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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Ulf Hüttmeyer as its Senior Vice President Finance Equity Partners, effective April 1st, 2015. Mr Hüttmeyer joins the Abu Dhabi-based airline from airberlin where he held the position of Chief Financial Officer for the past nine years. Mr Hüttmeyer was one of the […]

Avtrade announced the latest stage of its strategic sales restructure, with the appointment of Brian McGuinness as the new Stock/AOG Sales Director. As part of this role, Brian will be managing the Avtrade AOG team, responsible for exceptional AOG support and service to all customer accounts and ensuring greater stock availability for fast and effective

Universal Asset Management (UAM), a leader in aviation asset management, aircraft disassembly and commercial aviation aftermarket component sales, announced the promotion of Troy Molitor to Vice President of Strategic Markets. Troy joined UAM in August 2014 from ILFC where he was the Vice President of Technical Aircraft Lease Negotiations and Airline Transfers. In his new

Bombardier reported that Mr. Laurent Beaudoin is retiring as Chairman of the Board of Directors after more than 50 years at the helm of the Corporation. He will remain on the Board with the honorary title of Chairman Emeritus. Mr. Pierre Beaudoin is appointed Executive Chairman, while Mr. Alain Bellemare becomes President and Chief Executive

Vincent Bourguet has been named the Chief Executive Officer of SLCA, the Aircelle (Safran) affiliate specialized in the design and manufacturing of complex aerostructures – with expertise in composites. Bourguet comes to SLCA from the Sagem company, where he was head of the Airborne Control Units’ Center of Industrial Expertise in manufacturing and supply chain.

CHC Group, the parent company of CHC Helicopter, has appointed Karl Fessenden chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors effective Feb. 9th, replacing William Amelio, who will be leaving the company. Mr. Fessenden joins CHC from GE, where over his 20-year career at the company he successfully led multiple global service

Timothy Wahlberg, former CEO of Evergreen Helicopters and former Chairman of Helicopter Association International (HAI), joins Morten Beyer & Agnew (“mba”) to lead its expanding helicopter division. Mr. Wahlberg will be responsible for valuation and investment analysis for the firm’s global clientele.

CFM International reported that François Bastin has been named the company’s newest executive vice president. As part of the CFM Executive Team, Mr. Bastin is responsible for overseeing programs carried out by CFM International and, along with his counterpart at GE Aviation, Allen Paxson, serves as the primary interface between Snecma (Safran) and GE. Within

Following the nomination of Didier Evrard as Airbus Executive Vice-President, Programmes, in December 2014, the following top management appointments are effective as of March 1st 2015: Patrick Piedrafita, currently Head of the A330 Family Programme, is appointed Head of the A350 XWB Programme. Eric Zanin, currently Head of Procurement Operations, is appointed Head of the

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group in Canada announced the appointment of David Jurkowski to the position of Vice President Government and Industry Relations. David served in the Canadian Armed Forces for more than 30 years as a fighter pilot, commander of operational formations and steward of domestic and international operations. Following his retirement as a