WestJet has announced the appointment of Kirsten de Brujin, as Executive Vice-President, Cargo. De Brujin will join WestJet’s executive leadership team later this month, following a successful immigration process. De Brujin joins WestJet Cargo most recently from Qatar Airways, where she served as Senior Vice President Cargo Sales and Network…
Kate Sherry, formerly director of route development at Ryanair, will oversee the Edinburgh Airport’s recovery from the impact of the current pandemic, taking over the role of managing airline relationships. Joining the airport’s Executive Team, Sherry will report to chief executive Gordon Dewar. “To have someone of Kate’s calibre joining…
Singapore Technologies Engineering today announced leadership changes that will take effect on October 1. Lim Serh Ghee, currently president of the ST’s Aerospace sector, will assume a new role as chief operating officer. Lim’s responsibilities include driving operational and cost efficiencies across the group and promoting further integration of its business…
Delta Cargo has appointed Gonzalo Hernandez as general manager of cargo sales Asia Pacific. He starts his new role July 1 and in he will manage the cargo sales functions for Japan, Korea and throughout Southeast Asia, including the cargo business for Delta’s joint venture partnership with Korean Air. Jonathan Corbi,…
On November 7, 2018, Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Company (SAMC) and Lufthansa Technical Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik AG, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Airshow China in Zhuhai. The MoU intensifies a closer strategic partnership between the two companies in on-the-job training of skilled technicians. SAMC is…
Aircraft Propeller Service (APS) has appointed Robert Boggan as Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Boggan will be responsible for all APS sales, marketing and business strategy activities. Working closely with APS President and CEO Daniel Colbert, he will leverage related leadership and management roles spanning over three decades in…
Mike Bradley is returning to Seaborne Airlines as Vice President of Maintenance and Engineering. In the new position, Bradley will serve as the airline’s FAA Part 119 director of maintenance (DOM). Bradley, who started his aviation career as an aircraft maintenance technician for the U.S. Air Force and who previously…
Johann Panier has been appointed to helm Business Development at AFI KLM E&M. Since 2014 he has been CEO of Barfield, an AFI KLM E&M Group subsidiary headquartered in Miami and a major player in the MRO market in the Americas. An alumnus of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et…
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech of Chengdu, China (HAITE Group), has signed a training agreement with China Eastern Airlines (CEA). PEH Teng Keng, General Manager & Director of Training of HAITE Singapore said: “We’re delighted at this opportunity to share our expertise with CEA,…
HAECO Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the HAECO Group, has announced that Bill Collins will join the company’s leadership team as president of airframe services. In this role, he will oversee the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) business segment of HAECO Americas. Collins has more than 30 years’ experience in…
Bombardier has announced the appointment of Danny Di Perna as Chief Operating Officer, Aerospace, effective September 15, 2018. In this new position, Danny will report directly to Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier and assume responsibility for leading the company’s aerospace engineering, procurement and transformation functions. Bombardier’s Aerostructures…
FLYdocs, the aviation data and records management software provider that manages the lease transfer of aircraft and assets, has appointed André Fischer as CEO. Fischer joins from AAR Corp, where he has held the position of VP Business Strategy for the past two years. His career spans over 20 years,…
