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David Brigante has been appointed as new Senior Vice-President of the new Procurement directorate of ATR. He will be in charge of the contract negotiations with the suppliers of the aircraft manufacturer and will report to ATR’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick de Castelbajac. He will sit on the Executive Committee. During his career, he has […]

Konrad J Walter Founder and CEO of Taking Aviation Forward has joined Aviation Management as co-owner and managing partner. Aviation Management is a full service aircraft engine solutions provider. AMI offers its clients professional oversight for numerous engine types, including the CF6, CF34, CFM56, RB211, PW2000, PW4000, and V2500 series engines, and has offices and

International Aerospace Coatings (IAC), reported that Niall Cunningham, founder and CEO of Eirtech Aviation, has also been appointed CEO of International Aerospace Coatings, which was established earlier this year following a merger between three leading aviation service providers in the US and Europe. International Aerospace Coatings comprises Leading Edge Aviation Services; Associated Painters and Eirtech

RBR Maintenance announced they have hired Mark Leavitt as Aircraft Maintenance Sales. Mark joined the RBR team in December 2014 and will be conveniently located in Little Rock, Arkansas, in order to serve current and potential customers in the Mid-South region of the U.S. and beyond. With nearly 40 years in aviation, Mark has extensive

Tom Williams, presently Executive Vice President Programmes at Airbus, will succeed Günter Butschek as Airbus Chief Operating Officer (COO) and will become a member of the Group Executive Committee of Airbus Group. Butschek has decided to leave the Group at the end of 2014 in order to pursue other career opportunities. Didier Evrard, currently Head

William S. Ayer, former chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group has been elected to its Board of Directors. He will serve on Honeywell’s Corporate Governance and Responsibility and Management Development and Compensation Committees. Ayer was appointed CEO of Alaska Air Group in 2002 and became Chairman of the Board

Dr. Stefan Weingartner, Member of the Executive Board of MTU Aero Engines AG and President MTU Maintenance, will leave the company on his own request in order to take on a new professional challenge. Against this background, the Supervisory Board of MTU Aero Engines AG has decided in its meeting today to reduce the Management

Steve Harfst has been elected by Allegiant’s board of directors to the post of Chief Operating Officer of Allegiant Air, effective January 1st, 2015. Mr. Harfst has over 27 years industry experience. He was the former Chief Operating Officer for IndiGo Airlines based in New Delhi, India. At IndiGo, he oversaw the airline’s transition from