Aviall, a provider of new aviation parts and related aftermarket services, has named John Meersman, a veteran finance and business development leader, as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Meersman was previously the senior director of corporate and strategic development for The Boeing Company where he oversaw the execution of acquisitions, divestitures, equity investments and
GA Telesis Composite Repair Group appointed David LeClair as Vice President of Service Sales at GATCRG. Mr. LeClair’s prior experience includes more than 20 years of management experience in the aviation aftermarket distribution and commercial MRO marketplace. In his new capacity, Mr. LeClair will be responsible for further developing global service support nacelle repair strategies
JetBlue Airways (JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline, announced the promotion of Robin Hayes to the position of President, effective January 1, 2014. Mr. Hayes currently holds the position of Executive Vice President – Chief Commercial Officer for the airline. In his new role, Mr. Hayes will oversee a team focused on preserving JetBlue’s unique culture
Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling and into-plane fuelling services, announced the decision to appoint Darius Aleknavicius as the new head of the company. D. Aleknavicius stepped into the role as the new CEO of Baltic Ground Services on December 9th, 2013.
WestJet announced the appointment of Fred Cleveland to the position of Executive Vice-President, Operations, effective January 6, 2014. Fred Cleveland joins WestJet from American Eagle Airlines, where he has been Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice-President of Technical Operations since December 2009, responsible for the airlines’ 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 cities across
FL Technics, a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced the appointment of Zilvinas Lapinskas to the position of its new CEO. Zilvinas will replace Jonas Butautis who will act as the Deputy CEO for the rest of the transition period.
Vector Aerospace Engine Services – Atlantic (ES-A) has named Malcolm Venturi as Regional Sales and Service Manager for southern and western Australia and the Asia – Pacific region.
Chromalloy named a Business Development Director to lead new component repair developments for turbine engine manufacturers and operators, for the company’s Carson City, Nevada, and Mexicali, Mexico, operations. Jason Humphries, a long-time turbine industry executive and technical expert, assumes leadership of global business development strategies in commercial aerospace, military and energy segments.
The AJW Board of Directors has appointed Deepak Sharma to the position of Chief Technical Officer for AJW Group. In addition to supervising the streamlining and expansion of the Company’s MRO and Technical capabilities, Sharma will now be the executive director responsible for AJW Singapore.
United Continental Holdings released that Greg Hart will be named executive vice president and chief operations officer, succeeding Pete McDonald, who is retiring after nearly 45 years with United. In his new position, Hart will be responsible for airport operations, cargo, technical operations, network operations, flight operations, inflight service, safety and food services.
