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IBA Group, the specialist aviation consultancy, has established a representative office in California. The move is a further example of IBA’s ongoing commitment and growing presence in North America, and an example of the continued popularity and demand for aviation investment in the region. Phil Seymour, CEO of IBA, is pleased to welcome Claudio Salazar who joins as Regional Sales Manager, Americas. Salazar will be responsible for heading commercial business development. His primary focus will be strategic market development of IBA’s digital and data services in North and South America, as well as facilitating growth across IBA’s asset management, appraisal Read more

Boeing has appointed Conrad Chun as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, effective immediately. Chun most recently served as vice president of Communications for Boeing Global Services where he was responsible for media relations, employee and executive communications, digital communications, government and customer relations, and product and services marketing communications in support of Boeing’s fastest-growing business unit. In his new role, Chun will continue reporting to Anne Toulouse, senior vice president of Communications, and Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Alaska Air Group has announced three key leadership advancements to position Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air for future growth and success: Ben Minicucci, as President of Alaska, will be responsible for all commercial and operational duties including rollout and execution of the company’s strategic plan; Gary Beck becomes Alaska’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Joe Sprague returns to Air Group in the role of President of Horizon. All appointments are effective immediately.

AJW Group has appointed Martin Broadhurst as non-executive Director. AJW Group has appointed Martin Broadhurst as Non-executive Director. Broadhurst has been appointed to replace retiring Director, Randeep Grewal, to help oversee AJW Group’s diversification into new markets, predominantly defense, due to his proven track record of growing international organizations and expanding their capabilities.  He has over 15 years of experience running a large engineering organization, with a total of over three decades of experience in the international aerospace and defense sectors. Broadhurst previously held the title of chief executive and group director at Marshall Aerospace and Marshall of Cambridge, respectively, Read more

BOC Aviation has announced a change to its senior management due to retirement. Gao Jinyue (Chris) will retire from his role as Chief Commercial Officer (Asia Pacific and the Middle East) with effect from November 9, 2019. Gao Jinyue joined BOC Aviation as a Non-executive Board Director in December 2006, and joined the senior management team as Chief Commercial Officer in December 2014. Replacing Gao Jinyue as Chief Commercial Officer (Asia Pacific and the Middle East) with effect from November 11, 2019 is Deng Lei (Lenny). Deng Lei is responsible for overseeing all revenue activities within the Asia Pacific and Read more