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LCI, the aviation leasing arm of the Libra Group, has appointed Rory McQueen to the newly-created role of Vice President, Capital Markets. Mr McQueen joins LCI with 25 years’ experience in the aviation finance sector, and was previously Head of Treasury at the global business aviation company VistaJet for seven years.

Monarch Aircraft Engineering has announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team. Lee Burgess has been appointed Head of Engineering and Andy Mackay as Head of Maintenance. The new roles have been created following the resignation of Keith Earnden, Engineering Director who will leave the business ist.    

C&L Aerospace has hired Allyn Kinnamon as Avionics Sales Manager for Corporate Aircraft. Kinnamon will oversee avionics installation sales for large cabin business jets while also guiding systems integration and program management. Kinnamon is an industry veteran in high-end corporate aircraft avionics, and he brings with him more than 30 years of Gulfstream avionics experience

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has appointed Georges Biwer as Vice President, EMEA. As Vice President for scheduled business operations, EMEA, Georges Biwer will focus on growing ABC’s scheduled cargo operations inside and beyond Europe with ABC going online in the Middle East and the African continent to provide a broader variety of export destinations for European

Dynamic Aviation has hired Glen Ackermann as the new Vice President of Business Development. In his new role Mr. Ackermann will lead Dynamic Aviation’s worldwide business development effort through his focus on finding and building new customer relationships.

Farsound Aviation, a supply chain and logistics solutions provider for the global aerospace industry, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jameel Ul Rahman to the position of Business Development Manager, Middle East. With extensive logistics and warehousing experience gained in India and the UAE, Jameel will be responsible for building on and expanding Farsound’s

Commercial Jet Services a provider of heavy Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) to the passenger and cargo aviation industry appoints Mr. R. Keith Johnson to the position of General Manager, taking the place of Mr. John Schildroth who resigned to pursue other interests.

Following the recent news of IBA’s new investors, the team announced the appointment of two new Aviation Analysts. Alastair Fallon and Marlon Tull join IBA this month, further strengthening the busy consultancy team and supporting the Company’s ongoing growth strategy.

Bombardier appointed John Di Bert as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 10th, 2015. Mr. Di Bert was selected following an international search to find a successor to Pierre Alary, who is retiring. Prior to joining Bombardier, Mr. Di Bert spent the past 14 years at Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC),

STS Component Solutions added Tim Russo to its leadership team. Tim joins STS Component Solutions as its Director of Customer Solutions, and he will be responsible for the development and enhancement of current and new airline and MRO programs.