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Täby Air Maintenance, TAM, has appointed Jari Järvelä as the new Hangar Operations Manager. Järvelä has a long and varied technical career, most recently as workshop manager for a major construction equipment dealer. Previously he has also worked as a helicopter mechanic, providing a thorough understanding of the aviation environment. TAM is a major, independent aircraft support and maintenance company, based in Örebro, 200 km west of Stockholm, Sweden. Having been in operation since 1989, TAM has over the years accumulated a vast experience in general support, maintenance and overhaul of small to medium sized airliners and freighters, with a Read more

FedEx Corp. has appointed Raj Subramaniam President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 1. This appointment follows David J. Bronczek’s personal decision to retire as President and Chief Operating Officer and from the Board. Subramaniam will continue to serve as President and CEO of FedEx Express and will also serve as co-president and co-CEO of FedEx Services. Subramaniam has been with FedEx for more than 27 years and has held various executive level positions in several operating companies and international regions.

TAG Aviation (UK) has appointed Stuart Stevenson as Head of Compliance and Safety. In this important role, Stevenson will head up a team comprising Compliance, Safety and Flight data specialists and hold overall responsibility for overseeing TAG’s (UK) regulatory compliance, as well as ensuring the promotion and effective management of the Safety Management System, the safety policy and safety culture within TAG (UK). Before joining TAG Aviation in 2018 as Deputy Head of Compliance and Safety, Stevenson has garnered extensive aviation-based engineering experience working for British Airways.

HAECO Cabin Solutions has appointed Uwe Salzer as Vice President of Product Development. His initial focus will be on the company’s new seating product development initiatives. Salzer’s career began at Dornier Flugzeugwerke, where he was responsible for primary structure designs, including design and development pressurized doors and emergency exits. He later joined Recaro, holding several positions in design and management before being appointed president of its seating division. Most recently, Mr Salzer was vice president of research and development for economy and premium seating at ZIM FLUGSITZ.

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has appointed a new member to its Board of Directors. Effective Monday, January 21, 2019, Petr Doberský will be in charge of the company’s Finance, Development, Procurement and Logistics departments. Czech Airlines elected Doberský as a Board Member to fill the post vacated by Ivan Pikl, who had left the company. The entire aircraft maintenance department has been under the management of the current Vice-Chairman, Igor Zahradníček, since December 2018. Additionally, as of January 1, 2019, CSAT has two new Supervisory Board members, namely Jan Brázdil and Jan Kment.