and delivery of a Group-wide purchasing strategy to realise efficiency benefits and financial savings across multiple areas.

Peter Hunt, currently Virgin America senior vice president and chief financial officer, will serve as president of Alaska Air Group’s Virgin America subsidiary until the airlines obtain a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), expected in early 2018. In addition to his role as chief operating officer and president of Alaska Airlines,