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Edward P. Dolanski has been named president and CEO of Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. Dolanski joined Aviall in 2007 as senior vice president of operations and was promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) in January 2010.

Nexcelle, the joint venture company of GE Aviation and Aircelle (Safran), has named Michel Abella as its new president. Abella has nearly 40 years of aeronautical experience in jet engines, nacelles, aerostructures, aircraft systems, powerplant integration and program management. This expertise will be applied as Nexcelle pursues its development of nacelle systems for next-generation integrated

IBA appointed David Yu as Executive Director, Business Development – Asia. With extensive knowledge in aviation finance and leasing including deal origination, analysis, structuring, financing, and portfolio management, David’s experience will strengthen IBA’s expansion across the Asia region. Previous responsibilities include acting as Libra Group’s China Chief Representative and Vice President Asia, where he regulated

The AJW Board of Directors has promoted Deepak Sharma to overall Company Technical Director of the AJW Group and a position on the Board. AJW is currently embarking on a significant restructuring programme to unify divisions and Sharma will manage the streamlining and expansion of the Company’s MRO and Technical capabilities. With overall responsibility for

MTU Aero Engines AG’s supervisory board voted to extend chief operating officer Dr. Rainer Martens’ contract. Martens has been a member of MTU’s board of management since April 15, 2006, with overall responsibility for engineering and production. The contract renewal is for a term of five years, commencing on April 15, 2014.

Apollo Aviation Group, an international full service aviation asset manager, has promoted Marcus Miller from Contracts Manager to Business Manager, responsible for the general management of Apollo Aviation’s Dublin office, headquarters for the firm’s origination activities. Mr. Miller’s role involves overseeing the firm’s financial analysis, credit analysis, consignment analysis and tax teams, all of which

Sean Doyle has been appointed General Manager and EVP for British Airways in the Americas, effective September 1, 2013. He will be responsible for the airline’s extensive commercial business in the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda. Sean will oversee sales and marketing and will lead the airline’s efforts to grow the

Spairliners GmbH, a leading company for Integrated Component Care of the A380 and E-Jet aircraft types, has announced that Fabrice Dumas joined the company as new Head of Sales and Marketing on 01 July. Fabrice Dumas has been working in sales for more than 20 years. He will now be responsible for managing the recently