People

After nearly a decade at the helm of Airbus Group UK (formerly EADS UK), Robin Southwell, OBE, has decided to stand down to pursue new business opportunities outside the Group. The company has appointed Paul Kahn, previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Canada, as his replacement.

Ana Isabel Fernandes is the new Vice-President for OGMA Aerostructures. The newly appointed manager will report directly to OGMA Chairman of the Board and CEO, Rodrigo Almeida Rosa, and will be in charge of the coordination and implementation of the company’s aircraft aerostructures manufacturing strategy. Ana Isabel Fernandes has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from

Cari Smith joins AJW Aviation as Regional Sales Director USA. Heading up the organisation’s component sales and exchange service across North America, Cari will be responsible for developing relationships with new customers, as well as broadening the current scope of AJW’s aircraft component sales with leading airlines and MROs. With over 23 years’ experience in

Hawaiian Airlines has appointed Sean Menke to the position of executive vice president and chief operations officer. In this role, he will take on direct oversight of the airline’s Flight Operations, In-Flight Services, Customer Service, Maintenance and Engineering, Safety and Regulatory Security, Operations Planning and Scheduling, and Performance Engineering and Operations Analytics. Menke begins work

Steven Boecker has joined the AerSale team as Vice President Sales to augment the Company’s global engine and aircraft marketing efforts. Boecker’s appointment will further enhance AerSale’s global reach within the aviation aftermarket services and materials industry. Boecker most recently served as Sales Director – Global Leasing Team for Pratt & Whitney / International Aero

JetBlue Airways announced that Robin Hayes, the company’s current President, will succeed Dave Barger as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 16th, 2015. Barger will serve on the JetBlue Board of Directors until February 15th, 2015, and Hayes is expected to join the Board on February 16th, 2015.

GA Telesis has named Mehmet Gokhan Dogan to the position of Managing Director of its new Sales and Customer Care Center in Istanbul, Turkey. GA Telesis will use this liaison and development office to meet the growing demands of its customers in Turkey, the Levant region, the Balkans, and Central Asia. Mr. Dogan has spent

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions reported the retirement of its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Thomas French, CGA, effective September 15th, 2014. The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Ms. Nola Heale, CA as the new CFO effective September 15th, 2014. Mr. French will remain with the Company until December 31st, 2014 to assist in the

During its meeting on September 15th, the Supervisory Board of Lufthansa Technik appointed Dr. Johannes Bussmann the new Chairman of the Executive Board for the company. Dr. Bussmann will take over the position from August Wilhelm Henningsen on April 1st, 2015, with Mr. Henningsen due to retire in the coming year.

Finnair has appointed Juha Järvinen Chief Commercial Officer and a member of Finnair’s Executive Board as of November 1st, 2014. Järvinen currently serves as Managing Director of Finnair Cargo and will also continue to be responsible for Finnair Cargo after his new appointment. Juha Järvinen will succeed Allister Paterson who will transfer to new duties